广东广州市普通高中2017-2018学年上学期高二英语11月月考试题 06 12页

上学期高二英语11月月考试题06‎ 第I卷（共105分）‎ ‎　第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题词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. What does the man mean?‎ A. The woman is lying B. The woman is always ill C. The woman will get well ‎2. What is the man doing?‎ A. Preparing dinner B. Reading the paper C. Having dinner ‎3. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At the bus stop B. In the street C. On the bus ‎4. What are the speakers going to do?‎ A. They’re going to travel B. They’re going to school ‎ C. They’re going to shop ‎5. How long will the nice weather last?‎ A. A day B. Three days C. A week 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6至8题。‎ ‎6. Why does the man need a car?‎ A. To meet a girl B. To fill it with gas C. To see a patient ‎7. What would the man like to do to use the car longer?‎ A. He’ll pay for it B. He’ll fill it with gas C. He’ll repair the car ‎8. What time must the man bring the car back?‎ A. By 9:30 B. Before 10:30 C. By 11:00‎ 听第7段材料，回答9、10题。‎ ‎9. Why does the man call Mr Smith?‎ A. He’s afraid Mr Smith will forget the meeting B. He tells Mr Smith to change the time C. He asks when Mr Smith is free ‎10.What will Mr Smith do this afternoon?‎ A. Meet the woman B. Meet the man C. Hold a meeting 听第8段材料，回答11至13题。‎ ‎11. Who is Julian Bream?‎ A. The man’s friend B. The man’s cousin C. A musician ‎12. Where does the woman find the records?‎ A. In the window B. On the shelf C. In the suitcase ‎13.What is the relationship between the two speakers?‎ A.Friends B.Mother and son C.Saleswoman and customer 听第9段材料，回答14至16题。‎ ‎14. How did the man plan to spend the weekend at first?‎ A. Go for a picnic B. Spend the weekend at home C. Visit Big Jim ‎15. How many people will go for the picnic together?‎ A. Nine B. Ten C. Eleven ‎16. When are they going to get together at the gate of the park?‎ A. At 8 B. At 8:30 C. At 9‎ 听第10段材料，回答17至20题。‎ ‎17. What does the speaker do?‎ A. She is an announcer B. She is a reporter C. She is a singer ‎18. Which may be included in BCD International programs?‎ A. News of music libraries B. Stories about the old days ‎ C. Old songs and pop songs ‎19. Which program gives the ideas behind the pop songs?‎ A. The History of pop B. About the Big Hits C. The Road to Music ‎20. What is Pop Words for?‎ A. Helping understand the music words ‎ B. Teaching foreigners to sing songs C. Introducing the history of music ‎　第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节， 满分35分）‎ 第一节、语法和词汇知识运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ ‎　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎21. The rescue work________three parts，of which saving the people’s lives is the most important one.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　‎ A．makes up of　 B．consists of　　C．links to　　　D．divides into ‎22. The________of this city are quite a few，like its theme park，the Huge Openair Waterscreen Film，the Sunday Parade of Citizens，and so on.‎ A . collections　 B．occasions　　　 C．relations　　 D．attractions ‎23. —Could you ________ my mother while I am away in France?‎ ‎—No problem.。‎ A．settle B．attend C．treat D．handle ‎24. I’m living in the apartment nearby.Come and see me whenever________.‎ A．it is convenient　　　 B．you are convenient C．you have convenience D．there is convenience ‎25. A terrible earthquake________in Sichuan Province at 2∶28 p．m. on May 12th,2008，causing a great loss of lives and property.‎ A．broke down B．broke up　　　C．broke in　　 D．broke out ‎26. I’m sorry，the sales manager is not________.He is on the telephone at the moment.‎ A．reasonable　　 B．suitable　　　C．valuable　 D．available ‎27. Be careful not to________any letter when you spell the word.‎ A．leave off　　 B．leave out　　　 C．pick out　　 D．take off ‎28.It still remains________whether he will be allowed to take part in the Olympics.‎ A．seeing B．seen ‎ C．to see D．to be seen ‎29. —I’ve heard that another brand of milk powder has been banned.‎ ‎—It’s a shame that some companies ________ the sense of social responsibility.‎ A．lack B．expose C．miss D．reject ‎30. She’s arranged________swimming lessons next month.‎ A．her son to have　　 B．for her son to have C．for her son having　 D．her son having ‎31. —How often do you see President?‎ ‎—It varies ________ what I’m working on.Maybe a few times a month.‎ A．depends on B．depended on C．depending on D．depend on ‎32. Film has a much shorter history, especially when_ such art forms as music and painting. 　 A. having compared with B. comparing with 　 C. compare with D. compared with ‎33. It was too noisy outside. Not until _______ at the top of my voice ______ his head.    A. I shouted; did he turn  B. I shouted; had he turned ‎ C. did I shout; did he turn   D. had I shouted; he turned 34. —Have the arrangements for the concert next Saturday been all ________？‎ ‎—Not yet.We haven’t found a free band.‎ A．in store B．in wonder C．in turn D．in place ‎35.(2012山东卷)After completing and signing it， please return the form to us in the envelope(信封) ___ __.‎ ‎　A. providing         B. provided         C. having provided     D. provide 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ ‎　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。‎ At the age of fortyfive，my usually wellordered life became full of changes.After twentytwo years of working in a __36__，a plan to use less staff __37__ the unemployment of over one hundred people，I being one of them.‎ My once secure future became __38__.However，I was not a single parent，__39__ the family did not depend only on my income(收入).My motto（格言）has always been “Change is good；change is progress”，but when it __40__ my livelihood，I had to change it to “__41__ change and make the most of it.”From the beginning，I __42__ to look on this matter not as __43__ luck，but as a welcome opportunity.I refused to become sorry；__44__，I actively planned to do something new and different.‎ Having a positive attitude made all the __45__ in the way I pursued (追求)the future.First,I decided ‎ to __46__ to college and graduate many years later than I should have.Doing this at my age took more than a little __47__.Not being a graduate had __48__ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to __49__.With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult __50__.In the class，I became more and more confident.During this time，I __51__ that no matter what life throws in our way，personal growth never stops.‎ The second thing I did to improve my innerself was to reevaluate(重新评估)my __52__ life.It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events.But now，my heart and life are completely around people I __53__.‎ The loss of my job led to some __54__ changes in my life.Revisiting the past made __55__ for the future.I realize that I have accepted the change and am making the most of it.‎ ‎36．A.factory B．company C．bank D．school ‎37．A.set aside B．contribute to C．made up D．took off ‎38．A.clear B．bright C．boring D．uncertain ‎ ‎39．A.so B．or C．if D．but ‎40．A.destroyed B．improved C．affected D．offered ‎41．A.Make B．Accept C．Bring D．Collect ‎42．A.chose B．considered C．happened D．pretended ‎43．A.special B．rare C．bad D．good ‎44．A.besides B．instead C．anyway D．however ‎45．A.difference B．decision C．effort D．use ‎46．A.attend B．turn C．return D．admit ‎47．A.time B．risk C．chance D．courage ‎48．A.sometimes B．ever C．always D．never ‎49．A.find B．arrive C．achieve D．discover ‎50．A.student B．teacher C．manager D．monitor ‎51．A.hoped B．realized C．believed D．suggested ‎52．A.new B．daily C．future D．past ‎53．A.care for B．join in C．stand for D．look at ‎54．A.normal B．positive C．confident D．unsure ‎55．A.change B．progress C．room D．promise ‎　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 ‎ Charlie studied in a famous college for four years．He studied hard and did well in a11 his subjects．He hoped to become a good teacher．This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school．He likes his students and is strict with them．He does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．‎ ‎ One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction(反应)to the students of Grade ‎2 in the chemistry lab．‎ ‎ “Be careful，everyone，”he said loudly．“Before I make the experiment，there're twenty five ‎ atoms of carbon(碳原子)，but after I finish it，there’re twenty four atoms of carbon left!”‎ ‎ He stopped to watch the class and hoped his students would go on explaining it．But the young men looked at each other and nobody answered him．He had to ask，“What happens? What makes the atom lost?”‎ ‎ The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher．‎ ‎ “Who can tell us where it has gone?”‎ ‎ Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row(排),“We did not see anybody leave the lab!”‎ ‎56．Charlie began to work in the middle school because ．‎ ‎ A．he had been in the school for four years ‎ B．he couldn't do anything except teaching ‎ C．he hoped to become a good teacher ‎ D．he did well in all his subjects ‎57．Charlie hopes ，so he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．‎ ‎ A．all his students could understand him ‎ B．his students wouldn’t be afraid of him ‎ C．his students carefully watched him making the experiment ‎ D．his students could do well in chemistry ‎58．That day Charlie wished ．‎ ‎ A．his students could learn the chemical reaction ‎ B．his students could find the atom of carbon ‎ C．his students could count(数)the atoms of carbon ‎ D．his students could make the experiment ‎59．The students couldn't answer Charlie’s questions because ．‎ ‎ A．none of them had seen the atoms ‎ B．they didn’t understand their teacher ‎ C．the chemical reaction was too complicated ‎ D．they all wanted to drop the subject ‎60．In fact ．‎ ‎ A．Charlie failed that day ‎ B．the student in the back row didn't watch her teacher carefully ‎ C．the student in the back row hadn’t learned chemistry before ‎ D．Charlie failed in making the experiment B In today's world, we rely on computers as never before. They are used for everything from ordering a pizza to running hospitals and military defense systems. Banking and credit card information is stored and accessed by computers. So what happens when a computer gets infected with a virus? One effect is that people's access to their e-mail accounts is cut off. A more serious possible consequence(结果) is that billions of dollars could be lost.‎ ‎ A virus is a computer program that copies itself onto other programs and infects them. Similar to an easily spread disease, a computer virus goes from computer to computer, either adding to or changing the tasks a program is designed to do.‎ ‎ The first computer viruses were created in the mid '80s and had varying effects. Some caused ‎ files to be deleted(删除), or made the letters on the screen appear to fall off. Others displayed a specific message once the computer was turned on.‎ ‎ Viruses today are much more widespread and dangerous than ever before. Perhaps the most damaging to date has been the "I Love You" virus. "I Love You" appeared in May 2000 and has possibly been the most destructive virus in terms of monetary loss.‎ ‎ The virus is released (释放) when an attachment (附件) to a fake (假的) e-mail message is opened. By changing the names of files on computers, "I Love You" makes them difficult to access（使用）. It also searches for important personal information, including passwords, which it sends to a web site for others to see.‎ ‎ It is estimated (估计) that more than 45 million people in 20 countries have had their computers infected by the "I Love You" virus. Some say the cost of repair and lost business has been more than US$10 billion.‎ ‎ If you own a computer, it is important to keep it in good health by installing an anti-virus program. If updated frequently, it will protect your e-mail access--not to mention(提及) your wallet.‎ ‎61.What does "virus" mean in the article?‎ A. An easily spread disease. ‎ B. A contagious (传染的) computer program.‎ C. An extremely small organism (生物) which causes disease.‎ D. A parasite (寄生虫) in computer.‎ ‎62.How does "I Love You" virus spread?‎ ‎ A. It is spread when an e-mail account is opened.‎ ‎ B. It is spread through on-line chatting.‎ ‎ C. It is spread through e-mail.‎ ‎ D. It spreads from web site to web site.‎ ‎63.Which of the following is one of the damages brought by "I Love You" virus?‎ ‎ A. It deletes files. ‎ B. It automatically(自动地) turns on computers.‎ ‎ C. It automatically turns off computers. ‎ D. It makes it difficult to access files.‎ ‎64.Which of the following is the best way to guard against virus?‎ ‎ A. To load an up-to-date anti-virus program into our computer.‎ ‎ B. Not to use an e-mail account.‎ ‎ C. To upgrade our computer.‎ ‎ D. Not to use the Internet.‎ ‎65.What is the purpose of the article?‎ ‎ A. To warn us against virus. ‎ ‎ B. To remind us the importance of being healthy.‎ ‎ C. To stress the importance of computer. ‎ D. To alert(警告) us to economic loss.‎ C All over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who rarely or never eat meat. These people are called vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing, diets for several different reasons.‎ First, vegetarians have an enormous health advantage. One of the major health problems in modern societies is not too little protein but too much food, especially in the form of animal fats. Medical evidence suggests that animal fats, including butter, lead to the development of cholesterol(胆固醇) in the human body. High amount of cholesterol seem to be part of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol. High amounts of animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer, and vegetarians are typitally less vulnerable to these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.‎ Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians. Another reason is religion. Some religions forbid the eating of meat. The largest of these is the Hindu religion, which has about 600 million believers in the world. Although not all Hindus are vegetarian, many are, and there are many believers of other religions such Buddhism and even some Christian religions that also do not eat meat.‎ Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the taste of it. They have no religious or philosophical reasons; they just do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly, there are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life, is valuable, and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food.‎ ‎66.According to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the following reasons EXCEPT________.‎ A. they want to stay healthy ‎ B. they are too kind to like the idea of killing animals C. they live in areas where meat supply is not adequate D. they should not eat meat due to their religious belief ‎67.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?‎ A. Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters.‎ B. Heart disease and cancer are caused by large amounts of protein.‎ C. There are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarians who die of cancer.‎ D. There are less health problems in modern society due to advanced medical care.‎ ‎68.Which is true about the vegetarians?‎ A. Vegetarians never eat meat for whatever reasons B. There are more vegetarians than meat-eaters in the world.‎ C. Vegetarians cannot eat meat because of their health problems.‎ D. Some vegetarians cannot get used to eating meat because of the taste.‎ ‎69.What does “vulnerable” mean in Paragraph 2?‎ A. Having low level of cholesterol. ‎ B. Having high level of cholesterol.‎ C. Having weak ability to resist(抵抗) diseases and harms. ‎ D. Having strong ability to resist disease and harms.‎ ‎70.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.‎ A. being a vegetarian may be a very strange thing ‎ B. vegetarians eat meat on some special occasions C. all vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meat D. most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy.‎ D Barditch‎ ‎High School‎ decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate‎ ‎Park. Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled(轮椅) to the Park.‎ Some eyes rolled(翻) and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from and old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.‎ Then Ms. Yates started to speak:‎ ‎“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories(胜利) as well as crying for your tragedies(悲剧). I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth of your children, in my imagination.”‎ Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:‎ ‎“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”‎ ‎“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”‎ There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping(鼓掌). The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(震耳欲聋的呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.‎ ‎71. What activity was organized for the school reunion?‎ A. Sightseeing in the park. B. A picnic on the school playground.‎ C. Telling stories about past events. D. Graduates’ reports in the old building.‎ ‎72. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?‎ A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech.‎ B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching.‎ C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.‎ D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.‎ ‎73. We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _____________.‎ A. kept track(足迹) of her students’ progress ‎ B. gave her students advice on their careers C.attended her students’ college graduations D. went to her students’ wedding ceremonies ‎74. What was Ms.Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?‎ A. Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’ achievements.‎ B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.‎ C. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed.‎ D. Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers.‎ ‎75. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?‎ A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous.‎ C. Proud but patient. D. Strict but caring.‎ 第II卷（共45分）‎ ‎　　第四部分  书面表达（共两节，满分45分）‎ ‎　　第一节  阅读表达（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）‎ ‎　　阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答案卡相应的位置上（请注意76，78，79,小题后面的词数要求）。‎ ‎[1] I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day. But I became invisible(看不见的), absent from the conversation.‎ ‎[2] The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver told us to be quiet because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends going down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a tool designed to make communication easier.‎ ‎[3]Why is it that the more connected we get, ________________________ ? Every advance in communications technology is a hurt to the closeness of human interaction (互动). With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.‎ ‎[4] More and more, l find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The industry devoted to ‎ helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.‎ ‎ [5] So I've put myself on technology restriction(限制): no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I' m home.‎ ‎76．What does the author say about communications technology according to the first two paragraphs? (within 15 words) ‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎77．Which sentences in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?‎ However, I felt left out as if we were not conducting the conversation.‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎78．Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 10 words)‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎79．Does the author restrict (约束) his own activity to improving the situation? Give an example.(within 15 words)‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎80．Translate the underlined sentences in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ 第二节 写作（满分30分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的一位美国朋友Jane在北京学习中文两年，即将回国。现在由你给她发E-mail，邀请她参加为她举办的欢送会，要点如下：‎ ‎(1)祝贺 她顺利通过考试，她的学习进步很大，为她骄傲; (2)感谢她帮助你们学习英语;‎ ‎(3)时间：星期六晚六点; (4)地点：阳光俱乐部(The Sun Club)302房间;‎ ‎(5)路线：在她所住宾馆门口乘坐332路公共汽车可直达。‎ 注意： (1)须包括以上主要内容，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯;‎ ‎(2)词数：120 ---- 150。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ ‎(3)参考词汇：欢送会 farewell party Dear Jane,‎ Congratulations on your passing all the exams.________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours Sincerely,‎ ‎　 Li Hua 参考答案 ‎1—5 ABCAC 6—10 ABCAB 11—15 CBCBC 16—20 BACBA ‎21—25 BDBAD 26—30 DBDAB 31—35 CDADB ‎【解题导语】　生活中充满了变数，作者通过自己的经历告诉我们要接受并善于利用这些改变。‎ ‎36.解析：选C。根据第三段中的in my career in the bank可知，作者曾在一家银行工作。‎ ‎37.解析：选B。失业是裁员带来的结果，故选led to(引起，导致)。‎ ‎38. 解析：选D。作者失业后，未来变得“不确定(uncertain)”，与secure形成对比。‎ ‎39. 解析：选A。由句意可知the family did not depend only on my income是I was not a single parent的结果，故用so。‎ ‎40. 解析：选C。但是当改变“影响(affected)”到作者的生活时。‎ ‎41. 解析：选B。根据文章最后一句中的I have accepted the change可以看出，作者的人生格言变成：接受并充分利用改变。‎ ‎42. 解析：选A。作者从开始就“选择(chose)”把这次改变看作是一次机遇。‎ ‎43. 解析：选C。注意前后句not...but...构成的对比，作者并没有把发生的事看作“不幸(bad luck)”，而是把它当作一次良机。‎ ‎44. 解析：选B。后一分句与become sorry意思相反，故选instead，表示“取而代之的是”。‎ ‎45. 解析：选A。有一种积极的态度在作者追求未来生活的道路上起了很大的作用。make all the difference的意思是“起大作用，大有作为”。‎ ‎46. 解析：选C。根据本句提到的graduate many years later than I should have可知，作者决定“返回(return)”大学，完成早该完成的学业。‎ ‎47. 解析：选D。下文的With a lot of determination提示，像作者这样的年龄作出这样的决定是需要很大的“勇气(courage)”的。‎ ‎48. 解析：选D。后面的转折连词but提示前句为一个双重否定句，意思是：没有大学文凭并没有影响我在银行的职业生涯。‎ ‎49. 解析：选C。这是一个人人期望“达到(achieve)”的目标。 ‎ ‎50. 解析：选A。前面提到作者想返回学校完成学业，这里是指作者去了夜大，成为一名成人“学生(student)”。‎ ‎51. 解析：选B。通过上课作者越来越自信，同时也“意识到(realized)”，不管在人生的旅途中会遇到什么，个人的成长是永无止境的。‎ ‎52. 解析：选D。根据reevaluate和最后一段的Revisiting the past可以判断，作者完善自我的第二件事是重新评估“过去的(past)”生活。‎ ‎53. 解析：选A。现在作者的心和生活完全是围绕着自己所“关心(care for)”的人。‎ ‎54. 解析：选B。通读全文可以看出，作者已经把失业看成了人生的另一次机遇，失业让作者的生活发生了一些积极的改变。第三段的Having a positive attitude也是提示。‎ ‎55. 解析：选C。make room for意思是“为……腾出空间”。作者通过回顾过去为未来作了更充分的准备。‎ ‎56—60 CDABA 61—65 BCDAA 66—70 CADCC 71—75 CBACD 阅读表达 ‎76．The cell phone gets in the way of face to face communication./Communications technology is interfering with human contact. / It does harm to the closeness of human interaction. / It is a hurt to the closeness of human interaction. ‎77．But I became invisible, absent from the conversation. ‎78．the more disconnected I feel/ the lonelier we feel/ the farther away we seem to be/the more left out we feel ‎79．Yes. For example, he doesn’t contact people living near him with instant ‎ messaging. / Yes. For example, he doesn’t use his cellphone in the presence of friends. / Yes. He doesn’t let the voice mail pick up when he is at home.‎ ‎80． 我发现自己越来越频繁地借用电子邮件回避面对面交谈。/  越来越多地，我发现本应该用对话交流来解决的事情，自己却用不用露面的电子邮件来做。/ 本该通过对话交流来解决的事情，我却发现自己越来越多地通过不用当面交谈的电子邮件来做。‎ Dear Jane,‎ ‎ Congratulations on your passing all the exams. I am delighted that you have made great progress in the two years of your studying Chinese in Beijing. There is no doubt that all you have gained is the result of your hard work. We are proud of you. And thank you very much for your help with our English. Without your help, we wouldn’t have found English easy and interesting to learn. The wonderful time which we spent together will never be forgotten.‎ ‎ So a farewell party for you has been prepared before you leave for the US. It will be held in Room ‎302 in the Sun Club this Saturday evening. I wonder if you could come by 6:00 p.m. By the way, you may take Bus No‎.332 in front of your hotel and i t will take you directly to the club.‎ ‎ Our friends and I would appreciate it if you could come to the party. Looking forward to your early reply.‎ ‎ Yours faithfully,‎ ‎ Li Hua