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湖北省部分省级示范高中2023-2024学年下学期高二期中测试英语试卷命题人：武汉市第四十九中学黄欢审题人：武汉市第四中学张莉娜考试时间：2024年4月29日试卷满分：150分注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名

、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡

上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A

、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.WhatdoesNancyplantodothisweekend?A.Restathome.

B.Gohiking.C.Finishherwork.2.Whoisthemantalkingto?A.Hisco-worker.B.Hisbusinesspartner.C.Ahotelclerk.3.Whatdoe

sthemanwanttowatchnow?A.Amovie.B.Arealityshow.C.Asportsgame.4.Whatwillthemandofirstbeforegoingtocollege?A.Workpart-time.B.Goonatrip.C.Visithisfa

mily.5.Whatseasonisitnow?A.Winter.B.Autumn.C.Summer.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小

题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.WhereistheGrandHotel?A.BesidetheCityMuseum.B.Behindarestaurant.C.NexttotheCityBank.7.Ho

wmightthemangettotheGrandHotel?A.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.C.Bysubway.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whattimeisitnow?A.9:00a.m.B.11:00a.m.C.2

:00a.m.9.Whichinstrumentdidtheman’sfatherteachhim?A.Theviolin.B.Thepiano.C.Theguitar.10.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutplayingthedrums?A.Itwas

easy.B.Itwasappealing.C.Itwasuninteresting.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespea

kers?A.Schoolmates.B.Roommates.C.Houseagentandcustomer.12.Whatkindofplacedoesthemanwanttolivein?A.Adormitorywitha

balcony.B.Anapartmentwithabalcony.C.Ahousewithayardoragarden.13.Whatpetsdoesthewomanhopetokeep?A.Parrots.B.Cats.C.Dogs.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whicho

fthefollowingistheman’sfavorite?A.Milan.B.Hawaii.C.Rome.15.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.OnMonday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSa

turday.16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Findalocalguide.B.Buyaguidebook.C.Bookthehotelinadvance.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howmanychimpanzeestriedtoescapefromthemonkeyhouse?A.3.B.4.C.7.18.WhatisSandraWilke?A.Azookeeper.B.Aleader.C.A

reporter.19.WhatdidSandraWilkesayabouttheinjuredchimpanzee?A.Itsconditionwasbetterthanexpected.B.Itsarmswerebadlyinjured.C.Itseyeswereba

dlyinjured.20.WhathappenedtoazooinSwedeninOctober?A.Azookeeperwasbittenbyachimpanzee.B.Itsstaffgotpunishedfortheescapedanimals.C.Asnake

gotawayandcamebackaweeklater.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATutorWa

ntedTeachakindergartenerhowtoreadonline.BecomeavolunteertutorwithLearnToBe!LTBtutorsarededicatedvolunteerswhobelievedeeplyineducationalequity(公平)

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amsbigger.Committotutoringatleast2timesperweekfor3monthsorlonger.SupportyourstudentswithhomeworkhelporusetheresourcesprovidedbyLTB

tocreateyourownlessonplansforyourstudent.Visitourwebsitetoapply:https://www.learntobe.orgTutoradultsinEn

glishTheSouthBayLiteracyCouncilisanall-volunteer,non-profitorganizationdedicatedtoteachingadultstoread,writeandspeakEnglishintheSout

hBay,LosAngelesarea.You’dcommittomeetingweeklywithyourstudentsonlineorin-person.Weaskvolunteerstomakea9-monthcommitmentduetothetimeitt

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heBordersisagreatopportunitytogainvolunteerhourswhilelearningabouthowsocioeconomicstatusandlearningdisabilitiescanholdstudentsback.Datesonw

henyoututorwillbeworkedoutbetweenyouandthepersonyouaretutoring.Theminimumnumberofsessions(课时)youhavetot

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bledalongwithlow-payingjobs,stressandself-doubt.Threeyearslater,whileworkingatacommunitycollege,Ibecamefriendswiththepresident’ssecretary.Sheencou

ragedmetotakeclassesandgetateachingdegree.Iwrestledwiththeideaforseveralmonthsandfinallyenrolledinoneclassthatfa

ll.Tomyamazement,Ilovedschool.Ilovedlearning.So,inthespring,Ienrolledintwoclasseswhileworkingfull-time.Idoubleduponclasses,ev

engoinginthesummermonths.Iwon’tsayitwaseasy.Istillhadalltheresponsibilityfortwoteenagedaughters,makingmyhouseahome,prep

aringmeals,planningsocialevents,makingsuretheirhomeworkwasdone,andfindingtimetodomyownhomework.Inoneofmylowmoment

s,asIquestionedwhethertocontinuewithmyeducation,myfifteen-year-olddaughterstrolledintotheroom.“Whatareyoudoing?”sheasked,“Tryingt

odecideifIwanttopursuemyeducationandgetadegreeornot,”Ireplieddespondently(苦恼地).“Whyareyouwondering?”sheasked.“Well,I’llbefortybythetimeIfinallyge

tmydegree.”“You’llbefortyanyway,”shesaidmatter-of-factly.“Doyouwanttobefortywithadegreeorfortywithoutadegree?”And

thenshewalkedoutoftheroom.Istaredafterherindisbelief.Outofthemouthofbabes!Inthatmoment,mylifechanged.Iwantedtobefortywithacollegedegre

e!Idon’tknowwhatgotmetothefinishline,butfourmonthsaftermyfortiethbirthday,IwalkedproudlyacrossthestagetoreceivemyBachelor’sinEducation.Threeyear

slater,IreceivedmyMaster’sinEnglish.ThatonedecisionImadesomanyyearsagoopeneddoorstonewworldsthatIhadnever

dreamedofbefore.Itchangedmylifeinthemostbeautifulway,fillingitwithjoy,happiness,laughterandfun.Andthatma

deallthedifference.24.Whatinspiredtheauthortopursuehereducation?A.Advicefromafriendatwork.B.Adesiretochangehercareerpath.C.

Aconversationwiththecollege’spresident.D.Encouragementfromherteenagedaughter.25.Whatmadetheauthor’sroadtoherdegreetough?A.Lack

ofherdaughters’support.B.Alltheoverwhelminghouseholdchores.C.Financialcrisiscausedbylow-payingjobs.D.Demandinglearningtasksrequiredbythecourses.26.

Whatmotivatestheauthortocarryonwithhereducation?A.Promotionatwork.B.Thedesireforabetterself.C.Anewfoundloveforlearning.D.Aconversationwithherfri

end.27.Whatcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.Ambitiousandcurious.B.Honestandadventurous.C.Diligentanddetermined.D.Courageousandconsiderate.CTheScrantonlace

factoryclosedin2002andsatabandonedforabouttwodecades—arelicoftheindustrialPennsylvaniacity’sgoldendays.Today,about1,000peo

plehavesaidthey’dliketorent32luxuryapartmentsbuiltinsidethefactory’soriginalwallsfor$950to$3600amonth,saidprojectpropertymanagerMichaelBas

alyga,whocollectedsign-upsinanonlineregistrationform.Americanswhowouldtraditionallybehomeownershavebecomelong-termrenter

s,includingsomewithnoplanstoeverbuyahome.Rentersarechangingsavingpatterns,generatingnewdevelopments,andinspiringbusinesses.LaceVillage

isoneofhundredsofnewrentaldevelopmentsrisinguptoserveawaveofhigher-incomeandolderrentersfloodingintoAmerica’stownsandcitiessearchingforluxurywith

outcommitment.“Theyaretryingtocreateacommunityfeelwithalltheadvantagesthatcomewithhomeownership(私房屋主)withou

ttheburdenofhomeownership,”saysinvestmentsalespresidentTrevorKoskovich.Newsubdivisions(住宅区)fullofsinglefamilyhomesf

orrent—allbutnonexistentadecadeago—arespringingupfromcoasttocoast.Morerentalsareadvertisingthemselvesaskid-andpet-friendlyandpermitting

renterstomakenecessarychangeswithintheirspaces.Theonlydifference:Allthehousesarerented,notowned.“It’snotthatwecan’taffordtobuyahous

e;it’sthatwedon’twantto,”saysCouch,whois37andworksinoperationsforaclinic.Theyhadthreedomesticvacationsinthepastyear,andincreasedtheirsavings.Withinco

metospare,hisfamilyplanstobuynewfurnitureandtorepainttheir12-year-olddaughter’sbedroom.Withrentersstayingintheirspaceslonger,theyaremorel

ikelytospendmoneytransformingthemtomatchtheirtastesandpreferences.Tempaper&Co.,aremovablewall-paperbrand,saystheirwebsitetrafficinthefourthquartero

f2023wasmorethandouble2022’s.AtPoplight,whichsellslightequipment,onlinestorevisitsdoubledfromOctober2023toNovember2023.28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheScr

antonlacefactory?A.Ithascollectedsign-upsforrentalonline.B.Ithadwallsthathadgreatcommercialvalues.C.Ithasbeentransformedin

toarentalbuilding.D.Itwasinuseforabouttwodecades.29.Whyhavepeoplebecomelong-termrenters?A.Becausetheycan’taffordtobuyahouse.B.Becausetheywanttobu

ynewfurniture.C.Becausetheyplantobuyahousewhentheygetolder.D.Becausetheycanliveincomfortwithoutbuyingaho

use.30.Whatmighttheunderlinedphrase“springingup”meaninParagraph5?A.Startingtoexist.B.Spreadingquickly.C.Planningtochange.D.Develop

ingrapidly.31.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Bylistingopinions.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byquotingprofessionals.DT

heideathatthenormalhumanbodytemperatureisabout37℃wasfirstpresentedbytheGermanphysicianCarlReinholdAugustW

underlichin1851.Sincethen,it’sbecomesowidelyacceptedthatitservesasatouchstoneforhealth---adiagnostictoolusedbyphysiciansandparentsasaba

sicindicatorofwhethersomeoneissickorwell.However,itturnsoutthatthiswell-establishedfactisn’t,infact,correct—or,toputi

tmoreaccurately,humanbeingshavebeengettingcoolerovertheyears.Recentstudieshaveshownthattemperaturere

cordsofgroupsofpeoplehavetendedtorunlowcomparedtotheacceptedstandard,sotheStanfordteam,ledbyJuliePar-sonnet,MD,professorofmedicineandofhealthresearc

handpolicy,decidedtodoamorein-depthstudytocomparemodernmeasurementswithhistoricalrecordstotrytoidentifybodytemperaturetrendsand,perhap

s,uncoverthereasonwhythiscoolingishappening.Fortheirresearch,theStanfordteamlookedatthreedistinctdatasetsfromt

wohistoricalperiods.Aftergoingthrough677,423temperaturemeasurements,theteamfoundthatmenborninthe21stcenturyhadanaveragebodytemperatu

reof0.6°Clowerthanthatofthosebornintheearly19thcenturywhilemodernwomenshowedanaveragedecreaseof0.03°Ccomp

aredtothoseborninthe1890s.Astowhythisishappening,theresearcherssaythatthemostlikelymechanismisareductioninthehumanmetabolicrate(代谢率)duetoenvironme

ntalfactors:Onepossibilityisthatimprovementsinpublichealthover200yearshavereducedtheincidenceofinflammations(炎症),whichpromoteme

tabolism.Thiscombinedwithpeoplelivingmorecomfortablelivesinmorestableenvironmentsmeansthatthebodydoesn’tha

vetoworkashardtostaywarm,sotheaveragetemperaturefalls.“Theenvironmentthatwe’relivinginhaschanged,includingth

etemperatureinourhomes,ourcontactwithmicroorganisms(微生物)andthefoodthatwehaveaccessto.Allthesethingsmean

thatalthoughweconsiderhumanbeingsasthesameforallofhumanevolution,we’renotthesame.We’reactuallychangingphysiologically,”Parsonnetsaid.32.Whatis

CarlReinholdAugustWunderlich’sachievement?A.Hesetupstandardsforhumanhealthservices.B.Hepredictedtrendsinhumanbodytemperature.C.Hefirst

usedbodytemperatureasahealthindicator.D.Heproposedthestandardhumanbodytemperature.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutt

heStanfordteam’sstudy?A.Itshowswomenhavealowerbodytemperaturethanmen.B.Itproveshumanbodytemperaturehasdroppedatanalarmingrate.C.Itcompa

redhistoricalandcurrenthumanbodytemperaturedata.D.Itsuggestedupdatingthedefinitionoftheaveragebodytemperature.34.Whatleadst

othedecreaseinhumanbodytemperature?A.Thecontactwithothercreatures.B.Theimprovedlivingconditions.C.Thedeclineinphysicallydemandingwork.D.Theadaptat

ionofhumanstoclimatechange.35.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Whatexactlyisnormalhumanbodytemperature?B.Whydoeshumanbodytemperatureneedme

asuring?C.Humanbodytemperaturehasdecreasedovertheyears.D.Humanbodytemperaturechangeswiththeenvironment.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Areyouan“Iperson”oran“Eperson”?36TheyarepartofapopularpersonalitytestcalledtheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicato

r,orMBTI.Alloftheresultshavefourletters,andthereare16resultsintotal.“I”and“E”referto“introverted”(内向的)and“extroverted”(外向的),respectively.37For

example,whenanintrovertedpersoniswithagroupofintrovertedfriends,theymightbecomemoresociallikean“E”person.Accordin

gtopsychologists,thisideaoftemporarilyswitchingpersonalitiesiscalled“masking”.38“Humanbeingswanttofeelthey

belong,andtheymightbecomepeople-pleaserstodoso,”wrotetheMasterClasswebsite.UsingtheMBTIresulttoidentifyanddescribesomeone’spersonalityseemsfun

.However,Iwenttoofaratonetime.Mysisterwasexcitedlymakingaday-to-daytravelplanwhenIrememberedfromanarticlethat“P”peopledon’tliketomakeorsticktopla

ns,soIsaidtoher,“Youdon’tseemlikea‘Pperson’.”“Why?”sheaskedback.“SincewhendoIneedtofollowwhatmypersonalit

ytesttellsmetodo?”39TheMBTIpersonalitytestmayshowsomethingyoudon’tknowaboutyourselfandcanevenbefunice-breakerquestionwhenmeetingnewfriends.Andthat’s

allitis—fun.Knowingsomeone’sMBTIresultdoesn’tmeanyoureallyknowthisperson.40A.Evenifsomeoneistypicallyquiet,manyonlinediscussionssuggest

thatan“I”personcanstillactoutgoingattimes.B.Thesetwopersonalitylabelsinparticulararewidelydiscussedonline.C.Itw

asthenthatIrealizedI’dtakentheresulttooseriously.D.Thatishidingyourtruepersonalityinspecificsituations.E.Personalitylabelsalsohelpustotel

lthedifferencebetweenpeople.F.Butdeepdown,theymostlyenjoybeingsilentandquiet.G.Andthosefourlettersofyoursdon’tdefinewhoyouar

e.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。OnJuly15,asmallcomm

unityinColoradowitnessedanextraordinaryactofbraveryduringafiercewildfire.FirefighterJohnSmithshouldhavecomp

letedhis41hoursearlier,buthisdecisiontostaysavedafamily’shomefromdestruction.Hismotivationcamefromthe42toprotecthiscommunity.Asrepor

tedbylocalnews,Smithwasnearingtheendofhisshiftwhenhenoticedahouseinthepathofthe43flames.Withouthesitatio

n,he44tothescene,awarethateverysecond45.Hequicklyassessedthesituationandrealizedthatwithadditionalassistance,hemightsave

thehouse.Hegearedupandgrabbedahose(水龙带),46theflameswithintensefocus.Afterhoursofrelentless(不懈的)effort,hemanagedto47thefire,preventingitfromspreadingt

othenearbyresidentialarea.Oncethedangerhadpassed,thehomeownerswere48andcouldn’texpressenough49toSmith.Theyknewthatthe

irhomewouldhavebeenreducedtoasheswithouthis50efforts.51Smith,heremainedhumbleabouthisheroicactions.“I

wasjustdoingmyjob,”hesaid52.Inhisview,itwasnotanachievement,butratheraduty.“Anyoneinmy53wouldhavedonethesame,”headded.54Smithandthe

familywerestrangersbeforetheincident,theyhavesinceformedastrongbond.Smithmaynothavewonanyofficial55,buthisactofselflessnessandcouragewontheheartsofth

eentirecommunity.41.A.journeyB.vacationC.breakD.shift42.A.encouragementB.hesitationC.commitmentD.inspiration43.A.pressingB.strugglingC.advancingD

.appearing44.A.rushedB.returnedC.retreatedD.refunded45.A.valuedB.includedC.assessedD.counted46.A.pushingB.battlingC.playingD.destr

oying47.A.setB.placeC.containD.gain48.A.overwhelmedB.disappointedC.indifferentD.ungrateful49.A.embarrassm

entB.astonishmentC.gratitudeD.generosity50.A.timelyB.temporaryC.jointD.effortless51.A.ButforB.AsforC.ThankstoD.Regardlessof52.A.proudlyB.modestlyC

.casuallyD.willingly53.A.positionB.teamC.communityD.family54.A.OnceB.ThoughC.SinceD.If55.A.bonusB.promotionC.prizeD.recog

nition第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thegoldenpheasant(红腹锦鸡),knownforitsbrightfeathe

rs,56(consider)asymbolofgoodfortuneandprosperity.IntheQingDynasty,seniorofficials’robesweredecorated57goldenph

easantimages,asasymboloftheirpowerandauthority.Normally,goldenpheasantsactinsmallgroupsindenseforests58t

herearealotoftreesandbushes,andalsoinlessdenseareasandopen59(mountain)regions.Goldenpheasantsmainlyfeedongrain,berriesand

seedsaswellasotherkindsofvegetation.Theywillalsoeatsmall60(insect)andinvertebrateswhentheopportunityarises,andtheirdiet

maychangeseasonally.Duringwinter,theytend61(stay)closetohumansandeatwheatleavesandseeds.Theyareverytimidbirdsandwillhi

deindarkforestsandwoodlands,restinginveryhightreesatnight.Despitetheirflyingabilities,goldenpheasantsoftenlookforfoodontheground,62(poss

ible)becausetheyarequiteclumsyinflight.When63(shock),theycansuddenlytakeflightwithadistinctivewingsound.Observingthesecolorfulbirdsinthewildis64(ch

allenge).Thebestchancetospotthemisearlyin65morninginopenareas.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你校英语翻译爱好者协会成功举办了中华诗词英译大赛，请你代表协会在本次

活动的颁奖仪式上进行总结发言，内容包括：1.表示祝贺；2.回顾本次活动；3.表达希望。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右。2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Dearfellowschoolmates,It’smygreathonortomakeaconcludingst

atementhere.________________________________________________________________________________________

____That’sall.Thankyou!第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ItwasahotJulydayinPhiladelphiaandIcanfeelitstill,

56yearslater.ThefiveboysIwaswithhadgrowntiredofplayingmarblesandwereseekingforsomethingdifferent.“Hey!”saidfrec

kle-faced(脸上有雀斑的)littleNed.“Igotanidea.Wehaven’tclimbedthecliff(悬崖)foralongwhile.”“Let’sgo!”saidsomeoneel

seexcitedly.Ihesitated.Ilongedtobebraveandactivelikethem,butI’dbeenasicklychildmostofmyeightyearsandmymotherwarnedmenottotakechances.“Co

meon!”calledJerry,mybestfriend.“Justbeingsickisnoreasontoacoward(胆小鬼).”“I’mcoming!”Iyelled,runningafterthem.We

finallycametothecliff,anearvertical(垂直的)wallofrocksstickingoutdangerously,andearthslides,scraggly(乱蓬蓬的)bushesandyoun

gtrees.Itwasonlyabout60feethigh,buttomeitlookedliketheverysymboloftheForbiddenandImpossible.Onebyone,theotherboysclimbedupward,findinghandholdsan

dtoeholdsonrock.Tremblingandsweating,Ibegantoclimb.Ahandhere,afootthere,myheartpoundinginmyskinnychest,Imade

mywayupandup.Atsomepoint,Ilookedbackandwashorrified.Thegroundatthebaseofthecliffseemedveryfarbelow;oneslipandIwouldfall,bouncingofftheclifffac

eandendingontherocks.Inafewminutestheboysstarteduptothetop,fromwheretheywouldwalkhomebyaroundabout(迂回)route.Beforetheyle

ft,theyglanceddownatme.“Hey,wait!”Ibegged.“Youcanstayifyouwantto,”teasedNed,andtheotherlaughed.Jerrylookedconce

rned,buthewentwiththeothers.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。TimepassedandIlookeddown.__________________________________

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hoolmates,It’smygreathonortomakeaconcludingstatementhere.Atthismoment,I’dliketoextendmysincerecongratulationstoallofthepartici

pants.Thecompetitionwouldnotbeagreatsuccesswithoutthejointeffortsofeveryone.Myheartythanksgofirstlytoourteachers,whosegui

danceandencouragementhavegivenusmuchinsightintotranslationofChinesepoetry.Besides,alltheparticipants’devotionandwonderfulperformanceimpressedusalot

.Mostimportantly,thecompetitionhasfurtherstimulatedourpassionforChinesepoetryandboostedourculturalconfidence.Isincerelyhopethatwestuden

tswillworktolearnEnglishwell,carryforwardandspreadtraditionalChineseculture.That’sall.Thankyou!Possibleversion1:TimepassedandIlo

okeddown.Iwasovercomebydizziness,fearingitwasmuchtoofarandIcouldneverclimbbackdown.Iwouldlosemygrasp,f

allanddie.Butthewayuptothetopwasevenworse—higher,steeper,moredangerousandIwouldnevermakeit.Iheardsomeo

nesobbingandmoaning;Iwonderedwhoitwasandrealizedthatitwasmyself.Ilayonmystomach,toohorrifiedtomove.Gradually,thesundisappearedfromthetreet

ops.Asdarknessbegantofall,IheardthevoicesofJerryandmyfather.“Ican’tcomedown!”Icried.“I’llfall.Icoulddie!”“Youclimbedu

p,”myfathersaidinaperfectlynormalcomfortingtone.“Youcangetdownthesameway.LookattherockwhereI’mshiningthelight.”Fatherpointed

thebeamup,“Putyourfootonthatrock.”Itseemedpossible.Onelittlestepafteranother,Iinchedbackwardandfinallyintomyfather’sstrongarms,sobbingalittle,andsu

rprisingly,feelingasenseofaccomplishment.ItwasalessonIwouldneverforget.Possibleversion2:TimepassedandIlookeddown.Iwashorrifiedatthepossibilities.Myh

eartfailedabeatandfearsqueezedmywholebody.Immediately,Ilayonmystomach,unabletomove.Simultaneously,asenseofregretanddespairslowlycreptuponme,rip

plingovermybody.HowIwishIhadlistenedtowhatmymotherhadsaid.“WillJerryaskforhelp?”“WillIbesaved?”“Willtheboysteaseab

outmybeingacowardoramomma’sboy?”Manyquestionsfloatedthroughmymind.Asdarknessbegantofall,IheardthevoicesofJerryandmyfather

.Isuddenlyfelthappybeyondexpression.However,whatsurprisedmealotwasthattheywereonthetopofthecliff,withflashlightsintheirhands.“Youcanmakeit!Youa

renotacoward!”Jerryyelledatme.Followingmyfather’sinstructionandencouragement,Iinchedupward,carefullyfeelingforthetoeholdonrockwith

myleftfootandfindingit.Onestepatatime,onehandholdatatime,graduallyIregainedmyconfidence.MyfatherandJerrykeptencouragingmetoclimbupthecli

ff.ThatwasanexperienceIwouldneverforget.答案详解及听力原稿：21—23ACD21.细节理解题。由第一个项目对应段落第三句中的“makethelivesofunder-

servedK-12kidsandtheirfamilieseasier”可知，LearnToBe的援助对象是资源匮乏身为幼儿园孩子到12年级学生。这些学生处于弱视地位,故选A。22.细节理解题。第三个项目

对应段落最后两句提到，你的辅导日期将由你和你要辅导的人确定，最少辅导三次。其他三个项目的时间跨度从8个星期到9个月不等，由此可知，对于时间很紧而又有兴趣做志愿教师的人而言，第三个项目最合适，故选C。23.细节理解题

。本文提到了四个志愿项目，每个项目介绍的结尾都提供了一个网址，以供申请做志愿教师的人报名，故选D。24—27ABBC24.细节理解题。根据第二段前两句话可知，作者在社区学校工作时，成了校长秘书的朋友，后者鼓励作者去上课并读教育学位，故选A。25.细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知，

作者需要照顾两个女儿，准备饭菜，关注他们的学习，同时还要完成自己的作业。因此，家庭职责和琐碎家务使得作者的求学之路并不轻松，故选B。26.推理判断题。根据第三段可知，作者因为女儿的话明白不论求学与否，年纪都会增长，应该抓住有限的时间充实人生，即使到了40岁，作者也

希望自己拥有学位，因此可以推断作者是希望自己的人生更好，故选B。27.推理判断题。作者在37岁去求学，在忙碌的家务与工作中挤出时间学习，在面对低谷时重振精神，最终获得了学士学位乃至硕士学位，可见作者是个勤勉

，有毅力的人，故选C。28—31CDAB28.细节理解题。由第一段的“TheScrantonlacefactoryclosedin2002”以及“rent32luxuryapartmentsbuiltinsidethefactory’soriginalwalls”可对应C选项中的

“transformedintoarentalbuilding”，故选C。29.推理判断题。从第三段中的“searchingforluxurywithoutcommitment”以及第四段中的“alltheadvantagesthatcomewithhomeownership(私房屋

主)withouttheburdenofhomeownership”可推断，人们之所以选择租房，是因为可以在不承受买房负担的同时享受自购房一般的生活质量，故选D。30.词义猜测题。划线短语在第五段，Newsubdivi

sions(住宅区)fullofsinglefamilyhomesforrent—allbutnonexistentadecadeago，从破折号后面的插入语可知这些新型的住宅区在过去10年里几乎是不存在的，因而“…are

springingupfromcoasttocoast”表明它们现在“开始存在”，该词组也与“nonexistent”形成对比，故选A。31.推理判断题。从最后两段可知，作者利用Couch的事例以及Tempaper&Co.和Poplight两

个公司的网站访客数据，展示了长租者们由于节省了买房的成本，可以有余钱给所租房子按照自己的需求，品味和喜好进行家装设计，故选B。32—35DCBC32.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Theideathatthenormalhumanbodytemperatureisabout37℃

wasfirstpresentedbytheGermanphysicianCarlReinholdAugustWunderlichin1851.（1851年，德国医生CarlReinholdAugustWunderlich首次提出了正常人体温度约为37℃的观点。）”和第二段中的“Recents

tudieshaveshownthattemperaturerecordsofgroupsofpeoplehavetendedtorunlowcomparedtotheacceptednorm（最近的研究表明，与公认的标准相比，人群的体温记录往往较低）”可知，CarlReinholdAu

gustWunderlich提出人类标准体温大约是37℃。故选D项。33.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Recentstudieshaveshownthattemperaturerecordsofgroupsofpeoplehavetendedtorunlowcomparedtotheaccept

edstandard,sotheStanfordteam,ledbyJuliePar-sonnet,MD,professorofmedicineandofhealthresearchandpolicy,decidedtodoamorein-depthstudytocompar

emodernmeasurementswithhistoricalrecordstotrytoidentifybodytemperaturetrendsand,perhaps,uncoverthereasonwhyth

iscoolingishappening.（最近的研究表明，与公认的标准相比，人群的体温记录往往较低，因此，由医学、健康研究与政策教授JulieParsonnet医学博士领导的斯坦福大学团队决定进行一项更深

入的研究，将现代测量值与历史记录进行比较，试图确定体温趋势，揭示这种冷却现象发生的原因。）”及第三段关于两个不同历史时期体温的对比可知，该研究团队对比研究了历史和当前的人体体温数据。故选C项。34.推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Onepossibility

isthatimprovementsinpublichealthover200yearshavereducedtheincidenceofinflammations(炎症),whichpromotemetabolism.Thiscombinedwithpeoplelivingmorecomfor

tablelivesinmorestableenvironmentsmeansthatthebodydoesn’thavetoworkashardtostaywarm,sotheaveragetemper

aturefalls.（一种可能性是，200多年来公共卫生的改善降低了炎症的发生率，炎症可以促进新陈代谢。这与人们在更稳定的环境中过着更舒适的生活相结合，意味着身体不必为了保暖而努力工作，因此平均温度会下降。）”可推知，生活条件的改善使人类的标准体温降低。故

选B项。35.主旨大意题。由第一段“Theideathatthenormalhumanbodytemperatureisabout37℃wasfirstpresentedbytheGermanphysicianCarlReinholdAug

ustWunderlichin1851.Sincethen,it’sbecomesowidelyacceptedthatitservesasatouchstoneforhealth—adiagnostictooluse

dbyphysiciansandparentsasabasicindicatorofwhethersomeoneissickorwell.However,itturnsoutthatthiswell-establishedfactisn’t,infact,correct—or

,toputitmoreaccurately,humanbeingshavebeengettingcoolerovertheyears.（1851年,德国医生CarlReinholdAugustWunderlich首次提出了正常人体

温度约为37℃的观点。从那时起，它被广泛接受，成为健康的试金石——医生和父母使用的诊断工具，作为判断某人是否生病或健康的基本指标。然而，事实证明，事实上，这个公认的事实是不正确的——或者，更准确地说，人类多年来一直在变冷。）”以及后文可知，本文介绍了斯

坦福大学的一项研究：自19世纪末以来，人类的标准体温有所下降，由此推断，C项Humanbodytemperaturehasdecreasedovertheyears（人体温度多年来一直在下降）为最佳标题。故选C项

。36—40BADCG36.根据上下文你是“I”人还是“E”人，“I”指的是内向型人格，“E”指的是外向型人格，可知这两种人格标签是网络上广泛讨论的内容，故选B。37.根据后文的举例可知，当一个内向的人跟一群内向的

朋友在一起时，他们可能会像外向型的人一样，因此可推断，即使一个人很安静内向，有时一个“I”人也会有外向的一面，故选A。38.根据上文Accordingtopsychologists,thisideaoftemporarilyswitchingpersonalities

iscalled“masking”.心理学家表示，这种短暂的人格切换是一种“伪装”。可知，就是在特定的情况下隐藏自己的真实性格，其中masking对应hiding，故选D。39.根据上文中的例子表明，作者曾经一度过于相信MBTI的定义和描述，甚至误解姐姐做旅行不像所谓的“P”型人格特点，

可知，直到那时作者才发现自己过于在意这个测试结果，故选C。40.根据本段前文，MBTI人格测试可能会让你更了解自己，在结实新朋友时，我们也可以把它当作一个破冰的话题。但它就是个乐子而已。知道某人的性格测试结果并不意味着你真的了解他/她，由此可知，这四个字母的性格测试结果

也并不能定义你是谁，故选G。41—45DCCAD46—50BCACA51—55BBABD【解析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了消防员JohnSmith在自己的轮班结束后还待在社区救火，最终保住了居民们的房屋的故事。41.从后文可知消防员约翰•史密斯

在即将结束他的轮班时，发现房屋起火。于是他留下来的决定拯救了一个家庭的家园，使其免遭破坏。A.journey旅行；B.vacation假期；C.break休息；D.shift轮班。根据后文“Smithwasnearingtheendofhisshift……”此处指消防员约翰•史密斯本可以结束

轮班，故选D。42.句意：保护社区的承诺是他这么做的动机。A.encouragement鼓励；B.hesitation犹豫；C.commitment承诺；Dinspiration鼓舞，故选C。43.句意：据当地新闻报道，史密斯在接近轮班结束时，注意到在蔓延（前进）的火焰的路径上

有一所房子。A.pressing紧迫的；B.struggling挣扎的；C.advancing前进的，向前移动的；D.appearing出现，故选C。44.句意:他毫不犹豫地冲向现场，意识到每一秒都很重要。

A.rushed急忙；B.returned返回；C.retreated撤退；D.refund退款。根据上文“Withouthesitation”指他毫不犹豫地冲向现场，故选A。45.A.valued重视；B.included包括；C

.assessed评价，评估；D.counted重要，故选D。46.句意：他准备好装备，抓起一根水管，全神贯注地与火焰搏斗。A.pushing推动；B.battling与……搏斗；C.playing玩耍；D.destroying毁坏，故选B。47.句意：经过几个小时的不懈努力，他终于控制住了

火势，阻止火势蔓延到附近的居民区。A.set放置；B.place放置；C.contain遏制；D.acquire获得，故选C。48.句意：一旦危险过去，房主们欣喜若狂，无法表达对史密斯的感激。A.overwhel

med被淹没的，高兴的；B.disappointed失望的；C.indifferent冷漠的；D.ungrateful不感激的，故选A。49.A.embarrassment尴尬；B.astonishment惊讶；C.gratitude感恩；D.generosity慷

慨，故选C。50.句意：他们知道，如果没有他的及时努力，他们的家就会化为灰烬。A.timely及时的；B.temporary暂时的；C.joint联合的，共同的；D.effortless不费力的。根据上文“theirhomewouldhavebeenreducedtoashes

withouthis…efforts”可知，如果没有史密斯的及时努力，他们的家就会化为灰烬。故选A。51.句意：对于史密斯而言，他对自己英雄般的行为保持谦虚。A.Butfor要不是因为；B.Asfor对……而言；C.Thanksto多亏了，由

于；D.Regardlessof不管，不顾，故选B。52.句意：他谦逊地说：我只是做了我的本职工作。根据前文“AsforSmith,heremainedhumbleabouthisheroicactions.”可知，他对自己

的英雄行为保持谦虚。A.proudly骄傲地；B.modestly谦逊地；C.casually随意地，随便地；D.willingly心甘情愿地，故选B。53.句意：“任何人在我的位置上都会做同样的事情，”他补充道。A.position位置；B.team队伍；C.community社区；D.fa

mily家人。呼应上文“Iwasjustdoingmyjob”指他认为“任何人在我的位置上都会做同样的事情”。故选A。54.句意：虽然在事件发生之前史密斯和这家人是陌生人，但从那以后他们建立了牢固的联系。A.Once—旦；B.Though尽管；

C.Since因为；D.If如果。根据句意，在事件发生之前史密斯和这家人是陌生人，之后才建立的联系，可知though表示转折。故选B。55.句意：史密斯可能没有赢得任何官方认可，但他的无私和勇敢的行为赢得了整个社区的心。A.bonus奖金，红利；B.

promotion晋升；C.prize奖品；D.recognition认可。根据上文“Smithmaynothavewonanyofficial”此处指赢得官方认可，即获得表彰。故选D。答案及解析文章大意：本文为说明文，讲述的是红腹锦鸡的特点，生活习性以及观察难度。56.iscons

idered考查谓语动词的时态与语态。分析句子结构可知，这里应该填谓语。由句意可知，红腹锦鸡被认为是好运和繁荣的象征，所以用一般现在时的被动式。57.with考查接此外。bedecoratedwith是固定搭配，意思是“被……装饰”。由句意可知，官员官服上装饰

了红腹锦鸡的图案，作为权力和权威的象征。58.where考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句，先行词是denseforests，关系词充当了后面从句therearelotsoftreesandbushes的地点状语，所以用关系副词where来引导。5

9.mountainous考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，and连接两个并列的名词结构“denseareasandopenmountainousregions”，需要用形容词修饰名词，mountain的形容词为mountai

nous。60.insects考查名词单复数。分析句子结构可知，在句子“Theywillalsoeatsmallinsectsandinvertebrates”中，insect与invertebrates一

样，充当eat的宾语，应该用可数名词的复数形式。61.tostay考查非谓语动词。tendtodosth是固定搭配，意思是“倾向于做某事”。本句意思为“冬天的时候，它们倾向于靠近人类，吃麦叶和种子。”62.possibly考查副词。分析句子结构可知，此处应该用副词修饰后面b

ecause引导的原因状语从句。一般情况下，以-ble/-ple/-tle结尾的形容词变副词时，去e，加字母y。63.shocked考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，当受到惊吓时，红腹锦鸡会突然飞走，主语they与shock之间是逻辑上的被动关系，应用过去分词形式。64.

challenging考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，这里应该用一个形容词充当句子的表语，与系动词is一起构成系表结构。65.the考查冠词。inthemorning是一个固定搭配，意思是“在上午，在早上”。应用文写作：Pos

sibleversion:写作提示：1.审题：（1）人称：以第一人称为主；（2）时态：以一般现在时和一般过去时为主；（3）体裁：发言稿类应用文。2.写作要点：（1）表示祝贺；（2）回顾本次活动（集体的力量，老师的指导，参赛选手的表现等）；（3）表达希望（努力前行）。Dearfellows

choolmates,It’smygreathonortomakeaconcludingstatementhere.Atthismoment,I’dliketoextendmysincerecongratulationstoalloftheparticipants.Thecompetitionwo

uldnotbeagreatsuccesswithoutthejointeffortsofeveryone.Myheartythanksgofirstlytoourteachers,whoseguidanceandenc

ouragementhavegivenusmuchinsightintotranslationofChinesepoetry.Besides,alltheparticipants’devotionandwonderfu

lperformanceimpressedusalot.Mostimportantly,thecompetitionhasfurtherstimulatedourpassionforChinesepoetryandboostedourculturalconfidence.Isi

ncerelyhopethatwestudentswillworktolearnEnglishwell,carryforwardandspreadtraditionalChineseculture.That’sall.Thankyou!读后续写写作：写作提示：故事人

物：I,Jerry,myfather,Ned,otherboys主要情节：跟小伙伴攀爬悬崖，爬到一半，不敢上也不敢下。Jerry爬上去后，忧虑地看了我一眼，就跟随其他小伙伴一起离去。续写第一段：根据第二段的开头Asdarknessbegantofall，可知作者

在峭壁上停留了一段时间，可以描写“我”的心理和情感，以及周围的环境。第一段段末与第二段段首要相互衔接。续写第二段：“我”听到了Jerry和爸爸的声音，可知Jerry是回去找大人一起来搭救“我”的，从而给我信心和鼓励，爸爸则作为指导和鼓励的角色出现。最终，作者可以在

朋友和父亲的鼓励与指导下原路返回；也可克服困难和恐惧最终一步步爬上悬崖顶峰。从而体现碰到困难，哀求，后悔，抱怨都是无用的，只能靠自己一点点解决问题。Possibleversion1:TimepassedandIlookeddown.Iwasoverco

mebydizziness,fearingitwasmuchtoofarandIcouldneverclimbbackdown.Iwouldlosemygrasp,fallanddie.Butthewayup

tothetopwasevenworse—higher,steeper,moredangerousandIwouldnevermakeit.Iheardsomeonesobbingandmoaning;Iwonderedwhoitwasandrealizedthatitwasmyself.Ilay

onmystomach,toohorrifiedtomove.Gradually,thesundisappearedfromthetreetops.Asdarknessbegantofall,IheardthevoicesofJerryan

dmyfather.“Ican’tcomedown!”Icried.“I’llfall.Icoulddie!”“Youclimbedup,”myfathersaidinaperfectlynormalcomfortingtone.“Youcangetdownthes

ameway.LookattherockwhereI’mshiningthelight.”Fatherpointedthebeamup,“Putyourfootonthatrock.”Itseemedpossible.

Onelittlestepafteranother,Iinchedbackwardandfinallyintomyfather’sstrongarms,sobbingalittle,andsurprisingly,feelingasenseofaccomplishment.Itwas

alessonIwouldneverforget.Possibleversion2:TimepassedandIlookeddown.Iwashorrifiedatthepossibilities.Myheartfailedabeatandfearsqueezedmywh

olebody.Immediately,Ilayonmystomach,unabletomove.Simultaneously,asenseofregretanddespairslowlycreptuponme,ripplingovermybody.HowIwish

Ihadlistenedtowhatmymotherhadsaid.“WillJerryaskforhelp?”“WillIbesaved?”“Willtheboysteaseaboutmybeingacowardoramomma’sboy?”Manyquestionsfloatedthroug

hmymind.Asdarknessbegantofall,IheardthevoicesofJerryandmyfather.Isuddenlyfelthappybeyondexpression.However,whatsurprisedm

ealotwasthattheywereonthetopofthecliff,withtorchesintheirhands.“Youcanmakeit!Youarenotacoward!”Jerryyelledatme.Followingmy

father’sinstructionandencouragement,Iinchedupward,carefullyfeelingforthetoeholdonrockwithmyleftfootandfindingit.SuddenlyIhadconfidence.One

stepatatime,onehandholdatatime,myfatherandJerryencouragedmetoclimbupthecliff.ThatwasanexperienceIwouldneverforget.听力稿：Text1M:Na

ncy,Iplantogohikingthisweekend.Wouldyouliketojoinme?W:Well,Ihavebeenexhaustedfrommyworkrecently.SoIjustwanttostayathomeandwatchTV.Text2W:Howwasyourtr

ip,Mr.Allen?M:Good.Theplanewasalmostempty,soIhadagoodrest.Anyway,yourcompanyisverycentral,isn’tit?W:Yes.

I’lltakeyoutothehotelbeforewegotothecompany.Text3M:Shallwechangethechannel?TheWorldCupisabouttostart.W:Didn’tyousayyouwantedto

watchthismovie?M:Idid,butitwillbeshownagaintomorrow.Icanseeitthen.Text4W:Whatareyougoingtodobeforeyougotocollege?M:I’mgoingtotravelt

osomeplacesandthenfindapart-timejob.Whataboutyou?W:Well,I’mgoingtostaywithmyfamily.Text5M:Hi,Olivia.Whatareyoudoing?

W:I’meatingicecream.M:Eatingicecream?Onsuchasnowyday?I’mfreezingnow!W:Yeah.Theheatinghasbeenturnedon.Itfeelslikesummerinmyhouse.Text6M:⑥Ex

cuseme,couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettotheGrandHotel?W:Well,youneedtowalkalongthisSeventhAvenuetillyour

eachtheCityMuseum.Then,turnrightandwalkabouttwokilometers.⑥It’sbetweenarestaurantandtheCityBank.M:Itsoundsalitt

lefar.CanItakeasubwaythere?W:⑦You’dbettertakeataxi.Thereisnosubwaystationnearby.M:⑦Isee.Thanksalot.Text7W:Youlooktired,Simon.W

hathaveyoubeendoing?M:⑧Ihavebeenpracticingtheviolinsince9:00a.m.W:⑧Wow,you’vebeenpracticingfortwohours.Nowonderyou’resotired.⑨Bytheway,whend

idyoustartlearningtoplaytheviolin?M:IbeganplayingitwhenIwaseight.⑨MyfathertaughtmehowtoplayitandIlearnedhowtoreadmusiconmyown

.W:You’resotalented.⑩IlearnedtoplaythedrumswhenIwasyoung.ButIgaveupquicklybecauseIfounditboring.I’mconsideringlearningamoreinterestinginstru

mentlikethepiano.M:Well,youneedtotakepianolessonsifyouwanttoplayitwell.Maybeyoucantrytoplaytheguitar.It’smuche

asier.Text8W:⑪Adam,we’reabouttograduatefromcollege.Wouldyouliketolivealoneorhavearoommatethen?M:I’vehadsomegoodmemorieswithmycollegeroommates,but

Iprefertolivealone.Ireallyenjoyhavingmyownspace.W:Okay.Wouldyouliketoliveinahouseoranapartment?M:Ahouse.Rightnow,Iliveinthedormitorywithasma

llbalcony.⑫ButIreallywanttoliveinhousewithayardoragardenwhereIcanplantsomeflowersorsomethingelse.W:Soundsinterest

ing.Whataboutpets?M:Well,Iloveanimals.I’vealwayswantedtohaveadogorsomecats.IfIsettledownsomewhere,Iwil

ldefinitelyhaveafewpets.W:Nice!Ialsoprefertolivealone,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneyatpresent.SoI’llprobablyshareah

ousewithothers.⑬Ifconditionspermit,I’dliketohavetwoparrots.M:That’sgood.Everythingwouldgetbetter.Text9

W:HowwasyourtriptoItaly,David?M:Itcan’tbebetter.IvisitedMilanandRomewithmywife.Westayedtherefornearlyninedays.W:Wow,youmusthaves

pentalotthen!So,whichcitydoyouthinkisthebestplaceyou’vevisitedsofar?M:⑭ThebestplaceI’vevisitedsofarisHawaii.IfoundtheuniqueaspectsofHawaiian

culture,includingarts,historyandcustoms.W:Soundscool.⑮I’mgoingtoVeniceinthreedays,thatisnextMonday.It’smyfirst

timetravelingabroad.I’msoexcited.M:Haveyouplannedeverythingout?W:Yeah.Ibookedtheplaneticketsandthehotel,andsea

rchedthetouristattractions.M:⑯Ithinkyoushouldfindalocalguide.W:You’reright.Ishouldalsoprepareaguidebook.M:Ihaveafriendi

nItaly.Maybeyou’llneedherhelp.I’llgiveyouhernumber.W:Thanksalot.Text10W:⑰OfficialsataSwedishzoo,theFuruvikZoo,managedtogetthreech

impanzeesbackintoasafespaceafterfourothersthathadbrokenoutofthemonkeyhousewereshotdead.ThechimpanzeeshadescapedonWednesday,makingtheirwayoutofthe

monkeyhousewheretheylived.Officialswereforcedtoshootthembecauseofthedangertothepublic.“Thesurvivinganimalsarenowbeinglookedafteran

dtheonethatisinjuredisreceivingtreatment,”⑱SandreWilke,CEOoftheFuruvikZoo,toldthelocalnewspaper.⑲“Theconditionoftheinjuredanimal,namedSelma,thatsuff

eredinjuriestoanarmandaneye,isbetterthanfeared.,”Wilkesaid.Aftertheaccident,theSwedishgovernmentcarriedoutaninspectionofthezoo,particularlyo

fthechimpanzees.ItisnotthefirsttimeinrecentmonthsthatanimalshaveescapedfromSwedishZoos.⑳InOctober,apoisonoussna

keescapedfromitsplaceatazooinSwedenbutreturnedbyitselfafteraweek.SeveralyearsagoinJune,azookeeperhadpartofhismiddlefingerbittenoffbyachimpanzeeaf

terlosinghisbalanceandgrabbingontothebarsthatseparatedhimselffromtheanimal.