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LListeningComprehensionSectionA（第1-10題，每題1分；第11-20題，每題分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswers

onyourpaper;anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Ataspecialparty.B.Atahair-dressingsalon.

C.Atanightclub.D.Atafashionshow.

2.A.Finland.B.Egypt.

C.Mexico.D.Zambia.

3.A.Camping.B.Travelling.

C.Sporting.D.Shopping.

4.A.SheisalsoafanofArgentina.

B.Sheisalsoworkingveryhard.

C.ShelovesAmericanfootballsomuch.

D.SheworksfortheWorldCup.

5.A.Shethrewsomethingatatruck.

B.Shethrewherselfoutofwindowandbrokeherleg.

C.Shemovedatrucktosavealittleboy.

D.Sherushedtoamovingtrucktosaveakid.

6.A.Theyplannedtogoskiingintherain.

B,Theyjustwanttograbthechance.

C.Theywillprobablychangetheirmind.

D.They'llgoskiingevenintherain.

7.A.Lisalikesthemessysituation.B.Lisamadethemess.

C.HeandLisaaresettlingaproblem.D.Lisalikesthenewplace.

8.A.Theladyshouldstopbeingpatient.

B.Hecan'tunderstandthelady'sfeeling.

C.Theladyshouldnotblameothers.

D.Nobodymaybeinterestedinherproblem.

9.A.CertaingiftfromHawaii.B.Agrandweddingparty.

C.TwoplaneticketstoHawaii.D.Apictureofthemoon.

10.A.Theywenttoseeamovie.

B.Thedancersimpressedthemboth.

C.Thewomanisalsoadancer.

D.Themaninvitedtheladytotheshow.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandpassageorconversation,youwillheasked

severalquestionswillbereadtwice,butthequestionwillbespokenonlyonethefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaperanddecidewhichoyouhaveheard.

Questions11through14arebasedonthefollowingpassage

11.A.Asavingaccountinasinglename.

B.Asavingaccountinjointnames.

C.Acheckingaccountinasinglename.

D.Acheckingaccountinjointnames.

12.A.4.B.3.C.2.D.1.

13.A.Theladyandherbrothersorsisters.B.Thelady'sparents.

C.Theladyandherfather.D.Theladyandhermother.

14.A.Identificationpaper,photograph,aletterofintroductionandsomemoney.

B.Identificationpaper,someclarifications,aletterofintroductionandsomemoney.

C.Aletterofintroduction,photographs,acheckbookandsomemoney.

D.Drivinglicense,identificationpaper,photos,andaletterofintroduction.

Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

15.A.Aircraftdesign.B.Mathematics.

C.Engineering.D.Science.

16.A.40.B.14.C.4.D.0.

17.A.Shestucktostudyingengineeringatcollege.

B.Sheaddressedtostudentsathighschoolsandcolleges.

C.Shetriedtopersuadewomennottodoengineeringforitshardwork.

D.Sheresearcheddefensesystemsofsatellitesandrockets.

Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

18.A.TheSouthAtlanticOcean.B.ThecoastofSouthAmerica.

C-Africancontinent.D.ThecoastofAngola.

19.A.Hestudiesthesimilaritiesbetweenancientandmodernanimals.

B.Hediscoverstheremainsofancientseaanimalsonthecoast.

C.HestudiesthecauseofseparationofSouthAmericaandAfrica.

D.Hehelpsdothearrangementoftheancientanimalremainsinamuseum.

20.A.Becausetheremainswereexposedonthecoast.

B.Becausetheseanimalsusedtoliveclosetoeachotherinoneplace.

C.Becausetheseanimalsweredriventooneplaceandkilled.

D.Becausetheseanimalswerealleatenbyonelarge,fierceancientseaanimal.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(每題1分；共20分)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfonnofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

DiscoveringaBrother

KieronGrahamalwaysknewhehadanolderbrother.Hisadoptionpapers,signedand

sealedwhenhewasthreemonthsold,listedabrothernamedVincentbutnolastname.

ThoughKieronspentyears21(think)aboutVincent,hecouldnevertrackhimdown.

ThatchangedinDecember2017,22Kieron'sadoptiveparentsgavetheirfour

adoptedchildrenAncestryDNAtestsasChristmasgifts.Kieron,now21,senthissaliva(唾

液)sampleinforanalysis.Whenhisresultscameback,hewassurprisedtofindhehadsome

DNAmatchesforrelativeswho23(take)thetest,too.Mostweredistantconnections,

butonematchwassostrongthatit24(label)"closefamily59.HisnamewasVincent

Ghant.Kieronlookedforhimonlineandsoonmadeapossibleconnection.Thisisgoingto

soundsowild......butyouseem25(be)mybrother/9Kieronwroteontheinstant

messagingapp.

“Iwasgivenup26adoptionin1997anditsaysonmypaperworkthatmy

motherhasasonwithyournameandyourbirthdate.HernameisShawn.”

“OMGdoyouknowyourrealname?"wroteVincent,now30.

“IthinkitwasTyler.64

“OMGYES!!!Youaremybrother.

“Wow,"wroteKieron.

“Thisiscrazy."saidVincent.

Thecrazinesswasjustbeginning.Astheytalked,thebrothersrealizedtheylivedabout

20minutesfromeachother,outsideofAtlanta.Moremind-blowing,theyattendedthesame

universityandmajoredandminoredinthesamesubjects:politicalscienceandlegalstudies.

“Whataretheoddswe'reseparatedourentirelivesandthenendupatthesameschool

withthesameinterests?"saysKieron.

Nowthebrothershadthechancetomakeupforthe27(lose)time.Theydecided

tomeetatalocalteashopthatweek."IwasreallynervoussaysKieron.

“Iwaswondering28Ishouldsay."Ashewaitedoutsidetheshop,heheard

someonecallhisname,andhesuddenlyfound29inahugwiththebrotherhe'd

thoughtabouthisentirelife.

Themenwentinsideandtalked.uWeconnected,,9saysVincent,u30we

alreadykneweachother.”

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonly

once.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.characteristicB.blameC.slaveD.acceptingE.orientedF.remaining

G.properlyH.behaviorsI.surpriseJ.resistK.consistently

AnAmericanresearcherwhostudied600millionairesfoundhowrichyoucanget

comesdownto6"wealthfactors64.Shefoundthatsixbehaviorsarerelatedtonetworth

potential,regardlessofageorincome.Thesewerethriftiness,confidence,responsibility,

planning,focusandsocialindifference.Beingthriftycomesasno

great31/'Spendingaboveyourmeans,spendinginsteadofsavingforretirement,

spendinginanticipationofbecomingwealthymakesyoua32tothepaycheck,

evenwithanastronomicallevelofincome,“shewrote.Toproperlybuildwealth,experts

recommendsaving20%yourincomeandlivingoffthe3380%.

Havingconfidenceisanotherkey34asithelpspeopletobethrifty.Ittakes

confidencetolivewithinyourmeans.Italsotakesconfidencetoinvest35Instead

ofmakinginvestingdecisionswithyouremotions,financialplannersadvisethatyoushould

leaveyourinvestmentsaloneandfocusonalong-terminvestmentplan.

Butpeoplecan'tinvest-ormanagetheirownmoney-without36responsibility

fortheoutcomes.Manymillionairestakeonpersonalresponsibility-andmostalsohappen

tobeself-made,meaningtheydidn'tacquiretheirwealththroughluck.Millionairesdon't

countonanyoneelsetomakethemrich,andtheydon't37anyoneelseiftheyfall

short.Theyfocusonthingstheycancontrolandaligntheirdailyhabitstothegoalsthey

havesetforthemselves.Theytendtobegoal38andhardworkers,whichenables

themtoplanfinanciallyandfocusonseeingthoseplansthrough.92%ofthemillionaires

surveyeddevelopedalong-termplanfortheirmoney,and97%almostalwaysachievedthe

goalstheysetforthemselves.

Anditisthese39thatmakeiteasyforthemtobesociallyindifferent.

They40lifestylecreep,thetendencytospendmorewheneveroneearnsmore.

Essentially,theydon'tyieldtopressuretobuythelatestthingortokeepupwithothersor

whattheyhaveacquired.Insteadofbeingfocusedonwhatmightmakethemhappytoday,

they9refocusedontheirlong-termwealth-buildingplan.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Insummarisingthestateoftheplanet-risingpopulation,widespreadconflict,one-sixth

oftheplanetsufferingextremepovertyandhunger,globalwarming一JeffreySachs,author

of"TheCommonWealth,canpaintaterriblepicture.However,he'san41and

believesthatalloftheseproblemscanbeovercomeinrelativelystraightforwardwaysandat

relativelylittlecost.Thafsbecausetherootcausesareinterconnectedand42

man-made.

Takechildmortality（死亡）.Perhapssurprisingly,thehigherthechildmortalityrateis,

thehigherthebirthrate.Thisleadstoa43populationwhichputsagreaterstress

onalreadyscarceresources,sofarmershavetoworkhardertoproduceenoughfoodforall,

whichmeanschildrenareoftenputtoworkinthefieldsorathome.This,44,

stopschildrengettingtheeducationwhichwillallowthemtolearn,amongotherthings,

aboutbetterfarmingtechniquestoincreasecropyieldsandprovidemorefoodtoeatandsell.

Sachsarguesthatthe45ofprovidingeverychildinpovertywithananti-mosquito

bednetisamajorfirststep.Malaria（瘧疾）isahugecauseofdeathinchildrenandthebed

netsmassively46infections.Thefewerchildrenthatdieofmalaria,themore

secureparentsfeelabouttheirchildrensurviving.Themoresecureparentsfeel,thefewer

childrentheyhave,andsoon,revisingthe47trendjustdescribed.

However,itis48acombinationofmeasuresatthesametimethattrulymakes

adifference:freeschoolmealsimproveschoolattendanceandhealth;supplyingfertilisersto

improvesoilandbetterseedsprovidesevenbetterharvests;basichealthcareandcleanwater

supplies49morefataldiseases.

Theseideasarealreadybeing50implementedinover100Africanvillages

inunderdevelopedregions.Thecostoftheprojectisjust$10perpersonperyear,ofwhich

50%comesfromdonorsandtherestfromamixtureoflocalandnationalgovernmentsand

thevillagersthemselves.

Soifit'sso5J,whyhasn'titbeendonebefore?Whataboutalltheaidthat

hasbeengiventoAfricaandtheunderdevelopedcountriesoftheworld?Hasitbeenlostto

corruption（腐?。?？Sachsarguesthattherealproblemisnotcorruption,butthefactthatrich

governmentshave52suchalot,butactuallygivensolittle.Theyagreedtogive

0.7%ofnationalincomeinaid,butonlyfivecountrieshavemetthat53.He

suggestscurrentaidis$24billionperyear,whichtranslatesasjusttendollarsper

person一notnearlyenoughtoimplementthe54measures.

SowhileSachsseesanopportunitytoendpovertyforever,healsoraisesan

55thatthiscouldbethelastchancewehave,'Thelongerwewait,thegreateris

thesufferingandthelargerthelong-termcosts?

41.A.economistB?optimistC.expertD.opponent

42.A.prospectivelyB.essentiallyC.thoughtfullyD.refreshingly

43.A.decliningB.globalC.boomingD.local

44.A.inturnB?bycontrastC.onendD.withcare

45.A.truthB.principleC.solutionD.statement

46.A.transmitB.specifyC.worsenD.reduce

47.A.downwardB?generalC.modemD.previous

48.A.describingB.reservingC.adoptingD.protesting

49.A.modifyB?intensifyC.preventD.locate

50.A.successfullyB,hesitantlyC.personallyD.worthlessly

51.A.popularB.simpleC.hardD-strange

52.A.spentB,promisedC.learnedD.featured

53.A.requirementB,conditionC.challengeD.target

54.A.restrictedB.standardizedC.requestedD.combined

55.A.alarmB.objectionC.amountD.instance

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethat

fitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

OnceagainDCComicsandWarnerBros,havedividedfansandcriticsovertheirlatest

superherofilm.

TherehadbeenworryingnewsaboutJusticeLeagueinthemonthsbeforeitsrelease,

withalotofreshootsofscenes,anewdirectorbeingbroughtintofinishthefilmafter

originaldirectorZackSnyder'stragiclossofhisdaughterand,ofcourse,alotoftalkabout

BenAffleck'sfutureintheroleofBatman.

SomepeoplearesayingthatJusticeLeagueisanotherbigdisappointment,thatitcould

havebeenincredibleandinsteadfailstoreallyentertain.OtherssaythatWarnerBros,have

finallygotitrightandthatthefuturefortheLeaguelooksbright.

Myopinionliessomewhereinthemiddle.Thefilmwasbynomeansadisappointment:

itwasexciting,funnyandalotoffuntowatch.There'ssomethingspecialaboutwatching

theheroesfromyourchildhoodbroughttolifeonthebigscreenandmaybethatisaffecting

myopinion.

However,Iwillsaythatalotofworkneedstobedoneiftheproducerwantstomakea

greatsuccess.Althoughthefilmwasgood,itwasobviouswhichsceneshadbeenreshotand

howthecharactershadbeenchanged.Ialsohavetomentiontheseveralscenesinwhichthe

specialeffectswereverybadlydone;thesearethekindsofproblemsthatyoudon'texpectto

seeinafilmwithsuchabigbudget.

AnotherpointtoaddisthatitisgoodtoseetheproducermakingSupermanslightlya

brightercharacterandaddingsomejokestotheplottokeepthingsfun.Buttheproducer

mustbecarefulnottomakethemistakethatanotherfilmproducer-here,notmentioning

thename—iscomingveryclosetodoing:turningallofthefilmsintobrightandcolorful

showsandlosingalotofseriouslygoodstories.

Intheend,JusticeLeagueisnotaperfectfilmbutitisdefinitelynotaterribleone.Alot

ofworkisstilltobedonebutIhopethatDCdoesnotcompletelyloseitsdarkerside.

56.BeforethereleaseofJusticeLeague,manypeopleshowedtheir.

A.pityfbrthedirector,ZackSnyderB.concernaboutthefilm'squality

C.higherexpectationofthenewdirectorD.supportfortheactor,BenAffleck

57.Accordingtotheauthor,what'sspecialaboutJusticeLeague?

A.Itadvocatessocialjustice.B.Itbringslotsoffuntotheaudience.

C.Ithassomebraveheroes.D.Itbringsbackchildhoodmemories.

58.InParagraph5theauthormainlywantstoexpresshis.

A.viewsonthefilm'sweaknessB.advicetothefilm'sdirector

C.loveforthefilmD.expectationofthefilm^sequels

59.Theauthormentionedanotherfilmproducerto.

A.stresstheimportanceoffuninafilm

B.showJusticeLeague'slackofaseriousplot

C.serveasawarningtotheproducerofJusticeLeague

D.setanexamplefortheproducerofJusticeLeague

(B)

TheManWhoAtehisBootsisafascinatingaccountofexpeditionsthatwentwrong.

Thebookexaminesthe19thcenturysearchforaroutetoAsiabywayoftheNorthwest

PassagethroughtheArcticOcean.AuthorAnthonyBrandtdescribesthemanyattemptsby

bothlandandseathatendedinfailureandtragedy,includingthe1845expeditionledbySir

JohnFranklin.Brandtshowshowthesebrave,yetsometimesfoolish,explorerscouldhave

avoidedstarvation,frostbite,andevendeathiftheyhadcopiedthesurvivaltechniquesofthe

localInuitpeople.Someofthemoresurprisingdetailsthebookrevealsinclude:

IGLOOSTheexplorers,despiterepeatedlywatchingtheInuitbuildigloos,insistedon

usingcanvastents.Tentsfreezeinsub-zerotemperaturesandgivelittleprotectiontoanyone

insidethem.Iftheyhadlearnedtobuildigloos,theexplorerswouldhavebeenwarmevenin

theworstArcticweather.

SEALSKINIftheexplorershadwornsealskinandfursliketheInuit,theywouldn'thave

sufferedfromthefrostbitethatwascommonamongthem,butrareamongtheInuit.

DOGTEAMSWhydidn'ttheBritishusedogteamstopulltheirsleds?Pullingsleds

themselveswasatraditionamongmanyexplorersrightintotheearly20thcentury.Itcost

ScottandhismentheirlivesontheirreturnfromtheSouthPolein1912.

TheBritishdidgetsomethingright,however,whenCaptainEdwardParrygrewsalad

vegetablesinboxesonboardhisship.Itwasknownthatfreshvegetablesandfreshmeat

preventedscurvy(壞血病)，althoughatthattimethereasonforthis(vitaminC)hadnotbeen

discovered.Parry'smenwouldn'thavebeenashealthyiftheyhadn'teatenthesalads.

60.InTheManWhoAtehisBoots5theauthormainly.

A.introducessomefoolishexplorers

B.focusesonsomeunsuccessfulexpeditions

C.analyzestheInuitpeople'ssurvivaltechniques

D.explorestheadvancesinequipmentusedforexpeditions

61.AccordingtoAnthonyBrandt,whatshouldtheexplorershavedone?

A.Theyshouldhavelearnedmoreabouthowsealssurvivedincoldwater.

B.Theyshouldhavesetupmorecanvastentstokeepthemselveswarm.

C.TheyshouldhavehelpedtheInuitpeoplebuildigloos.

D.Theyshouldhaveuseddogstopullthesledsforthem.

62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.EdwardParryfoundawaytopreventscurvybyaccident

B.EdwardParry'ssuccessfulvoyagewasararecaseatthattime

C.EdwardParrywasthefirstcaptainthatgrewsaladvegetablesonboard

D.EdwardParry'smencouldhavebeenmorehealthyiftheytookvitaminC

（C）

AsFransdeWaal,a（靈長動物學家），recognizes,abetterwaytothink

aboutothercreatureswouldbetoaskourselveshowdifferentspecieshavedeveloped

differentkindsofmindstosolvedifferentadaptiveproblems.Surelytheimportantquestion

isnotwhetheranimalscandothesamethingshumanscan,buthowthoseanimalssolvethe

cognitive（認知的）problemstheyface,likehowtoimitatetheseafloor.Childrenandsome

animalsaresointerestingnotbecausetheyaresmartlikeus,butbecausetheyaresmartin

wayswehaven'tevenconsidered.

Sometimesstudyingchildren'swaysofknowingcancastlightonadult-humancognition.

Children'spretendplaymayhelpusunderstandouradulttasteforfiction.DeWaal's

researchprovidesanotherinterestingexample.Wehumanbeingstendtothinkthatoursocial

relationshipsarerootedinourperceptions,beliefs,anddesires,andourunderstandingofthe

perceptions,beliefs,anddesiresofothers——whatpsychologistscallour“theoryofmind.^^In

the80sand90s,developmentalpsychologistsshowedthatpre-schoolersandeveninfants

understandmindsapartfromtheirown.Butitwashardtoshowthatotheranimalsdidthe

same."Theoryofmind,,becameacandidateforthespecial,uniquelyhumantrick.

YetdeWaal'sstudiesshowthatchimps（黑猩猩）possessaremarkablydeveloped

politicalintelligence一theyaremuchinterestedinfiguringoutsocialrelationships.Itturns

out,asdeWaaldescribes,thatchimpsdoinfersomethingaboutwhatotherchimpssee.But

experimentalstudiesalsosuggestthatthishappensonlyinacompetitivepoliticalcontext.

Theevolutionaryanthropologist（人類學家）BrainHareandhiscolleaguesgaveajunior

chimpachoicebetweenpiecesoffoodthatadominantchimphadseenhiddenandother

piecesithadnotseenhidden.Thejuniorchimp,whowatchedallthehiding,stayedaway

fromthefoodthedominantchimphadseen,buttookthefoodithadn'tseen.

Anyonewhohasgonetoanacademicconferencewillrecognizethatwemaybeinthe

samesituation.Wemaysaythatwesignupbecausewe'reeagertofindoutwhatother

humanbeingsthink,butwe9rejustasinterestedinwho'sontop.Manyofthepolitical

judgmentswemaketheredon'thavemuchtodowithourtheoryofmind.Wemayshowour

respecttoafamousprofessorevenifwehavenorespectforhisideas.

Untilrecently,however,therewasn'tmuchresearchintohowhumansdevelopand

employthiskindofpoliticalknowledge.Itmaybethatweunderstandthesocialworldin

termsofdominance,likechimps,butwe,rejustnotusuallyaspoliticallymotivatedasthey

are.Insteadofaskingwhetherwehaveabettereverydaytheoryofmind,wemightwonder

whethertheyhaveabettereverydaytheoryofpolitics.

63.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingshowsthatananimalissmart?

A.Itcanbehavelikeahumankid.

B.Itcanimitatewhathumanbeingsdo.

C.Itcanfindasolutiontoitsownproblem.

D.Itcanfigureoutthoseadaptiveproblems.

64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesour“theoryofmind”？

A.Wetalkwithinfantsinawaythattheycanfullyunderstand.

B.Wemakeguessesatwhatothersthinkwhileinteractingwiththem.

C.Wehideouremotionswhenwetryestablishingcontactwithastranger.

D.Wetrytounderstandhowkids'pretendplayaffectsourtasteforfiction.

65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Neitherhumannoranimalsdisplaytheirpreferencefordominance.

B.Animalslivinginacompetitivepoliticalcontextaresmarter.

C.Bothhumansandsomeanimalshavepoliticalintelligence.

D.Humansaremoreinterestedinwho'sontopthananimals.

66.Bytheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,thewritermeansthat.

A.weknowlittleabouthowchimpsarepoliticallymotivated

B.ourpoliticalknowledgedoesn'talwaysdeterminehowwebehave

C.ourtheoryofmindmightenableustounderstandourtheoryofpolitics

D.moreresearchshouldbeconductedtounderstandanimals9socialworld

SectionC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybe

usedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

DiscoveringtheLostCity

Sixtymilessouth,inCusco,HiramBinghamgazedthoughtfullyattheoldIncanstone

wall.HehadcometothisplaceinsearchofVilcapampa,thelostcityoftheInca.Butright

herewasthemostbeautifulstoneworkhehadeverseen-hugestonescutsoperfectlythatnot

evenarazorbladecouldbeslippedbetweenthem.

TheIncahadnoirontoolstocarvethem,nowheeloranimalstomovethem.Thewall

hadenduredtimeandearthquakes.67

Itwasamystery.

Hewalkedthroughthecobbledstreetsoftheoldcapital,Cusco.TheSpanishhadcome

tothiscity,conqueredtheInca,takentheirgold,andbuiltchurchesovertheirtemples.

Suddenly,hestopped.BeforehimwasthefomousTempleoftheSun.Heplacedhishandson

thesun-warmedstonessobeautifullycarved,asiftheyhadgrowntogether.

68WoulditholdgoldandrichesliketheSpanishhadfoundinCusco?Morethan

everhewasdeterminedtofindthatcity.

ThenextdayBinghambeganhissearch.Hewouldlookforruins-thatmightbethekey.

Heandhisparty,accompaniedbythemilitarymanSergeantCarrasco,leftfortheholy

valleyoftheUrubambaRiver.Theycametothesleepyoldvillageinthevalley,longagoan

importantcity.

“Arethereanyruinsnearby?”Binghamasked.uDoyouknowofthelostcityof

Vilcapampa?”Nooneknewofit.Travelingnorth,theadventurerscameuponaremoteand

wildcanyon.Inthedistanceweresnowcappedmountainsoverthreemiles

high.69Bingham'sdeterminationtofindthelostcitygrewwitheachturnofthe

increasinglywildpath.

Farbelowinthevalley,Bingham'spartycampedonasandybeachalongsidethe

thunderingrapidsoftheUrubambaRiver.Dayshadgoneby.Nooneknewofanyruins.

70

Thistime,throughtheinterpreter,thefarmersaid,"Yes.Thereareverygoodruinson

topofthemountaincalledMachuPicchu.^^Thefarmerpointedstraightup.

“Canyoutakeusthere?”Binghamasked.

A.Hiddeninthemountains,thelostcitywouldbebuiltofstoneslikethese.

B.Whatcouldhebethinking!

C.ButnowtheadventurersarousedthecuriosityofalocalfarmernamedArteaga.

D.Howhadtheybuiltthem!

E.CliffsrosethousandsoffeetabovetheroaringrapidsoftheUrubambaRiver.

F.Suddenly,thecloudsdriftedawayandthereitwas.

IV.SummaryWriting

71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Sellingyourstuffonlinedoesnotonlyhelptodeclutter（清理）yourhomeandgetridof

thingsyoudon'tneed,butitcanalsobeagreatsourceofincome.Booksyou'renotplanning

onreadingagaintakingupspaceonyourshelf?Sellthemonline.Upgradingyourphone?

Findalocalbuyeronsocialmedia.Sellingonlinecomeswithcertainpitfallstoo,though,

anditpaystobe