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5.2B第一部分(共小题,每小题分,满分分)
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5301.—What didshe want to know,Tom一She wonderedwe couldcomplete theexperiment.A.when wasit B.it waswhen thatC.it waswhen D.when it was that
2.The governmentis to the technologiesto thefull in the structuraltransformation of the economy.A.adapt B.exposeC.exploit D.attach
3.After Ileft LinchuanNo.2Middle School,I begancollege classesin September
2010.不填;不填;不填A.a;the B.the C.the;the D.
4.Competed in1891,in wasknown asThe GildedAge,the five-story mansionis nowowned by a famousactorwho decidesto stagea specialproduction ofShakespeare^Hamlet.A.that B.what C.which D.it
5.Thanks toMrs Smith,the fatherand theson eventuallyafter tenyears9cold relationshipbetween them.A・took upB.picked upC.made upD.turned up
6.Water KnowsAnswers bya Japaneseauthor,into16languages,has become a best-seller all over the world.A.having translatedB.to betranslatedC.being translatedD.translated
7.flag-raising ceremonywas heldat theGolden BauhiniaSquare onJuly1to celebrate17th anniversaryofHong Kongsreturn toChina.A.A;/B.A;theC.The;the D./;the
8.-Are youready for the historytest tomorrow-No,I wishI theclock back.A.had turnedB.could turnC.will turnD.would haveturned
9.Youd betterwrite downthe phonenumber ofthat restaurantfor future・A.purpose B.reference C.memory D・assessment、19A.left togetherB.returned homeC.waved goodbyeD.rushed away、20A.useful B.sweet C.common D.wrong第二节每小题分,满分分阅读下面材料,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
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11.change quitea lot.I couldsimplify difficultsums when I beganas acalculating machine.After Iwas programmedby an
2.operate,I couldlogically producean answerquicker than any person.At thattime itwasconsidered a3,technology revolution.In1936,1could solvedifficult problemsas auniversal machine.From thenon,mymemory hasdeveloped somuch thatI neverforget anythingI have been told.Since the1970s,many new4・apply have been foundfor me.For example,I havebeen sentto explorethe moon.My goalis
5.provide humanswith alifeof highquality.Daisy desiredto help62_endanger speciesof wildlifebecause a large numberof animalsare
7.die out.One day,a
8.fly carpettook herto adistant land
9.she couldfind antelopesthat gavefur to make sweaters.Then shemet an elephant inZimbabweand wastold thatelephants usedto behunted
10.mercy.But nowpeople knowthe importanceof wildlifeprotection.第四部分写作共两节第一节短文改错满分分10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有处语言错误,每句
28.1010中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号并在其下面写出该加的词A,删除把多余的词用斜线\划掉修改在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;L、只允许修改处,多者从第处起不计分21011Western peopleoften say“Excuse me”.In China,^Excuses me”is onlyused apologizewhen aperson hasdone somethingwrongand hashurt someoneelse.Western peoplesay itwhen theywant topass in the frontof someone,or when they findhimself late for an appointment.Even athome thehusband willthank thewife unlessshe giveshim aglass ofwater.Thankyou”mean youappreciate whatsomeone hasdone for you,no matterhow smallerit is.^Excuse meand“Thank you”are themost ordinary word Western people use every day.They couldhelp people get along well to each other.第二节书面表达满分分25分假定你是红星中学高三学生李华你的美国朋友在给你的邮件中提到他对中国新近出现的一种共享单车
29.25Jim很感兴趣,并请你做个简要介绍请你给回信,内容包括“mobike”Jim这种单车的使用方法如查看车辆、扫码开锁等;
1.APP这种单车的优势随时随地可用、方便停放、价格便宜、健身、环保
2.你对这种单车的看法
3.注意词数左右;
1.100开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数
2.提示词智能手机二维码smartphone,the QRcodeDear Jeniffer,Yours,Li Hua参考答案第一部分(共小题,每小题分,满分分)
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530、1D、2C、3D、4B、5C、6D、7B、8B、9B、10C、11D、12B、13C、14B、15C、16D、17C、18C、19D、20B第二部分阅读理解(满分分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中,选出最佳选项40A BC D、、211C、2A、3C、、、4B221C、2D、3A、4B、、231D、2B、3B、4C、(海绵)24We areoften unableto payclose attentionto what we hear.Just like when we try tograb asponge thatis fullofwater,some waterwill run out of it.But sometimeswe try to remembereverything aspeaker saysand try to takein aspeakersevery wordas ifevery wordwas equallyimportant Wetry toremember all the names,all thedates,and allthe places.In theprocess weoften missthe speakers main pointErikWaldman worksat adesign company.Knowing he had neverbeen goodat budgetinghis money,he wasdeterminedto beginthinking about his economicfuture.When hisemployer circulatedane-mail announcinga financialplanning(研讨会),workshop Eriksigned upright away.The firstsession was about retirementplanning.Simone Fisher,the lecturer,explained that7of10Americans betweentheages of22and35do nothave aregular savingsplan.Erik wrotedown everynumber Simonementioned.“If you want tohavea retirementincome equalto75percent ofyour currentsalary/1Simone continued,Hyou willneed tosave at least of6(通货膨胀率).percent ofyour presentearnings,taking into account futureinflation ratesIn themeantime,I want to stressthatthe mostimportant thingis tostart savingnow.”(自由发言)Erik recordedallthestatistics Simoneused.When sheopened thefloor forquestion,Erik raisedhis hand andsaid,HI havetwo question.When isthe besttime tostart savingfor retirementAnd howcan Ifigure outmy savingstarget if Idont knowwhat inflationrates willbe in the future11This is a typicalexample oflosing thespeakers pointby concentratingon details.Erik hadfixed hismind onremembering allthestatistics inSimones presentation,but heblocked outthe manmessage.Rather thantrying toremembereverything,we shouldconcentrate onmain ideasand evidence.
4、What does the authormean bysaying nJustlikewhenwe...runout of itnA.We tendto rejectwhat otherssay.B.We alwaystry toremember alldetails.C.It isdifficult forus toremember allthings.D.We oftenfail tofocus onwhatwe are listeningto.、5During the workshop,Erik.A.got SimoneFisher*smainideaB.focused on the lecturesdetailsC・showed littleinterest in the lectureD.didnt agreewith whatSimone hadsaid
6、When hearingErik*s questions,Simone wouldmost probablythink・A.they arevery goodquestionsB.Erik was an excellentlistenerC.itwashard toanswer thequestionsD.his questionswere meaningless
7、The passageis writtento helpthose whowantto be・A.a goodlistener B.a financialplannerC.an excellentlecturer D.a successfulemployee、、251D、2D、3A、4B第三部分语言知识运用(共两节)第一节(每小题分,满分分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的、、和L530A BC四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.D、、261C、2B、3D、4A、5A、、6B7C、8A、9D、10C、11D、12A、13C、14A、15D、16D、17B、18B、19C、20B第二节(每小题分,满分分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
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271.havebeenchanged
2.operator
3.technological
4.applications
5.to provide
6.endangered
7.dying
8.flying
9.where
10.without第四部分写作(共两节)第一节短文改错(满分分)1Western peopleoften sayExcuse me”.In China,“Excuse meis onlyused Aapologizetowhen aperson hasdone something wrongand hashurt someoneelse.Western peoplesay itwhen ortheywanttopass inu^e frontof someone,or whenthey findhimselflatefor anappointment.themselvesEven athome thehusband willthank thewife unlussshe giveshim aglass ofwater.Thank.When ifyou7mean youappreciate whatsomeone hasdone foryouno matterhow smallerit is.means small“Excuseme TandThank youare themostordinarywordWesternpeopleuseeveryday.Theywordscould helppeoplegetalongwelltoeachother.28can with第二节书面表达(满分分)2529Dear Jim,Fm writingto tellyou moreabout thenew formof sharingbike-mobike mentionedin yourlatest letter.Its veryconvenient touse if you havea smartphone.What youdo is to find a nearestmobike throughthe APP,scan theQRcode onthe bike,and enjoyyour trip.You canfindabicycle anywhereat anytime whenyouwantto goout fora cycling,and theprice ofone tripis verylow.It cansave timefor people.Most importantly,cycling isone of the bestthings that you cando foryour health.It helpsbothyour physicaland mentalhealth.Compared toother formsof sharingbike,the greatestadvantage ofmobike is that youcan easilyfind oneand neverworryabout whereto parkit.It is becoming a new trendasameans oftransportation,which relievesthe trafficpressure anddoesgood tothe environmentas well.Hope toride amobike withyou inChina.Yours,Li Hua
10.,the dancerspractise hardto maketheir dreamscome true.A・Instead of being disabledB.Being disabledC.Disabled asthey areD.In caseofbeingdisabled
11.It reallymatters hetreated thelatest failure,for theexamination isaround thecorner.A.if B.thatC.why D.how
12.—will Igive up.I believeI canmanage it.A・At onceB.At notime C.Right nowD.The instant
13.In thevirtual laboratoryenvironment createdin theVR app,students cana particularexperiment beforedoingthem in a reallab.A.reveal B.reserveC.preview D.provide
14.Janes paleface suggested that sheill and her parentssuggestedthatshe amedical exam.A.be;should haveB.was;haveC.should be;had D.was;had
15.The sciencecompetition isa goodopportunity toshow studentscreativity canadd newvalue to their schoollife.A.where B.whether C.how D.when
16.Any informationoftheoral testpaper areregarded asstrictly beforeit isopen.A.conventional B.analyticalC・controversial D.conndential
17.The nationalpark hasalargecollection ofwildlife,from butterfliesto elephants.A.to rangeB.rangeC.ranging D.ranged
18.The bestmethod tothe goalof helpingthe patientswith AIDSistounite asmany sympatheticpeople aspossible.A.complete B.commandC.accomplish D.accompany
19.At theback ofthe oldtemple twelvehuge stonestatues togetherwith pagoda.A・does stand;a8-storeyed B.do stand;a8-storyC.stands;an8-storey D.stand;an8-storied
20.--------How did you findyour tripto WaterPark inthe summerof20161thoroughly enjoyedit.It wasthan Iexpected.A.even muchinteresting B.far moreinterestingC.so farinteresting D.far frominteresting第二部分阅读理解(满分分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中,选出最佳选项40A BC D(分)
21.6For some people,walking orrunning outdoorsisagreat way to workout.What may not beso pleasantisseeing trashalloverthe ground.Well,somepeopleare doingsomething about it.They areplogging!“Plogging”began in Sweden.The namecombines theSwedish word“plocka Jwhich meansto pick up,and thewordJogging,which meansto runslowly.A Swedishman namedErik,started themovement in
2016.On theWorld EnvironmentDaywebsite,Erik saysthat hemoved toStockholm from a smallcommunity innorthern Swedeneach dayhe wouldride hisbiketo work.Concerned about the amountof trashand litterhe saweach dayon hiswaytowork,he took matters into his ownhands.Plogging,by thatterm,may haveofficially beguninSweden.But many people whoexercise outdoorshavebeendoing thisforyears.Take JeffHorowitz for example.He isa personaltrainer inWashington,D.C.He oftenpicks uptrash whilerunningoutside.He evenhas turnedit intoa game;he willtrytopick up the trashwithout stopping.UI didntknow itwasathing really.(道德标准),This isjust mypersonal ethicswhere Igo fora runand ifI happento seea pieceof garbagelying aroundand itswithin reach—it isa kindof a little testfor meto seeifI can grabit andthrow itin anear trashcan withoutstopping.Andthat way,I think,it givesmealittle exerciseand alittle focusfor myrun.And ithelps cleanuptheneighborhood/9heannounced.Today,logging isan officialactivity,one thatisbecomingincreasingly popular.Cities aroundtheworldnow holdloggingevents,would justhope peoplewould thinktwice beforedropping agarbage onthe ground.We havecontainers...seems oneveryblock.So,its easyto putyour garbageinthe trash cans.I justthink peopleshould thinkaboutitalittlebit more.I dohopeone daythere willnot be a needfor plogging.said aninterviewee.1Which ofthe followingcan replacethe underlinedphrase“tookmattersintohisown hands”?A.called onpeople tojoin him.B.appealed topeople togo green.C.began topickupthetrash.D・had thecollected trashrecycled.、()2Like JeffHorowitz,logging tomanypeoplehas becomea an act.A.automatic B.irresistible C.arbitrary D.temporary、3What isthe ideathat Loggingevents aremeant topromoteA.Jogging istruly beneficial.B.Trash cansshould bewithinreach.C・Littering isnot acceptable.D・Communities shouldbe keptclean.、4What canbeasuitable title for the passageA.New ExerciseEnjoys unbelievablepopularity B.New ExerciseTrend AlsoHelps EnvironmentC・Plogging-a FashionableWayto clearwaste D.Plogging—an ExerciseOriginating inSweden(分)(提名)
22.8Samanta Schweblin,one ofthe bestyoung Spanishlanguage novelistsnominated byBritishliterary magazineGranta,has visitedBeijing topromote thefirst Chinese edition of a collectionof hershort stories.Thecollection,Birds inthe Mouth,has beentranslated andpublished byShanghai-based publisherReader.“Sometimes Ihold theChineseedition and choosea storyat randomand tryto guesswhich oneit is.But it is almostimpossiblefor me;even thelength isdifferent.says Schweblin.uWhen abook istranslated intoa Westernlanguage,Icanatleast understand some parts of mystories,and thereforesuffer some doubt aboutthe quality ofthetranslation.But myChineseedition ismore likeanactof faith/9Born inArgentina in1978,Schweblin saysshe isinfluenced bythe literarytraditions ofthe LaPlata area,home tomanyfamous Latin-American novelists.Interested inwriting storiesof ordinarylives wheresuddenly somethingextraordinary happens,something new,strangeor unknown,she thinks,“The strangerand theunknown arenot alwaysrelated toghosts oraliens,but canbe somethingrelatedtotheknown world,something that actually couldhappen.”Birds inthe Mouthtells of a divorcedfather whoworries abouthis13-year-old daughterandhermysterious appetites.Itturns outthat hisdaughter eatslive birds.The ideafor thisstory came to Schweblinwhen she was browsingthe Internet,wClick,click,click,a pictureof alittle girlwholooks frightenedwith herhands coveringher mouthcame tomy eyes.Little bylittle,I developedthe storyin mymind,and thenwrote itdown”recalls Schweblin.Although thereare elementsof violenceand bloodinessin Schweblin^stories,she skillfullyhides them,thinking thetrickto writinga thrillingstory isto stopthe monsterfrom appearing,while maintaininga frighteningand mysteriousatmosphere.Samanta SchweblincametoChina to・A.pay avisit toBeijingB.translate herstories intoChineseC.help tomake herbook morepopularD.publish hercollection
2、When mentioningher Chineseedition,Schweblin thinks・A.she sufferssomedoubt aboutthequalityofthe translationB.her Chineseedition isslightly differentfrom theoriginal oneC.she canunderstandsomepartsofher ChineseeditionD・she hasa strongbelief in her Chineseedition
3、From thepassage wecan tell,the author・A.has anappetite forwriting somethingextraordinaryB.got theidea ofher storyBirds inthe Mouthby designC.tried toquit describingviolent andbloody scenesin herstoryD.thinks herwriting styleis mainlyaffected bysome famousnative novelists
4、We canprobably readthepassagein・A.a textbookB.a newspaperC.a reportD.a sciencefiction(分)
23.8When goingthrough major life changes,like changingcareers,I wouldchange the people withwhom Ispentthe mosttime.Weve allgone throughperiods whenthepeoplein ourlives havechanged—graduation,moving toanewcity,getting anew job,joining anew club,etc.I dontthink Ineed toconvince youjust howmuch influenceother peoplecan haveoveryour identity.If youveever experienceda majorswitch inyour people environment,then youknow thatyou changeaswell.Most peopledont makethese choicesconsciously though.You mightconsciously decideto spendmore time with acertainfriend,oryou may asksomeone outonadate tobegin anew relationship.But fewpeople choose their existingfriendshipsdeliberately.Theres no“getting ridof people.People arealways droppinginto andoutofeach otherslives.Associations growintofriendships,and friendshipsfade intoassociations.You dontget ridof anyone.The truthisthatin ordertomakeroom fornewpeople and new experiences,youmayneed toloosen upsome ofyour existingconnections.What aboutloyalty Shouldntyou alwaysbe loyalto your friends Onceyou havea closefriend,even iftheir influenceonyou isslightly harmful,shouldnt youstick bythemLoyalty toa friendsometimes meanshaving tolet go.It meansbeing loyaltotheirhighest and best as well.If someoneisdestroying hishealth by smoking,forexample,you arentshowing loyaltybysmokingright alongwith him.True loyallysometimesrequires thatyou breakdamaging connections,get yourselfback onsolid ground,and thendecide whatyou canreallydo tohelp yourfriend.It cantake alot ofcourage totell someone,66Fm sorry,but Icant haveyou inmy lifeanymore.**But even though thismightseem likea selfishact attimes,its oftenthe bestthing forthe otherperson too.If arelationship isholding youback insomeway,understand thatitisalso hurtingthe otherperson.For example,ifyouwork fora violentboss,your acceptanceofthat situationis consideredtobesilent approval,encouraging yourboss to continue tobehave violently.
1、When experiencingmajorlifechanges,people may・A.join anew socialcommunity B.influence theirfriends aroundC.choosetheirfriendships purposelyD.have theirpeopleenvironmentchanged、2What canbe concludedfrom Paragraph3inthepassageA・Everyone hasat leastone friend.B.Friendship stillexists thoughtheres lessconnection.C.It isunnecessary tomake newfriends.D.You oughtto treatyour oldandnewfriend equally.、3What isthe authorsopinion onthe loyaltyto friendsA.Never betrayyour closefriends whateverhappens.B.Correct theirmistakes whileyou guardtheir goodness.C.Stick byyourfriendseventhoughthey doharm loyou.D.Break up with yourfriends immediatelyif theysmoke.、4How shouldwe behavewhen employedbyaviolent bossA.We shouldaccept whatwearetold todo.B.We shouldstay silentandbein favorofit.C.We shouldbravely disobeyhim ifhe iswrong.D.We shouldgive ourboss couragetocontinue.(分)
24.8Its ofHcial.Denmark—aswellas beingthe worldsbest countryto livein forwomen with the second-happiestpeople andone ofthe besthealthcare systemsin Europe-has themost contentedbabies.Or,atleast,the oneswho cry the least.According toresearch publishedintheJournal ofPediatrics^Danish,German andJapanese babies cry theleast,while British,Canadian andItalian babiescrythemost.“I’m notsurprised/9Danish parentingexpert andco-author ofThe DanishWay ofParenting JessicaAlexander tellsme.“The first year ofa childslife isconsidered soimportant in Denmark.Danish parentsare muchless stressedbecause theyget(孕产假).good maternityand paternityleave Theatmosphere ismuch calmerand,if mothersare gettingmore timeoff,thatgoes hand in handwith lessstress,more contact,more routinesand lesscrying.She pausesbefore throwingin afinal tip:Oh,and Danishbabies sleepoutdoors alot.”In Denmark,a womanis givenfour weekspregnancy leavefollowed by52weeks ofpaid leavethat canbe sharedbetweenparents.And Alexanderthinks thereis anotherimportant reasonwhy Danishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“Its justthe donethinginDenmark,she saysofacountry thathas theworlds highestbreastfeeding rates.uIn othercountries,there arecontinualdiscussions aboutwhether youshould orshouldnt breastfeed.In Denmark,breastfeedinghas nevergone outof style.And everyonedoes itforayear.”For IbenSandahi,Alexanders co-authoi;it comesdown tothe Danishattitude tolife ingeneral.uWe arean honestandpure people/9she tellsme.“We aresurrounded bysocial supportand are less likely to becomeangry,sad orannoyed whenour(拥抱)babies arecrying.And weare goodat embracingall kindsof feelings,so wearent scared.Instead,wetryto connectwiththe babieswhentheycry.Its howbabies communicateand itsabout tryingto understandit.”、1Which ofthe followingcan makea babycry lessA.An effectivehealthcare system.B.More companyfromaparent.C.An energeticbusy mother.D.More chancesto meetfellow babies.、2It canbe learnedfrom thetext that.A.something inthe milkfrom breastfeedingcan keepbabies happyB.Demark issecond tonone inprotecting itsfemales9rightsC.Danish parents9attitudes toa babysfirstyearvary considerablyD.breastfeeding isa commonand acceptedpractice inDenmark、3When babiescry,Danish parentswill probably.A.trytofigure outwhat theywantB.put themoutdoors fora goodsleepC.seek socialsupport forguidanceD.wait amoment forthem tocalm down(分)
25.10Oh myGod,the robotsare takingover!Were doomed!Doomed!Now thatIve gottenthat outof mysystem,its becomeclear thatwhile wemay ormaynotbe doomed,the robotsare takingover.The latestexample isthe governmentsnewguidelines forself-driving cars.Tesla,Google andUber arealready testingdriverless carsin citiesacross America.Uber chiefexecutive TravisKalanickis amongthose predictingthat by2021,self-driving cars will playa bigpart inurban settings.Nearly40,000people diedlast yearin thisnation inautomobile-related accidents,and webelieves driverlesscars cansavetens ofthousands oflives annually.Makes sense.Robot driversarelesslikelyto get drunk,drive withouta license,text whiledriving orfeel agitatedat thesceneofapileup.On theother hand,I wonderhow thesehighly sensitivecarswillreact,with walkersconstantly dashingintothe street.Will theyjam onthe brakesevery10secondsBut theresa biggerpicture.Not onlyare robotsreplacing humansbehind thewheel,but behindtheworkdesk,inwarehouses,senior homes,you nameit.Robots arentjust takingover inthe workplace.The questionis,where canta robotfunction betterthanahuman Howabout writingsongs Arobot cango througheverycombination ofnotes inrecord timeand come upwitha pleasingmelody.The lyricsmight bea differentstory.Is aGrammy-winning songco-written byHank Humanand R-3071in ourfutureFinally,its onlya matterof timeuntil wehave robotpoliticians andpresidential candidates.Why notThey canbeprogrammed tobe expertsin worldand domesticaffairs andcomeupwiththebest solutionswithout corruptionand badhumors.Actually,its toobad suchtechnology isntavailable in
2016.Pretty surethe robotwould wininalandslide.、1What doesthe underlinedword agitated”meanA.Tired B.CautiousC.Careful D.Anxious、2What doubtdoesthewriter haveabout self-driving carsA.How passengersbehave init.B.How robotdrivers getthe licenseC.How theyavoid crashinginto othercarD.How theyrespond towalkers ona busystreet、3The lastquestions askedinthesixth paragraphreflects thewriters.A.confidence inrobots,winning GrammyAwardsB.eagerness tolisten tosongs writtenby robotsC.doubtaboutrobots abilityto writesongsD.curiosity aboutthe futureGrammy songs、4What mightbe themost suitabletitleforthe textA.Robots willcontrol theworld inevery fieldB.Robots arecoming butnot soonenoughC・Robots arebeing usedin ourdaily lifeD.Robots candrive carsand writemusic第三部分语言知识运用(共两节)第一节(每小题分,满分分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的、、和
1.530A BC四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.D(分)
26.30When Istopped bytogeta newspaper,a tall,sincere mancame overto measking forhelp withdirections.Witha printoutof Googlemaps,hewas looking fora1onthemain street,but justcouldnt findit.After checkingouthiswrittendirections,I mappedit onmy phoneand showed him2where heneeded togo.He,in3,mentioned that hehadtried goingthere,but therewas nosuch streetnumber andhe justcouldn*t locatehishotel.I4it againfor him.He thankedmewitha bigsmile,shook myhand,and5I got into my car andhegotintohis,and we6ways.As Idrove tothe nextgrocery storeand wentin,I sensed7wrong aboutthe directions—so IGoogledthe addressagain and8thathewaslookingforthe right addressbut ina cityhalf anhour away!9it hadbeen severalminutes,andinthe peakrush hourtime,the chancesof findinghim amile away—where hewas surelystilllooking around—were10But Ithought Idgive ita an11and setoff inthat direction.Td12noticed whathis carlookedlike,and wasjust aboutto giveup.I parkedmycaras Iconsidered whatelse Icould do—13,like magic,he droveright byandpulled overintoanearby parking spot,still14about wherethehotel was.When I15next tohim,he couldntbelieve it:H16didyoufind me!nheasked.Tm notsure,but I17thatyouare inthe wrongcity!nIshowedhimtherightdirections,and aftermore18andahandshake,we19Likely thatwell nevermeet again,and thatmakesit muchmore201A.museum B.parkingspotC.hotel D.grocery store、2A.constantly B.exactly C.absolutely D.completely、3A.relief B.panic C.delight D.puzzlement、4A.confirmed B.evaluated C.analyzed D.adjusted、5A.took offB.took upC.took downD.took over、6A.lost B.parted C.fought D.pushed、7A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything8^A.realized B.considered C.determined D.acknowledged、9A.Hopefully B.Unbelievably C.Consequently D.Unfortunately、10A.big B.vital C.slim D.Obvious、11A.beginning B.end C.change D.try、12A.hardly B.merely C.regularly D.occasionally、13A.while B.before C.when D.since、14A.at aloss B.atarisk C.at easeD.at peace、15A.put outB.put upC.pulled downD.pulled in、16A.Where B.Why C.When D.How、17A.tried outB.figured outC.burst outD.carried out、18A.luck B.smiles C.greetings D.praise。