江蘇無(wú)錫市錫山中學(xué)2025屆英語(yǔ)高三上期末達(dá)標(biāo)檢測(cè)模擬試題含解析

江蘇無(wú)錫市錫山中學(xué)2025屆英語(yǔ)高三上期末達(dá)標(biāo)檢測(cè)模擬試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing2．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print3．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout4．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．a(chǎn)llowance5．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．a(chǎn)ppealto B．a(chǎn)dapttoC．a(chǎn)pplyto D．a(chǎn)ttachto6．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto7．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded8．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．a(chǎn)ttractions B．a(chǎn)musements C．entertainments D．presentations9．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput10．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant11．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when12．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!13．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．a(chǎn)s D．a(chǎn)fter14．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor15．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．a(chǎn)worseone B．a(chǎn)nicerone C．a(chǎn)worstone D．a(chǎn)nicestone16．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend17．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for18．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish19．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before20．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產(chǎn)假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(擁抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown22．（8分）Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,’Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’’’saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘a(chǎn)fter’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer,“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”1、Theunderlinedword6gulf,inPara.3mostprobablymeans.A．differenceB．distanceC．separationD．interest2、Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis.A．moreconfusionamongparentsB．lessrespectforparentsfromchildrenC．newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD．morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents3、Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘a(chǎn)fter’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents.A．havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechangeB．cansetalimittothechangeC．failtotakethechangeseriouslyD．followthetrendofthechange4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB．comparetoday’sparent-childrelationshipwiththatinthepastC．suggestthewaystohandletheparent-childrelationshipD．discussthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationship23．（8分）InChina，chainrestaurantsespeciallythebigmultinationalonesarecool．GoingtoStarbucks，forexample，isastatussymbol．Itnotonlysays，"I'mrichenoughtobuythisoverpricedcoffee，"butalso，"I'mcosmopolitan（見(jiàn)多識(shí)廣的）enoughtobepartofglobalization．"WhereIcomefromintheUK，however，chainsareneitherfashionablenorgourmet（美食的）．ChainsarewhereyougoonNewYear'sDaywhennowhereelseisopen，orwhenyouare5yearsoldandyourparentscan'tstandhearing，"I'mhungry!"anylonger．Inmyowncase（withregardstoMcDonald's），achainiswhereyouaretakenonyourfirst"date"．Evenattheageof13，Iknewtogivetheguythe"let'sjustbefriends"phonecallthenextday．IntheUK，independentcafesandrestaurantsaremakingacomebackonthefashionscene．Nowadays，aLondonerwhosays"let'smeetforacoffeeatMonmouth"（anindependentcafe）ismuchcoolerthanonewhosays"let'sgotoStarbucks"．EvenifMonmouth'scoffeeisalittlemoreexpensive，there'sasatisfactioninknowingyourpoundsaren'tgoingstraighttothebigcorporations．Ofcourse，therearechainstoresallovertheUK；youcan'tgofiveminuteswithoutspottingaCostaCoffee．Butnumbersdonotadduptogoodtaste．Ido，however，haveaconfession（坦白）．AftermovingtoChinaIhadmomentswhenallthericeandKungPaoChickenbecametoomuch．I，too，haveretreatedtoMcDonald's．1、ManyChinesepeopleliketogotomultinationalchainrestaurantsbecause______．A．therestaurantsgivecustomersatasteofforeigncultureB．therestaurantsofferdifferentfoodanddrinksfromotherrestaurantsC．theybelievethateatingtherewillshowtheirwealthandsocialstatusD．theserestaurantsareperfectplacesforaromanticdate2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？______A．TheauthorhasgrowntiredofChinesefood．B．BranchesofMonmouth'scafecanbefoundallovertheUK．C．MostindependentstoresareclosedonNewYear'sDayintheUK．D．ItiscoolintheUKtotakeyourfirstdatetoachainrestaurant．3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______．A．theauthordoesn'tlikefoodfromPizzaHutB．theauthordoesn'tliketofollowfashiontrendsC．manyBritonsthinkthatnumbersmeanpoorqualityD．manyBritonsdon'tlikebigcorporations24．（8分）Agroupofartists,writersandintellectualshaslaunchedanew“university”inLondon,designedtohelpthosetootiedupwithworktoappreciatethefinerthingsinlife,likeart,booksandtravel.TheSchoolofLife,operatingoutofasmallshopintheartydistrictofBloomsbury,describesitselfasa“chemistforthemind”thatplanstooffer“culturalsolutionstoeverydayailments(疾病)”.Ithopestoinspirethosewhohavegotoutofthehabitofreadingdecentbooks,cannotkeepconversationflowingatdinnerparties,orneedtoexpandtheirholidayhorizons.ThephilosopherAlaindeBotton,authorofHowProustCanChangeYourLife,andSophieHowarth,aformercurator(館長(zhǎng))attheTateModemGallery,areamongthestaffmembers.Thefoundersbelievethatpeoplewithtoolittletimetospareneedinstructioninhowtoliveamorefulfilled(有成就感的)existence.Perhapsyouhaveaburningquestionforapaleontologist(古生物學(xué)家).“Perhapsyou’reconsideringacareerchangeandwanttotalkfirst-handtoaphotographerorlandscapedesigner.TheSchoolofLifehasalargeprofessionalstaffwhoarewillingtomeetwithyouforanhourofchatinexchangeforasmallfee,”thewebsiteexplains,listing50experts.Amongcoursesbeingofferedlaterthisyearareinstructioninlife,love,work,familyandpolitics.Atypicalcourse,inlove,willexplorewhyrelationshipsaresocomplicatedandwhyattractionebbsandflows.“Wedrawonideasfromphilosophy,psychoanalysis(心理分析),literatureandart.WediscoverwhatthelikesofPlato,Shakespeare,TolstoyandFreudhadtosayaboutcompassion,empathyandself-love,”theinstructorspromise.Coursesrunforsixweeksandcost195pounds.1、FromParagraph1weknowthepurposeof“theuniversity”isto.A．helppeopleliveafinerlifeB．tellpeoplehowtospendtheirsparetimeC．makemoneybysettingupauniversityontheinternetD．offereducationtothosewhohavelittlechancetogotouniversity2、TheSchoolofLifeofferscoursestothosewho.A．pursueaqualitylifeB．trytoimprovecommunicativeskillsC．getintothehabitofreadinggoodbooksD．seeksolutionstotheirphysicaldiseases3、ThecoursesoftheSchoolofLifeareofferedby.A．freechattingonlinewithartypeopleB．chattingwithinstructorsfacetofaceC．makingappointmentswithchemistsD．a(chǎn)ttendingpubliclecturesgivenbyfounders4、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitle?A．Anewuniversity—solutionstoeverythingB．Anewuniversity—instructionstoyourcareerC．TheSchoolofLife—achemistformindD．TheSchoolofLife—aschoolforhealth25．（10分）Ifyoubuyawashingmachine,afridgeoratelevisioninEurope,itcomeswithasticker.Thankstoa1992EUrule,allappliancesmustbelabelled(貼標(biāo)簽)withtheirenergyefficiency.Sowhyhasourfoodsystem-whichthreatens10,000specieswithextinction,producesabout30%ofgreenhousegases,anddrives800/oofourairpollution-onlyeverhadvoluntaryeco-labels?Theappliancesrulinghadahugeimpact;initially,75%offridgesandfreezerswereratedGtoD(lowefficiency),buttoday98%areclassedA++orA+++.Worldwide,theenergyefficiencyoflabelledapplianceshasincreasedthreetimesfasterthanapplianceswithoutlabels.Introducinganequalsystemforfoodcouldhaveanevenbiggerimpact.Mandatoryenvironmentallabelswouldchangehowweproduceandconsumeinfar-reachingways.First,producerswouldhavetomeasuretheirimpactsinauniformwayandbeaccountablefortheresults.Thiswouldnotbeexpensive:itisfreetomonitorenvironmentalimpactsusingdigitaltoolssuchasFieldprintandtheCoolFarmTool.Second,theysupportsustainableconsumption.Ourresearchfoundthatproductsthatlook,tasteandcostthesamecanhavedramaticallydifferentenvironmentalimpacts.High-impactbeefproducersuse5,400%morelandandcreatel,000%moregreenhousegasesthanlow-impactproducers.Labelswouldallowconsumerstotelltheseproductsapart.Theywouldhighlightbothhigh-andlow-impactproducers,inthesameway,acrossmultipleproducts.Thiswouldencouragemorepeopletothinkabouttheirchoicesbyexposingthemtothefactseverytimetheyareintheshops.Wecanalsouselabelstoturnsmallerconsumerchangesintolargeenvironmentalbenefits:becauseasmallnumberofproducerscreatealargeshareoftheimpact,simplyavoidinghigh-impactproducerscanmakeahugecontributiontopollutionreductions.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheappliancesinParagraph1？A．Toapplaudthe1992EUrule.B．Tobringupthetopicoflabellingfood.C．Topointoutthepollutiontheycaused.D．Tocomparetheirenergyconsumptionrates.2、WhatdothefiguresinParagraph2show?A．Theimportanceofsavingenergy.B．Thedebateabouteco-labelledappliances.C．Theeffectivenessoftheappliancesruling.D．Theproblemcausedbyappliancesoflowefficiency.3、Whatdoestheword“Mandatory”inParagraph3mean?A．Compulsory. B．Effective. C．Different. D．Independent.4、Whatcanbelearnedabouteco-labels?A．Theywillincreasetheprofitsoflow-impactproducers.B．Theycanshowproducers'environmentalimpacts.C．Theywillguideconsumerstobuyhealthierfood.D．Theycanexposeconsumerstomoreproducts第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。MykidsandIwereheadingintothesupermarketovertheweekend.Ontheway,wespottedamanholdingapieceofpaperthatsaid,“_____myjob.FamilytoFeed.”Atthisstore,a_____likethisisnotnormal.My10-year-oldnoticedhimandmakea______onhowbaditmustbetohavetostand_______inthecoldwind.Inthestore,Iaskedeachofmykidsto_____somethingtheythoughtour“friend”therewould______.Theygotapples,asandwichandabottleofjuice.Thenmy17-year-oldsuggestedgivinghima_______.Ithoughtaboutit.Wewere_____oncashourselves,but…well,sometimes_____fromourneedinsteadofourabundanceis_____whatweneedtodo!Allthekids_____somethingtheycoulddoawaywithfortheweek.Whenwehandedhimthebagof____,helitupandthankeduswith_____eyes.WhenIhandedhimthegiftcard,sayinghecoulduseitfor______hisfamilymightneed,heburstintotears.Thishasbeenawonderful_____forourfamily.Fordaysthekidshavebeenlookingforotherswecan_____!Thingswouldhaveplayedoutso_____ifIhadsimplysaid,“No,wereallydon’thave______togivemore.”Steppingoutnotonlyhelpedabrotherin_____,italsogavemykidsthe______tasteofhelpingothers.It’llgoalongwaywiththem.1、A．Lost B．Changed C．Quit D．Finished2、A．condition B．place C．sight D．show3、A．suggestion B．decision C．comment D．call4、A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．proudly C．by D．outside5、A．draw B．pick C．a(chǎn)rrange D．say6、A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．supply C．order D．discover7、A．giftcard B．job C．hotmeal D．dollar8、A．easy B．soft C．low D．loose9、A．saving B．giving C．spending D．begging10、A．yet B．just C．still D．even11、A．expected B．shared C．ignored D．declared12、A．food B．medicine C．toys D．clothes13、A．sleepy B．sharp C．curious D．watery14、A．whoever B．whichever C．whatever D．whenever15、A．example B．experience C．message D．a(chǎn)dventure16、A．relyon B．help C．learnfrom D．respect17、A．suddenly B．vividly C．perfectly D．differently18、A．time B．money C．patience D．power19、A．need B．love C．fear D．memory20、A．strong B．strange C．sweet D．simple第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）InChineseculture,eachyearisrelatedto1．Chineseanimalaccordingtothe12-yearcycle.2018isanEarthDogYear.Peoplebornduringtheyearofdog2．(believe)totakeaftersomeoftheanimal’scharacteristics,suchasloyalty,patience,andreliability.Zodiac(黃道)theoryalsorelatestoChineseelementaltheory,3．a(chǎn)ssociatesthe12animalswithoneoffiveelements:metal,wood,water,fire,andearth.Thefiveelements4．(combine)withthe12zodiacsignsproducea60-yearcycle.Zodiacanimalshavebothfixedandnon-fixedelementsattached5．them.Forexample,thedog(aswellasthedragon,ox,andgoat)isalwaysassociatedwiththeearthelement.6．theyearof2018isconsideredanearthyearaccordingtotheChinesesolarcalendar,thosebornin2018areconsideredearthdogs,whichcarrycharacteristicslikebeingcommunicativeandresponsibleatwork.Thoughdogsare7．(general)associatedwithearth,thosebornduringthemetaldogyeararebelievedtobeconservativeand8．(caution)innature.AsDogsarenotgoodatcommunication,itisdifficultforthemtoconveytheir9．(think)toothers.Therefore,Dogstendtoleaveotherswiththeimpressionthattheyhaveastubborn10．(personal),buttheyareindeedloyaltotheirfamiliesandfriends.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Oneday,Iwascookinginthekitchenwhilethetelephonerang、Iwenttoansweritimmediately、Shewasmyclosefriend,Lisa、Whenweweretalkingonphone,thefirealarmsounds、Iranbacktothekitchenonlytofindtheroomfullofsmokeandthebeefbadburnt、Iquicklyturnedoffthegas,openingallthewindows,andthenwentoutofthehouse、Inmysurprise,thetwofireengineswereoutsidemyhouse、Iwasquiteworrying、Itoldthefirementhatitwasmycarelesscookingwhichcausedtheheavysmoke、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）介紹丹麥著名作家安徒生的短文。簡(jiǎn)況：全名為：HansChristianAndersen；生于1805年，卒于1975年；經(jīng)典作品及成就：寫(xiě)小說(shuō)、詩(shī)歌，戲劇童話：丑小鴨（TheUglyDuckling）賣(mài)火柴的小女孩（TheLittleMatchGirl）共創(chuàng)作200多部童話作品，被翻譯成125種語(yǔ)言，對(duì)世界兒童文學(xué)的發(fā)展做出了巨大的貢獻(xiàn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；參考詞匯：①Danish丹麥的②literature文學(xué)③fairytales童話_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、A5、C6、C7、C8、A9、B10、C11、C12、A13、C14、B15、B16、A17、D18、B19、D20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海綿)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研討會(huì)),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates(通貨膨脹率).Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow."Erikrecordeda