湖北省沙市中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份湖北省沙市中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)，共16页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，短文填空，书面表达，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
Want t explre new cultures, meet new peple and d smething wrthwhile at the same time? Yu can d all the three with Glbal Develpment Assciatin(GDA). Whatever stage f life yu’re at, wherever yu g and whatever prject yu d in GDA, yu’ll create psitive changes in a pr and remte cmmunity.
We wrk with vlunteers f all ages and backgrunds. Mst f ur vlunteers are aged 17-24. Nw we need vlunteer managers aged 25-75. They are extremely imprtant in the safe and effective running f ur prgrammes. We have such rles as prject managers, muntain leaders, and cmmunicatin fficers.
Depending n which rle yu chse, yu culd help t increase a cmmunity’s access t safe drinking water, r help t prtect valuable lcal cultures. Yu might als design an adventure challenge t train yung vlunteers.
Nt nly will yu help ur yung vlunteers t develp persnally, yu’ll als learn new skills and increase yur cultural awareness. Yu may have chances t meet new peple wh’ll becme yur lifelng friends.
This summer we have bth 4-week and 7-week prgrammes:
GDA ensures that vlunteers wrk with cmmunity members and lcal prject partners where ur help is needed. All ur prjects aim t prmte the develpment f pr and remte cmmunities.
There is n ther chance like a GDA prgramme. Jin us as a vlunteer manager t develp yur wn skills while bringing benefits t the cmmunities.
Find ut mre abut jining a GDA prgramme:
Email:humanresurces@gldeve.rg
1、What is the main respnsibility f vlunteer managers?
A. T seek lcal partners.
B. T take in yung vlunteers.
C. T carry ut prgrammes.
D. T fster cultural awareness.
2、The prgramme beginning in August will perate in ________.
A. EgyptB. Suth AfricaC. KenyaD. Algeria
3、The shared gal f GDA’s prjects t ________.
A. explre new culturesB. prtect the envirnment
C. help cmmunities in needD.gain crprate benefit
Althugh being famus might sund like a dream cmes true, tday’s stars, feeling like z animals, face pressures that few f us can imagine. They are at the center f much f the wrld’s attentin. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp utside their hmes, cameras ready. Tablids (小报) publish thrilling stries abut their persnal lives. Just imagine nt being able t d anything withut being phtgraphed r interrupted fr a signature.
Accrding t psychlgist Christina Villareal, celebrities -famus peple -wrry cnstantly abut their public appearance. Eventually, they start t lse track f wh they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, nt as the peple they were befre everyne knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alne.”
The phenmenn f tracking celebrities has been arund fr ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters fllwed Alexander the Great int battle, hping t picture his victries fr his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sld-ut readings attracted thusands f fans, leading him t cmplain abut his lack f privacy. Tablids f the 1920s and 1930s ran articles abut film-stars in much the same way that mdern tablids and websites d.
Being a public figure tday, hwever, is a lt mre difficult than it used t be. Superstars cannt mve abut withut wrrying abut phtgraphers with mdern cameras. When they say smething silly r d smething ridiculus, there is always the Internet t spread the news in minutes and keep their “stry” alive frever.
If fame is s trublesme, why aren’t all celebrities running away frm it? The answer is there are still ways t deal with it. Sme stars stay calm by surrunding themselves with trusted friends and family r by escaping t remte places away frm big cities. They fcus nt n hw famus they are but n what they lve t d r whatever made them famus in the first place.
Smetimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars wh enjy full justice ften cmplain abut hw hard their lives are. They are tired f being famus already.
4、It can be learned frm the passage that stars tday__________.
A. can n lnger have their privacy prtected
B. care little abut hw they cme int fame
C. spend t much n their public appearance
D. are ften misunderstd by the public
5、What is the main idea f Paragraph 3?
A. The prblem faced by celebrities has a lng histry.
B. Great heres f the past were generally admired.
C. Well-knwn actrs are usually targets f tablids.
D. Wrks f ppular writers ften have a lt f readers.
6、What makes it much harder t be a celebrity tday?
A. Little scial recgnitinB. Availability f mdern media.
C. Lack f favrable chances.D. Huge ppulatin f fans.
7、What is the authr’s attitude tward mdern celebrity?
A. Sincere.B. psitive. C. Srry. D. Disapprving.
Millins f Americans began 2014 with the same reslutin as they started 2013 with a gal f lsing weight. Hwever setting weight lss as a gal is a mistake.
T reach ur gal f lsing weight- the utput, we need t cntrl what we eat- the input . That is we tend t care abut the utput but nt t cntrl the input. This is a bad way t cnstruct gals. The alternative is t fcus yur reslutin n the input. Instead f reslving t lse weight try an actinable reslutin: “I’ll stp having desert fr lunch ” r “I’ll walk every day fr 20 minutes.” Creating a gal that fcuses n a well-specified input will likely be mre effective than cncentrating n the utcme.
Recently a new science behind incentives (激励) including in educatin has been discussed. Fr example researcher Rland Fryer wanted t see what wrks best in mtivating children t d better in schl. In sme cases he gave students incentives based n input like reading certain bks while in thers the incentives were based n utput like results n exams. His main finding was that incentives increased achievement when based n input but had n effect n utput. Fryer’s cnclusin was that the intensives fr inputs might be mre effective because students d nt knw hw t d better n exam aside frm general rules like “study harder.” Reading certain bks n the ther hand is a well-set task ver which they have much mre cntrl.
As lng as yu have direct cntrl ver yur gal yu have a much higher chance f success. And it’s easier t start again if yu fail because yu knw exactly what yu need t d.
If yu want t cut dwn n yur spending, a gd gal wuld be making mrning cffee at hme instead f ging t a cafe fr example. This is a well-specified actin-based gal fr which yu can measure yur success easily. Spending less mney isn’t a gal because it’s t general. Similarly if yu want t spend mre time with yur family dn’t stp with this general wish. Think but an actinable habit that yu culd adpt and stick t like a family mvie night every Wednesday. In the lng run these new gals culd becme a habit.
8、The writer thinks that setting weight lss as a gal is a mistake because _______ .
A. it is hard t achieve fr mst Americans
B.it is dependent n t many things
C. it is fcused t much n the result
D. it is based n actinable decisins
9、In Rland Fryer’s research sme students did better than the thers because ______ .
A. they beyed all the general rules
B. they paid mre attentin t exams
C. they were mtivated by their classmates
D. they were rewarded fr reading sme bks
10、Accrding t the writer which f the fllwing statements is a gd gal?
A. “I’ll study harder.”
B. “I’ll give up desert.”
C. “I’ll cut dwn my expense”
D. “I’ll spend mre time with my family”
11、The writer strngly believes that we shuld ________ .
A. develp gd habits and fcus n the utcme
B. be ptimistic abut final gals and stick t them
C. set ambitius gals that can balance the input and utput
D. pick specific actins that can be turned int gd habits
I lve my smart phne - it's my little cnnectin t the larger wrld that can g anywhere with me. I als lve my laptp cmputer, as it hlds all f my writing and thughts. Despite this lve f technlgy, I knw that there are times when I need t mve away frm these devices and truly cmmunicate with thers.
On ccasin, I teach a curse called Histry Matters fr a grup f higher educatin managers. My gals fr the class include a full discussin f histrical themes and ideas. Because I want students t thrughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each ther in the classrm, I have a rule - n laptps, iPads, phnes, etc. When students were tld my rule in advance f the class, sme f them were nt happy.
Mst students assume that my reasns fr this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technlgy. There's a bit f truth t that. Sme students assume that I am anti-technlgy. There 's n truth in that at all. I lve technlgy and try t keep up with it s I can relate t my students.
The real reasn why I ask students t leave technlgy at the dr is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep cnversatins and truly engage cmplex ideas. Interruptins by technlgy ften break cncentratin and allw fr t much dependence n utside infrmatin fr ideas. I want students t dig deep within themselves fr inspiratin and ideas. I want them t push each ther t think differently and make cnnectins between the curse material and the class discussin.
I've been teaching my histry class in this way fr many years and the evaluatins reflect student satisfactin with the envirnment that I create. Students realize that with deep cnversatin and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the curse material beynd the classrm.
I'm nt saying that I wn't ever change my mind abut technlgy use in my histry class, but until I hear a really gd reasn fr the change, I'm sticking t my plan. A few hurs f technlgy- dialgue is just t sweet t give up.
12、Sme f the students in the histry class were unhappy with ___________.
A. discussin tpicsB. the curse material
C. the authr's class rulesD. thers' misuse f technlgy
13、The underlined wrd“engage”in Para.4 prbably means___________.
A.acceptB. explre
C. change D. reject
14、Accrding t the authr, the use f technlgy in the classrm may___________.
A. affect students' cncentratin n curse evaluatin
B. encurage students t have in-depth cnversatins
C. help students t better understand cmplex themes
D. keep students frm ding independent thinking
15、It can be inferred frm the last paragraph that the authr___________.
A. is quite stubbrn（固执的）
B. will give up teaching histry
C. will change his teaching plan sn
D. values technlgy- dialgues in his class
二、七选五
16、Hw t Overcme Feeling f Guilt
Guilt can be a depressing feeling that prevents yu frm mving frward with yur life. ①_________
Hwever, this article will guide yu thrugh the prcess and help yu mve twards a psitive future.
Identify what yu feel guilty abut. If yu feel guilty abut smething, it is imprtant t identify what yu feel guilty abut and why. Identifying the surce f yur guilt and why it makes yu feel guilty can help yu t determine if yu are experiencing healthy r unhealthy guilt②_________
Write abut yur feelings. ③_________Start by writing dwn the reasn that yu feel guilty. If it was smething yu did r said t smene, describe what happened in as much detail as yu can. Include in yur descriptin hw this situatin made yu feel and why. What d yu think that yu shuld feel guilty abut?
Aplgize if necessary. Once yu have determined whether r nt yur guilt is healthy r unhealthy，yu can determine if yu need t aplgize fr yur actins. ④_________It is imprtant t take full respnsibility fr yur actins in rder t shw yur friend that yu really d feel bad.
⑤_________Reaching ut t thers ften helps the persn wh ffers help as much as the persn wh receives it. Althugh yu must understand that gd deeds will nt reverse yur actins, they will help yu mve frward int a psitive future.
A. D a gd deed.
B. Frgive yurself.
C. Smetimes we may feel guilty when we dn't need t feel guilty. .
D. Either way, yu will need t wrk thrugh these feelings in rder t vercme them.
E. Jurnaling abut yur guilt may help yu t start t understand it and deal it.
F. Make sure that yur aplgy is sincere and that yu dn't make excuses fr yur actins.
G. It may be difficult t understand hw yu can stp the negative feelings and deal with yur past actins.
三、完形填空（15空）
We have all heard hw time is mre valuable than mney, but is it 1 t have t much time?
I remember back in high schl I spent mst f my day at schl since I als 2 a team sprt. By the time I gt hme, I nly had a few hurs t d my hmewrk, and I had t d it 3 .
When I gt int cllege, things 4 . I suddenly fund myself ut f class befre nn time. Because f all this 5 time, there was n 6 t d my schl wrk immediately. I was perfrming this actin f waiting until it later became a 7 . Once that happened, I just kept 8 my studying further and further back in my day. Then I gt t the pint where I was 9 really late at night t get my wrk dne.
One day I met a frmer classmate f mine wh was making a lt f mney running a sideline (副业). Since his regular jb was 10 , I asked him why he just didn’t d his sideline full-time. He said withut the jb, he wuld 11 have t much time and wuld just d what I did back in 12 . He said that if he quit the jb, he wuld lse his 13 t wrk and succeed.
S, try 14 yur time with ther wrk. This is why there is a 15 that if yu want smething dne, ask a busy persn t d it.
17、A. trueB. fairC. strangeD. pssible
18、A. watchedB. lvedC. cachedD. played
19、A. at lastB. f curse C. right awayD. as usual
20、A. happenedB. repeatedC. matteredD. changed
21、A. extraB. difficultC. valuableD. limited
22、A. dutyB. urgencyC.achievementD. directin
23、A. burdenB. reliefC. habitD.risk
24、A. pushingB. takingC. settingD. calling
25、A. hanging utB. shwing ffC. staying upD.jgging rund
26、A. safeB. imprtantC. rewardingD. bring
27、A. luckilyB. hardlyC. hpefullyD. simply
28、A. childhdB. cllegeC. twnD. business
29、A. driveB.heartC.chanceD. way
30、A. savingB. filling up C. giving upD. trading
31、A. messageB. stryC. fact D.saying
四、短文填空
32、Chinese New Year is a①_______ (celebrate) marking the end f the winter seasn and the beginning f spring. This is why decrating the huse with plants, fruits and flwers②_______ (carry) special significance. They represent the earth③_______ (cme) back t life and best wishes fr new beginnings.
These are sme f the mst ppular in many parts f the cuntry:
Oranges: Orange trees are mre④_______decratin; they are a symbl f gd frtune and wealth. They are regarded as great gifts and yu see them quite ften⑤_______ (decrate) with red envelpes and messages f gd frtune.
Bamb: Chinese lve their “Lucky Bamb” plants and yu will see them ften in their hmes and ffice. ⑥_______ (certain) during the hliday perid, this plant is⑦_______must. Bamb plants are related⑧_______health, abundance and a happy hme. They are easy⑨_______ (care) fr and make great presents.
Branches f Plum Blssms (梅花): The⑩_______(beauty) lng branches cvered with pink-clred buds make fantastic decratins. The plum trees are the first t flwer even as the snw is melting . They represent the prmise f spring and a renewal f life.
五、书面表达
33、假如你是李华,你在Bkwrm网站上购买了一套书，对糟糕的服务十分不满，写信投诉不良的网购体验。
内容包括:1.两周之后才收到书。
2. 包裹受损，货品缺失。
3. 表达不满，寻求解决方法。
注意: 1. 词数 80 左右。 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
六、读后续写
34、A Christmas Adventure
I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I remember crying all the way acrss twn n my bike t visit her n the day my big sister drpped the bmb: “There is n Santa Claus,” she jeered. “Even dummies（傻瓜）knw that!”
I fled t Grandma that day because I knew Grandma always tld the truth. “N Santa Claus? Ridiculus! Dn’t believe it. That rumr has been ging arund fr years, and it makes me mad! Nw, put n yur cat, and let’s g.” “G? G where, Grandma?” I asked. “Where” turned ut t be Kerby’s General Stre, the ne stre in twn that had almst everything. As we walked thrugh its drs, Grandma handed me ten dllars. “Take this mney,” she said, “and buy smething fr smene wh needs it. I’ll wait fr yu in the car.” Then she turned and walked ut f the stre.
Fr a few mments I just std there, cnfused, wndering what t buy, and wh n earth t buy it fr. Suddenly I thught f Bbby Decker. Bbby Decker didn’t have a cat. I knew that because he never went ut t recess（课间休息） during the winter. He always had bad breath and messy hair. I fingered the ten-dllar bill with grwing excitement. I wuld buy Bbby Decker a cat!
I settled n a red cat that had a hd（风帽） t it. It lked real warm, and he wuld like that. “Is this a Christmas present fr smene?” the lady behind the cunter asked kindly, as I laid my ten dllars dwn. “Yes, ma’am,” I replied shyly. “It’s fr Bbby.” The nice lady smiled at me, as I tld her abut hw Bbby really needed a gd winter cat. I didn’t get any change, but she put the cat in a bag, smiled again, and wished me a Merry Christmas.
Paragraph 1:
That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the cat in Christmas paper and wrte,
Paragraph 2:
Fifty years haven’t dimmed the thrill f thse mments spent shivering, beside my Grandma, in Bbby Decker’s bushes.
参考答案
1、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段，Nw we need vlunteer managers aged 25-75. They are extremely imprtant in the safe and effective running f ur prgrammes. 可知志愿者管理人员在项目的安全和高效运营中起到重要作用，另外根据第三段中Depending n which rle yu chse, yu culd help t increase …, r help t prject….Yu might als design…可知，根据岗位不同，管理人员可以帮助增加小区的安全饮用水，可以保护地方文化，可以设计挑战项目培训年轻的志愿者，从这些内容上可以判断出其主要职责是执行项目计划。故选C。
2、答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章表格最后一行，4-week prgrammes中的最后一个Suth Africa，2 Aug-29 Aug，可知八月二日的项目在南非开始，故选B。
3、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段，yu'll create psitive changes in a pr and remte cmmunity.以及倒数第二段，All ur prjects aim t prmte the develpment f pr and remte cmmunities. 可知，GDA的所有项目的目标就是促进偏远贫穷社区的发展，即帮助有需要的社区。故选C。
4、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的 "They are at the center f much f the wrld's attentin. Paparazzi camp utside their hmes, cameras ready. Tablids publish thrilling stries abut their persnal lives." 可知，这些名人是全世界的注意力，狗仔队在他们家门口准备随时拍照，街头小报刊登他们的个人生活，经常被拍照，被打断要求签名等，由此可知他们的隐私得不到保护，故A项正确。
5、答案：A
解析：段落大意题。根据第三段中的 "The phenmenn f tracking celebrities has been arund fr ages." 可知，本段讲的是追踪名人的现象由来已久，故A项正确。
6、答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的When they say smething silly r d smething ridiculus, there is always the Internet t spread the news in minutes and keep their "stry" alive frever.可知，如今，名人做任何事情都会被照相机和网络捕捉到，因此这些现代媒体让现在成为名人更困难，故B项正确。
7、答案：C
解析：
8、答案：C
解析：细节题。结合第二段的第二、三句 “That is, we tend t care abut the utput but nt t cntrl the input. This is a bad way t cnstruct gals.” 可知，作者认为设立一个减肥的目标是只关注输出不关注输入，这不是个建立目标的好方法，即设立减肥目标是错误的是因为它太过关注结果。故正确答案为C。
9、答案：D
解析：细节题。结合第三段的三、四句 “In sme cases, he gave students incentives based n input, like reading certain bks, while in thers, the incentives were based n utput, like results n exams. His main finding was that incentives increased achievement when based n input but had n effect when based n utput.” 可知，那些被寄予了关注输入的刺激因素，像是读一些特定的书的学生做得更好，即D项正确。其他三项文中均未提及。故正确答案为D。
10、答案：B
解析：推断题。结合文意可知，关注原因与投入的目标是好目标，而关注结果的目标不是。“吃甜品”是发胖的原因之一，“不吃甜品”这个目标建立在具体行为和习惯上，是个好的目标，根据倒数第二段可知“努力学习”、“减少花费”、“花更多时间与家人相处”这些目标都太笼统，不是具体的实施方法，不是好的目标。故正确答案为B。
11、答案：D
解析：推断题。由倒数第二段第二句 “This is a well-specified actin-based gal fr which yu can measure yur success easily. ” 及文章最后一句 “ In the lng run, these new gals culd becme a habit” 可知，好的目标是建立在具体行动基础上的，而好的目标会慢慢变成习惯，因此我们应该采取一些具体的行动，使他们慢慢变成好的习惯。故正确答案为D。
12、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的"Because I want students t thrughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each ther in the classrm, I have a rule - n laptps, iPads, phnes, etc. When students were tld my rule in advance f the class, sme f them were nt happy.(因为我想让学生们在课堂上深人学习材料并互相交流想法，所以我有一个规定——不要使用笔记本电脑、ipad、手机等。当学生们在上课前被告知我的规则时，他们中的一些人不高兴) "可知，在历史课上学生们不开心是因为作者的班规——不能使用电子产品。故选C.
13、答案：B
解析：词句猜测题。根据划线词上文"I think there are very few places in which we can have deep cnversatins(我认为很少有地方可以让我们进行深人的对话）"和and可知，"engage cmplex ideas "和上文"have deep cnversatins "并列，指探索复杂的想法。由此可知，engage意为“探索”，与explre意思相近。故选B.
14、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的"Interruptins by technlgy ften break cncentratin and allw fr t much dependence n utside infrmatin fr ideas. I want students t dig deep within themselves fr inspiratin and ideas. I want them t push each ther t think differently and make cnnectins between the curse material and the class discussin.(技术的干扰往往会分散注意力，让人过度依赖外部信息来获得想法。我希望学生们从自己的内心深处寻找灵感和想法。我希望他们能鼓励彼此以不同的方式思考，并在课程材料和课堂讨论之间建立联系) "可知，作者认为在课堂上使用科技产品有碍于学生的独立思考。故选D。
15、答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的"A few hurs f technlgy-free dialgue is just t sweet t give up.(几个小时的不受科技产品打扰的自由对话太棒了，不能放弃）"可推知，作者非常重视课堂上没有科技产品的对话。故选D。
16、答案：①-⑤GDEFA
解析：①根据上一句话"Guilt can be a depressing feeling that prevents yu frm mving frward with yur life. "可知，内疚是一种阻止你进步的情感，此处承接上文，介绍了理解如何阻止消极情绪和处理过去的事情是困难的，下文给出了方法。故选G。
②根据上句话"Identifying the surce f yur guilt and why it makes yu feel guilty can help yu t determine if yu are experiencing healthy r unhealthy guilt. "可知,此处介绍了上述两种办法的结果。故选E。
③结合本段的主旨"Write abut yur feelings. "可知，此处介绍了记录自己内疚心理的好处。故选D。
④结合本段的主旨"Aplgize if necessary. "可知，此处介绍了道歉的方法。故选F。
⑤根据下文"Reaching ut t thers ften helps the persn wh ffers help as much as the persn wh receives it. "可知，本段主要介绍了帮助他人的好处。故选B。
17、答案：D
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18、答案：D
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19、答案：C
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20、答案：D
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21、答案：A
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22、答案：B
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23、答案：C
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24、答案：A
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25、答案：C
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26、答案：D
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27、答案：D
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28、答案：B
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29、答案：A
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30、答案：B
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31、答案：D
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32、答案：①celebratin②carries③cming④than⑤decrated⑥Certainly⑦a⑧t⑨t care⑩beautiful
解析：①本题主要考查名词。分析句子结构，空前为不定冠词 a ，故应该填入名词，celebrate 为动词，意为“庆祝，庆贺”，其名词形式为 celebratin。故正确答案为 celebratin。
②本题主要考查动词。分析句子结构，why 引导表语从句，从句中缺少谓语，故设空处应填入谓语，从句中动名词作主语，是一个整体，谓语动词应使用第三人称单数形式，carry 的第三人称单数形式为 carries。故正确答案为carries。
③本题主要考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构，谓语动词为 represent，其宾语是带逻辑主语的动名词短语，the earth和cme之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故应使用现在分词形式表示主动关系。故正确答案为cming。
④本题主要考查固定搭配。mre than 为固定搭配，意为“不仅仅”，故填入 than。故正确答案为 than。
⑤本题主要考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构，设空处所填词与 them 之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故应该使用过去分词，此处是过去分词短语作定语修饰 them，them 指代 range trees。故正确答案为 decrated。
⑥本题主要考查副词。分析句子结构，设空处应填入副词修饰整个句子。certain 为形容词，意为“必然的”。其副词形式为 certainly，意为“当然”，注意句首单词首字母大写。故正确答案为 Certainly。
⑦本题主要考查介词。be assciated with 为固定搭配，意为“和……相联系”。故设空处应填入介词 with。故正确答案为 with。
⑧本题主要考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构，句中已有 be 动词，故设空处应填入非谓语动词，be easy t d sth. 为固定搭配，意为“做某事很容易”。故填空处应填入动词不定式 t care。故正确答案为 t care。
⑨本题主要考查形容词。分析句子结构，空后为形容词 lng。故填空处应填入与 lng 词性相同的单词修饰名词 branches。beauty 为名词，意为“美丽”，其形容词形式为 beautiful。故填入 beautiful。故正确答案为 beautiful。
⑩本题主要考查定冠词。分析句子结构，空后为序数词 first，故此处应填入定冠词 the。故正确答案为 the。
33、答案：
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m writing t bring t yur ntice that I’ve had an unpleasant experience f purchasing yur prduct.
I purchased the Bkwrm series frm yur nline stre tw weeks ag but received my rder nly yesterday. I was wndering if there was any delay f the shipment r delivery. Mrever, I bserve that the packaging f the prduct is partially damaged and the there are als a few items missing. I am utterly disappinted with this kind f quality being delivered t me. I request yu t help me either by refunding r replacing the prduct.
Thank yu fr yur cperatin. I lk frward t hearing frm yu with a prper slutin.
34、答案：
That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the cat in Christmas paper and and wrte, “T Bbby, Frm Santa Claus” n it. Grandma said that Santa always insisted n secrecy. Then she drve me ver t Bbby Decker’s huse, explaining that I was, nw and frever fficially, ne f Santa’s helpers. Grandma parked dwn the street frm Bbby’s huse, and she and I crept niselessly and hid in the bushes by his frnt walk. “All right, Santa Claus,” she whispered, “get ging.” I tk a deep breath, dashed fr his frnt dr, threw the present dwn n his step, punded his dr and flew back t the safety f the bushes and Grandma. Tgether we waited breathlessly in the darkness fr the frnt dr t pen. Finally it did, and there std Bbby.
Fifty years haven’t dimmed the thrill f thse mments spent shivering, beside my Grandma, in Bbby Decker’s bushes.That night, I realized that thse awful rumrs abut Santa Claus were just what Grandma said they were – ridiculus. Santa was alive and well, and we were n his team. I still have that cat tag which is tucked inside Grandma’s Bible, a tag f $19.95.
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