英语选择性必修 第四册0巩固练习

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(120分钟 135分)
Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Tday is Friday, the 29th f June. Paul tld me smething exciting this mrning: his father helped the plice catch a 1 yesterday!
When Paul was waiting fr the 2 with his father acrss the river, he heard sme peple arguing 3 . He lked arund and saw tw wmen and a big man 4 each ther. When Paul’s father asked what was ging n, ne f the wmen said they were turists and three yung men 5 her friend’s purse when they were buying pstcards in a bkstre. The ther tw had run away, but they 6 the big man clsely.
When the ferry arrived, the big man hurried nt the ferry and the tw turists went 7 after him. Paul was angry. He wanted t g up and help the tw wmen. But his father said he didn’t want t take that ferry. Paul felt rather 8 because he thught his father was afraid f the big man and unwilling t help thers!
What Paul saw next changed the 9 f his father. His father hurried t a nearby ice-cream stre and used their phne t 10 110. He reprted the rbbery t the plice and gave sme 11 details abut the rbber, the turists and the ferry.
When they 12 ff the next ferry, Paul saw three 13 arund the big guy in handcuffs(手铐). . . . While Paul was telling me the stry, he seemed very 14 . He said he had a better understanding f his father. Althugh he lked 15 , he was a real her.
1. A. rbberB. theftC. turistD. murderer
2. A. busB. ferryC. shipD. bat
3. A. kindlyB. angrilyC. clselyD. ludly
4. A. shuting atB. fighting against
C. debating withD. talking with
5. A. nticedB. stleC. seizedD. cut
6. A. caughtB. sughtC. fllwedD. surveyed
7. A. abradB. backC. hmeD. abard
8. A. angrierB. sadderC. tugherD. tenser
9. A. feelingB. ideaC. actinD. belief
10. A. callB. telephneC. ringD. dial
11. A. usefulB. carefulC. fearfulD. hpeful
12. A. turnedB. setC. gt D. tk
13. A. wmenB. fellwsC. plicemenD. turists
14. A. delightedB. prudC. cnfidentD. reliable
15. A. utstandingB. great
C. scaredD. rdinary
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Althugh many high schl drputs leave schl permanently, sme drputs later reenter schl. 16 (apprximate) 10 percent f the sphmres 17 drpped ut between 1980 and 1982 returned t schl by 18 fall f 1982. Generally, high schl reentrants differ 19 typical drputs in several schl and student characteristics. Backgrund attributes and test scre perfrmance 20 (assciate) with lw drput rates tend t be related t higher-than-average reentry rates. Fr example, reentry rates amng 1980 sphmre drputs were abut ne-fifth 21 (high) in the Nrtheast and Nrth Central regins than in the Suth r West. Amng whites, reentry rates in the West were ne-third lwer than in ther regins. 22 blacks, reentry rates in the Nrtheast (14 percent) 23 (be) substantially higher than thse in the Suth (6 percent). Hispanic drputs in the Nrth Central regin were three times 24 likely t return t schl as thse in the Nrtheast r West. Hispanics in the Suth were twice as likely t reenter as 25 in the Nrthwest r West.
Ⅱ. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分)
（A）
Electric cars are dirty. In fact, nt nly are they dirty, they might even be mre dirty than their gasline-pwered cusins.
Peple in Califrnia lve t talk abut “zer-emissins vehicles”, but peple in Califrnia seem t be clueless abut where electricity cmes frm. Pwer plants mstly use fire t make it. Aside frm the new flks wh have their rfs cvered with slar cells, we get ur electricity frm generatrs. Generatrs are fueled by smething—usually cal, il, but als by heat generated in nuclear pwer plants. There are a few wind farms and gethermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning smething.
In ther wrds, thse “zer-emissins” cars are likely cal-burning cars. It’s just because the cal is burned smewhere else that it lks clean. It is nt. It’s as if the Califrnia Greens are cvering their eyes—“If I can’t see it, it’s nt happening. ” Gasline is an incredibly efficient way t pwer a vehicle; a galln f gas has a lt f energy in it. But when yu take that gas (r anther fuel) and first use it t make electricity, yu waste a nice part f that energy, mstly in the frm f wasted heat—at the generatr, thrugh the transmissin lines, etc. .
A galln f gas may prpel yur car 25 miles. But the electricity yu get frm that galln f gas wn’t get yu nearly as far—s electric cars burn mre fuel than gas-pwered nes. If ur electricity came mstly frm nukes, r gethermal, r hydr, r slar, r wind, then an electric car truly wuld be clean. But fr plitical, technical, and ecnmic reasns, we dn’t use much f thse energy surces.
In additin, electric cars’ batteries which are pisnus fr a lng time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, When cars are the plluters, the pllutin is spread acrss all the rads. When it’s a pwer plant, thugh, all the junk is in ne place. Nature is very gd at cleaning up when things are nt t cncentrated, but it takes a lt lnger when all the garbage is in ne spt.
26. What des “clueless” mean in paragraph 2?
A. Peple are seeing the Califrnia Greens everywhere.
B. Peple in Califrnia lve t talk abut zer-emissins vehicles.
C. Peple in Califrnia lve t have their rfs cvered with slar cells.
D. Peple there have n idea that s far electricity mainly cmes frm burning cal, il, etc. .
27. What is the main idea f the passage?
A. Electric cars are nt clean at all.
B. Electric cars are better than gasline-pwered nes.
C. Peple cast dubts n electric cars’ batteries.
D. Gasline is an efficient way t pwer a vehicle.
28. The electricity we get frm a galln f gas may make ur car run _______.
A. nt less than 25 miles
B. mre than 25 miles
C. n mre than 25 miles
D. nt mre than 25 miles
29. Accrding t the passage, electric cars _______.
A. d nt burn fuel and are mre envirnment-friendly
B. are pisnus because it is difficult fr nature t clean the garbage up when their batteries are buried in ne spt
C. are very gd at cleaning up when things are nt t cncentrated
D. are pisnus fr a lng time and will eventually end up in a landfill
30. It can be inferred frm the passage that _______.
A. being green is gd and shuld be encuraged in cmmunicatin
B. electric cars are nt clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning smething
C. zer-emissins vehicles shuld be chsen t prtect ur envirnment
D. electric cars are nw the dminant vehicle cmpared with gasline-pwered cusins
（B）
LONDON (Reuters)—Quiet please—Britain’ s Queen Elizabeth is preparing t have her swans cunted.
Buckingham Palace has annunced that the annual Swan Upping, a traditin dating back t the 12th century which invlves a census f the swan ppulatin n the River Thames, will be cnducted by the Queen’ s fficial Swan Marker frm July 2024.
“With the assistance f the Queen’ s Swan Warden, Prfessr Christpher Perrins f the University f Oxfrd, the swans and yung cygnets (小天鹅) are als assessed fr any signs f injury r disease，” Buckingham Palace said in annuncing the cunt.
The prcess invlves the Swan Marker, David Barber, rwing up the Thames fr five days with the Swan Warden in traditinal skiffs while wearing special scarlet unifrms and cunting, weighing and measuring swans and cygnets.
It may seem eccentric, but it is very imprtant t the Queen. Accrding t custm, Britain’ s svereign wns all unmarked, mute swans in pen water, but the Queen nw exercises the right nly n stretches f the Thames and its nearby tributaries.
In medieval times, the Swan Marker wuld nt nly travel up the river cunting the swans, but wuld catch as many as pssible as they were sught after fr banquets and feasts.
This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden are particularly keen t discver hw much damage is being caused t swans and cygnets by attacks frm dgs and frm discarded fishing tackle (渔具)．
It is als an imprtant year because Queen Elizabeth has decided t jin her team f Swan Uppers fr part f the census. She will fllw them up the river and visit a lcal schl prject n the whle subject f swans, cygnets and the Thames.
“Educatin and cnservatin are essential t the rle f Swan Upping and the invlvement f schl children is always a rewarding experience，” Buckingham Palace said.
31. In medieval times，_______.
A. swans were better prtected than nw
B. a lt f swans were killed by dgs
C. swans were a delicius dish n ryal banquets
D. cmmn peple culd catch the swans
32．We can infer frm the passage that the prcess f cunting the swans _______.
A. remains almst unchanged in the past years
B. invlves a lt f ryal members
C. smetimes lasts lnger than befre
D. is always guarded by special sldiers
33．This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden mainly want t find ut _______.
A. the exact number f swans and cygnets
B. hw a lcal schl prject is ging n
C. hw much damage the swans and cygnets suffer
D. hw educatin and cnservatin are carried ut alng the Thames
34．Which f the fllwing is the main idea f the passage?
A. Britain’ s Queen is cncerned abut swans.
B. Britain’ s Queen rders a cunt f swans.
C. An ld traditin in Buckingham Palace.
D. Queen Elizabeth will cunt swans herself.
35．The underlined wrd “tributaries” can be best replaced by _______.
A. districts B. banks
C. trees D. branches
（C）
The wrld’s astrnmers came t their senses yesterday and apprved a new definitin f the wrd “planet” that wuld drp tiny Plut frm the club and relegate it instead t a lesser realm f “dwarf planets”. It was a welcme step away frm a prpsal that wuld have kept Plut as a planet but meantime pened the dr fr dzens f small, icy bdies n the fringes f the slar system.
The imprtant vte came after fierce debate at a meeting f the Internatinal Astrnmical Unin, which had been cnsidering a prpsal t define a planet as any bject that rbits a star and is large enugh fr its wn gravity t pull it int a spherical (球形的) shape. That definitin was scientifically precise but led t results that ffended cmmn sense. An asterid, a small mn, and anther icy ball like Plut wuld suddenly have risen t planet-hd, swelling the number f planets t 12, with many mre icy rcks likely t qualify as mre was learned abut them.
Frtunately, the astrnmers have nw added anther requirement t the definitin. Planets must nt nly be large enugh t be rund, they must als have cleared ut the neighbrhd arund their rbits. Plut wuld nt qualify — it rbits in a belt f icy debris n the edge f the slar system. Neither wuld an icy rck nicknamed Xena, which rbits in that same zne, nr Ceres, a big asterid that marches in the cmpany f ther asterids. Plut’s mn, Charn, which had qualified under the first prpsal, is als ut f the running.
Plut, with its small size and ddball rbit, shuld never have been deemed a planet in the first place. Hencefrth there will be eight planets, at least three dwarf planets, and tens f thusands f “smaller slar system bdies, ” like cmets and asterids. Our nly regret is that the astrnmers chse the name “dwarf planets” fr Plut’s new categry instead f abandning the wrd entirely when discussing these less-than-planetary bdies.
36. We can knw frm the passage that the new definitin f planet _______.
A. has been welcmed by all walks f life
B. will kick the Plut ut f the planet grup in the slar system
C. still makes the Plut as a planet
D. will enlarge the number f planets in ur slar system int permanently 12
37. After the new definitin f “planet” was put frward, all f the fllwing are regarded as planet EXCEPT _______.
A. VenusB. CeresC. MarsD. Jupiter
38. The writer’s attitude twards the new definitin f “planet” is _______.
A. welcmeB. indifferent
C. hstileD. neutral
39. If the riginal definitin f “planet” had nt been changed, there wuld be the fllwing cnsequences EXCEPT that _______.
A. thusands f icy rcks in space will be classified as planets
B. sme asterids big enugh t pull themselves int a spherical shape will be regarded as planets
C. the Plut will be relegated t “dwarf planet”
D. there will be at least twelve r even mre planets in the slar system
40. We can infer frm the article that the decisin t apply new definitin t “planet” _______.
A. has wn universal supprt frm scientists
B. has been severely criticized by many astrnmers
C. has nt been made incnsiderately
D. has been banned by the Internatinal Astrnmical Unin
（D）
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The drug stre was clsing fr the night and Alfred Higgins was abut t g hme when his new bss apprached him.
“Empty yur pckets please, Alfred, ” Sam Carr demanded in a firm vice.
Alfred pretended t be shcked but he knew he’d been caught. Frm his cat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and tw tubes f tthpaste.
“I’m disappinted in yu, Alfred! ” said the little gray-haired man.
“Srry, sir. Please frgive me. It’s the first time I’ve ever dne such a thing, ” Alfred lied, hping t gain the ld man’s sympathy.
Mr. Carr’s brw furrwed as he reached fr the phne, “D yu take me fr a fl? Let’s see what the plice have t say. But first I’ll call yur mther and let her knw her sn is heading t jail. ”
“D whatever yu want, ” Alfred sht back, trying t sund big. But deep dwn he felt like a child. He imagined his mther rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her t cme quickly befre Mr. Carr called the plice.
Mr. Carr was surprised when Mrs. Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in truble? ” she asked.
“He’s been stealing frm the stre, ” the ld man clly replied.
Mrs. Higgins put ut her hand and tuched Mr. Carr’s arm with great gentleness as if she knew just hw he felt. She spke as if she did nt want t cause him any mre truble. “What d yu want t d, Mr. Carr? ”
The wman’s calm and gentle manner disarmed the nce-angry stre wner. “I was ging t get a cp. But I dn’t want t be cruel. Tell yur sn nt t cme back here again, and I’ll let it g. ” Then he warmly shk Mrs. Higgins’s hand.
Mrs. Higgins thanked the ld man fr his kindness, then mther and sn left. They walked alng the street in silence. When they arrived hme his mther simply said, “G t bed, yu fl. ” In his bedrm, Alfred heard his mther in the kitchen. He felt n shame, nly pride in his mther’s actins. “She was smth! ” he thught. He went t the kitchen t tell her hw great she was, but was shcked by what he saw.
His mther’s face lked frightened, brken. Nt the cl, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips mved nervusly. She lked very ld. There were tears in her eyes.
This picture f his mther made him want t cry. He felt his yuth ending. He saw all the trubles he brught her and the deep lines f wrry in her gray face. It seemed t him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mther.
41. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. It was the first time Alfred had stlen smething.
B. Alfred tried t sund big t hide his fear.
C. Mr. Carr set a trap t catch Alfred stealing.
D. Mr. Carr had planned t frgive Alfred frm the beginning.
42. What des the underlined wrd “disarmed” prbably mean?
A. Annyed. B. Made less angry.
C. Cnvinced. D. Gt ver.
43. What was the mther’s attitude twards Alfred?
A. She felt disappinted with him.
B. She was very strict with him.
C. She was supprtive f him.
D. She was afraid f him.
44. What impressed Alfred mst abut his mther at the drug stre was _______.
A. hw angry she was
B. that she didn’t cry
C. that she was able t save him
D. hw effectively she handled Mr. Carr
45. Frm the last paragraph, we knw that Alfred _______.
A. was n lnger a yuth
B. felt prud f his mther
C. wanted his mther t be happy
D. felt guilty and regretful fr his deed
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
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下面是关于一些商店的简介，请匹配商店与它所销售的产品：
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Ⅲ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
以下是一则学生对待家务的基本信息及相关调查。
调查显示：13%的孩子做家务，87%的孩子从不做家务，十六七岁的孩子连自己的袜子内裤都没洗过。
主要原因：1. 熬夜学习，争取好成绩，父母包办一切；
2. 上网聊天、沉迷游戏，顾不上吃饭；
3. 周末放学玩到深夜才回家，白天睡懒觉。
专家建议：孩子要按时回家、学做家务、与家人度周末，否则不利于自己的成长。
【写作内容】
根据以上信息给校报写一篇英语调查说明，内容包括：
1. 调查情况；
2. 主要原因；
3. 专家建议。
【写作要求】
只能用5个句子表达全部内容
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。
第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Nwadays, we live in a glbal village, and many difficulties will arise if we can’t express urselves fluently in English.
In spite f my awareness f its imprtance, I seldm find chances t practice and imprve my ral English. S, I am still very weak with regard t this respect（方面）. One reasn is that my prnunciatin and intnatin aren’t gd enugh. The ther is that I am s shy that I am always t nervus t find ther exact wrds t express my ideas and feelings. As a result the best way fr me t d is t remain silent when thers are practicing and making great prgress in their ral English every day.
Nw I am attaching much mre imprtance t ral English and I have made up my mind t seize every pprtunity t practice. I begin t participate in activities, such as ging t “English Crners”, talking in English with my classmates and with native speakers. As the Chinese saying ges, “Nthing is difficult in the wrld if yu really put yur heart int it. ” If I can build up my cnfidence, if I am nt afraid f lsing face any mre, if I really wrk hard at it, I am sure my ral English will be excellent sme day.
【写作内容】
1. 用约30个词概括短文的要点；
2. 然后用约120个词写一篇英语短文谈谈广东高考英语口试对你口语练习造成的影响，并包括如下要点：
（1）你以前对英语口语的态度及原因；
（2）广东高考英语口试对你目前英语口语练习造成的某些影响；
（3）你的感想或期望。
【写作要求】
1. 作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；标题自定。
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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答案解析
Ⅰ.
文章主要讲述Paul和父亲勇敢机智抓小偷的过程。
1.【解析】选A。联系下文的the rbbery可知。
2.【解析】选B。联系下文的When the ferry arrived可知。
3.【解析】选D。吸引别人的注意力了，肯定是在“大声”吵架。
4.【解析】选A。从“arguing ludly”可判断“双方在冲对方喊”。
5.【解析】选B。其中一个妇女说她们是游客，三个男的偷了她朋友的钱包。
6.【解析】选C。其他两个跑了，但她们紧跟那个高个子男的。
7.【解析】选D。g abard登船，上车。
8.【解析】选A。联系上文Paul was angry. 可知。
9.【解析】选B。change the idea f改变了…… 的主意。
10.【解析】选D。表示“拨打”，只能用dial。
11.【解析】选A。给了一些有用的细节。
12.【解析】选C。get ff下船，下车。
13.【解析】选C。联系上文He reprted the rbbery t the plice可知。
14.【解析】选B。当Paul给我讲故事的时候，他似乎很骄傲。
15.【解析】选D。尽管他是普通人，但他是个真正的英雄。
虽然许多高中生辍学，但是也有许多高中生后来又重返校园。
16.【解析】Apprximately 用副词Apprximately（近似地，大约）修饰后面的数字10 percent。
17.【解析】wh/that 定语从句用来修饰前面的先行词sphmres，从句中缺主语，故使用wh/that。
18.【解析】the 特指1982年的秋天，前面要加定冠词。
19.【解析】frm 因differ frm为固定搭配，意为“不同于”。
20.【解析】assciated 因该句已有谓语动词tend t be related，本空应填非谓语动词；又由be assciated with(与……有关)可知，此处用过去分词短语作后置定语。
21.【解析】higher 由后面的than可知，此处用比较级。
22.【解析】Amng 表示“在某团体或人群中”，用介词amng。
23.【解析】were 该句主语是reentry rates，根据上下文应该用一般过去时，因此使用were。
24.【解析】as 因as. . . as. . . 是固定搭配，意为“与……一样”；根据文章最后一句也可以得出。
25.【解析】thse 代替前面的可数名词的复数形式Hispanics。
主要讲述电动车的污染并不比其他汽油车少。
26.【解析】选D。词义猜测题。从本句的but可知应与lve t talk abut意思相反。故选D项。
27.【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章的第一段第一句Electric cars are dirty. 是主旨所在：主要讲述电动车的污染并不比其他汽油车少。
28.【解析】选D。细节理解题。从第四段的第一、二句A galln f gas may prpel yur car 25 miles. But the electricity yu get frm that galln f gas wn’t get yu nearly as far. . . 可知。
29.【解析】选B。细节理解题。从最后一段的第一句In additin, electric cars’ batteries which are pisnus fr a lng time will eventually end up in a landfill. 可知B项正确，而D项是指其电池而不是车本身。
30.【解析】选B。推理判断题。从第二段的第四句Generatrs are fueled by smething—usually cal, il, but als by heat generated in nuclear pwer plants. 可推知。
泰晤士河上每年都要举行一个重要的活动：数天鹅。英国皇室的这一传统已经延续了好几个世纪。
31.【解析】选C。细节理解题。从文章倒数第四段可知，在中世纪天鹅被捉住，然后成为皇家宴会上的美味。
32．【解析】选A。推理判断题。从文章第四段对数天鹅过程的描述以及参与清点的官员的穿着打扮可知，其过程几乎没有变化，因为这是一项传统活动。
33．【解析】选C。细节理解题。从文章倒数第三段内容可知答案为C。
34．【解析】选B。主旨大意题。文章第一段是本文的主题段，英国女王下令清点泰晤士河上的天鹅的数量。
35．【解析】选D。 词义猜测题。根据语境和常识可知，此处是指在泰晤士河及其支流上生活的天鹅。故答案为D。
本篇是科技说明文，讲述了如何制定行星的标准以及不同标准下行星的数量引起的变化。
36.【解析】选Ｂ。细节理解题。本文主要探讨天文学家如何定义planet，新的规定已将太阳系的行星Plut去掉，从九颗降为八颗，而避免了升为12颗。由首段中. . . that wuld drp tiny Plut frm the club and relegate it instead t a lesser realm f “dwarf planets”. 可得出正确答案。
37.【解析】选Ｂ。细节理解题。由第三段倒数第二句可知，Ceres只是asterid，而不是planet，其他几个都在存留的八颗行星当中。
38.【解析】选Ａ。推理判断题。最后一段的第一句“Plut, with its small size and ddball rbit, shuld never have been deemed a planet in the first place. ”, 表明作者对这一决定是拥护的。
39.【解析】选Ｃ。细节理解题。如果“planet” 的定义不改变，Plut不会降级，将仍为planet，可见选项C错。由首段 “pened the dr fr dzens f small, icy bdies n the fringes f the slar system. ”可知，也提到其他太空体也将成为planet，可见在这种假设下A、B和D项都成立。
40.【解析】选Ｃ。推理判断题。由第二段首句The imprtant vte came after fierce debate at a meeting. . . 可知。
41.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“‘It’s the first time I’ve ever dne such a thing, ’ Alfred lied, hping t gain the ld man’s sympathy. ”可知A项不正确；C项在文中未提及，故不正确；根据文章第六段中的“D yu take me fr a fl? Let’s see what the plice have t say. ”和第十一段中第一句“the nce-angry stre wner”可知D项不正确；根据第七段中的“Alfred sht back, trying t sund big. But deep dwn he felt like a child. ”可知，应选B项。
42.【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据横线前面的词“calm and gentle manner”和后面的词“the nce-angry stre wner”可知，老板现在不太生气了。故选B项。
43.【解析】选A。推理判断题。B、C和D三项在文中均未提及，故不符合；根据倒数第二段中的“His mther’s face lked frightened, brken. Nt the cl, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips mved nervusly. She lked very ld. There were tears in her eyes. ”可知，应选A项。
44.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段中的“He felt n shame, nly pride in his mther’s actins. ‘She was smth! ’”可知，应选D项。
45.【解析】选D。推理判断题。文章倒数第三段提到他没有感到难为情，只是对母亲的行为感到骄傲。而由倒数第一、二段可知，当他看到母亲的神态时，他为自己的行为给母亲带来的伤害而自责，感到愧疚和后悔，故选D项。
电子产品——商店
46.【解析】选A。关键词：cmputer sftware, Micrsft。
47.【解析】选D。关键词：the cheapest electrnic prducts, MP4 player, Cst＄140。
48.【解析】选E。关键词：electrnic games, vide game。
49.【解析】选F。关键词：the latest in televisin technlgy, TV。
50.【解析】选C。关键词：laptp cmputers, Lenv。
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As the survey shws, 13% f the students always d husehld chres while 87% never d husewrk, and sme 16 t 17-year-ld teenagers have never washed their wn scks r underwear.
There are three main reasns as fllws: sme students stay up studying fr better grades, because parents have dne everything fr them. Sme chat n the Internet, addicted t games withut a mment t spare fr dinner. Others stay with their friends at weekends until they return hme late at night, and sleep at daytime.
Experts suggest that students shuld return hme n time, learn t d husewrk, and spend the weekend with their family, r such bad habits affect their grwth.
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Desires Mtivate My Oral English Practice
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After I have knwn smething abut Oral English Test in Guangdng Cllege Entrance Examinatin, I have suddenly daydreamed f being an English majr in a famus university. And I have been mre diligent. I practice my ral English every mrning and evening like crazy.
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