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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.WhatdoesNancyp

lantodothisweekend?A.Restathome.B.Gohiking.C.Finishherwork.2.Whoisthemantalkingto?A.Hisco-worker.B.Hisbusinesspartner.C.Ahotelclerk.3.Whatdoest

hemanwanttowatchnow?A.Amovie.B.Arealityshow.C.Asportsgame.4.Whatwillthemandofirstbeforegoingtocollege?A.Work

part-time.B.Goonatrip.C.Visithisfamily.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.NexttotheCityBan

k.7.HowmightthemangettotheGrandHotel?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.Whichinstrum

entdidtheman’sfatherteachhim?A.Theviolin.B.Thepiano.C.Theguitar.10.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutplayingthedrums?A.Itwaseasy.B.Itwasappealing.C.It

wasuninteresting.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Schoolmates.B.Roommates.C.Houseagentandcustomer.12.Whatkindof

placedoesthemanwanttolivein?A.Adormitorywithabalcony.B.Anapartmentwithabalcony.C.Ahousewithayardoragarden.13.Whatpetsdoes

thewomanhopetokeep?A.Parrots.B.Cats.C.Dogs.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whichofthefollowingistheman’sfavorite?A.Mi

lan.B.Hawaii.C.Rome.15.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.OnMonday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Findal

ocalguide.B.Buyaguidebook.C.Bookthehotelinadvance.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howmanychimpanzeestriedtoescapefromth

emonkeyhouse?A.3.B.4.C.7.18.WhatisSandraWilke?A.Azookeeper.B.Aleader.C.Areporter.19.WhatdidSandraWilkesayabouttheinjuredchimpanzee?A.Itscond

itionwasbetterthanexpected.B.Itsarmswerebadlyinjured.C.Itseyeswerebadlyinjured.20.WhathappenedtoazooinSwedeninOctober?A.Azookeeperw

asbittenbyachimpanzee.B.Itsstaffgotpunishedfortheescapedanimals.C.Asnakegotawayandcamebackaweeklater.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。ATutorWantedTeachakindergartenerhowtoreadonline.Be

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rmationtechnologymajors.22.Whichprogramismostsuitableforavolunteerwithoutmuchtime?A.Teachakindergartenerhowtoreadonline.B.TutoradultsinEnglish.C.Tut

orforRemovetheBorders.D.TeachonlineSTEMclasses.23.Whatdothesefourprogramshaveincommon?A.Onlyonlineserviceisoffered.B.Volunteerswilldevelop

theirleadershipskills.C.Volunteerswillacquireservicehours.D.Anyoneinterestedinthevoluntaryjobsneedstosignuponline.BBeforeagethir

ty-four,Iwasastay-at-homemom.Then,thingschangedandIhadtofindajob.Istumbledalongwithlow-payingjobs,stress

andself-doubt.Threeyearslater,whileworkingatacommunitycollege,Ibecamefriendswiththepresident’ssecretary.Sheencouragedmetotak

eclassesandgetateachingdegree.Iwrestledwiththeideaforseveralmonthsandfinallyenrolledinoneclassthatfall.Tomyamazement,Ilovedschool.Ilovedlearning.So,i

nthespring,Ienrolledintwoclasseswhileworkingfull-time.Idoubleduponclasses,evengoinginthesummermonths.Iwon’tsayitwaseasy.Istillhadalltheresponsib

ilityfortwoteenagedaughters,makingmyhouseahome,preparingmeals,planningsocialevents,makingsuretheirhomeworkwasdone,andfindingtimetodom

yownhomework.Inoneofmylowmoments,asIquestionedwhethertocontinuewithmyeducation,myfifteen-year-olddaughterstrolledintotheroom.“Whatareyoudoing?

”sheasked,“TryingtodecideifIwanttopursuemyeducationandgetadegreeornot,”Ireplieddespondently(苦恼地).“Whyareyouwondering?”sh

easked.“Well,I’llbefortybythetimeIfinallygetmydegree.”“You’llbefortyanyway,”shesaidmatter-of-factly.“D

oyouwanttobefortywithadegreeorfortywithoutadegree?”Andthenshewalkedoutoftheroom.Istaredafterherindisbelief.Outofthemouthofbabes!Inthatmoment,mylife

changed.Iwantedtobefortywithacollegedegree!Idon’tknowwhatgotmetothefinishline,butfourmonthsaftermyfortiethbirthday,Iwa

lkedproudlyacrossthestagetoreceivemyBachelor’sinEducation.Threeyearslater,IreceivedmyMaster’sinEnglish.Thato

nedecisionImadesomanyyearsagoopeneddoorstonewworldsthatIhadneverdreamedofbefore.Itchangedmylifeinthemostbeautifulway,fillingitwithjoy,happiness,

laughterandfun.Andthatmadeallthedifference.24.Whatinspiredtheauthortopursuehereducation?A.Advicefromafriendatwork.B.Adesiretochangehercare

erpath.C.Aconversationwiththecollege’spresident.D.Encouragementfromherteenagedaughter.25.Whatmadetheauthor’sroadtoherdegreetough?A.Lackofherdaughters

’support.B.Alltheoverwhelminghouseholdchores.C.Financialcrisiscausedbylow-payingjobs.D.Demandinglearningtasksrequi

redbythecourses.26.Whatmotivatestheauthortocarryonwithhereducation?A.Promotionatwork.B.Thedesireforabetterself.C.Anewfoun

dloveforlearning.D.Aconversationwithherfriend.27.Whatcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.Ambitiousandcurious.B.Ho

nestandadventurous.C.Diligentanddetermined.D.Courageousandconsiderate.CTheScrantonlacefactoryclosedin2002andsat

abandonedforabouttwodecades—arelicoftheindustrialPennsylvaniacity’sgoldendays.Today,about1,000peoplehavesaidthey’dliketorent

32luxuryapartmentsbuiltinsidethefactory’soriginalwallsfor$950to$3600amonth,saidprojectpropertymanagerMichaelBasalyga,wh

ocollectedsign-upsinanonlineregistrationform.Americanswhowouldtraditionallybehomeownershavebecomelong-termrenters,includingsomewithnoplanstoeverb

uyahome.Rentersarechangingsavingpatterns,generatingnewdevelopments,andinspiringbusinesses.LaceVillageisoneofhundredsofnewrentaldevelopment

srisinguptoserveawaveofhigher-incomeandolderrentersfloodingintoAmerica’stownsandcitiessearchingforluxurywithoutcommitment.“Theyaretryingtocreate

acommunityfeelwithalltheadvantagesthatcomewithhomeownership(私房屋主)withouttheburdenofhomeownership,”saysinvestmentsales

presidentTrevorKoskovich.Newsubdivisions(住宅区)fullofsinglefamilyhomesforrent—allbutnonexistentadecadeago—arespringing

upfromcoasttocoast.Morerentalsareadvertisingthemselvesaskid-andpet-friendlyandpermittingrenterstomakenecessarycha

ngeswithintheirspaces.Theonlydifference:Allthehousesarerented,notowned.“It’snotthatwecan’taffordtobuyahouse;i

t’sthatwedon’twantto,”saysCouch,whois37andworksinoperationsforaclinic.Theyhadthreedomesticvacationsinthepastyear,andincreasedtheirsavings.Withincome

tospare,hisfamilyplanstobuynewfurnitureandtorepainttheir12-year-olddaughter’sbedroom.Withrentersstayingintheirspaceslonger,theyaremorelikelytospendm

oneytransformingthemtomatchtheirtastesandpreferences.Tempaper&Co.,aremovablewall-paperbrand,saystheirwebsitetrafficinthefourthquarterof20

23wasmorethandouble2022’s.AtPoplight,whichsellslightequipment,onlinestorevisitsdoubledfromOctober2023t

oNovember2023.28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheScrantonlacefactory?A.Ithascollectedsign-upsforrentalonline.B.Ithadwallsthathadgreatcommercialvalues.C.Ithasbe

entransformedintoarentalbuilding.D.Itwasinuseforabouttwodecades.29.Whyhavepeoplebecomelong-termrenters?A.Becausetheyc

an’taffordtobuyahouse.B.Becausetheywanttobuynewfurniture.C.Becausetheyplantobuyahousewhentheygetolde

r.D.Becausetheycanliveincomfortwithoutbuyingahouse.30.Whatmighttheunderlinedphrase“springingup”meaninParagraph5?A.Startingtoexist.B.Spreadingquickly.

C.Planningtochange.D.Developingrapidly.31.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Bylistingopinions.

B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byquotingprofessionals.DTheideathatthenormalhumanbodytempe

ratureisabout37℃wasfirstpresentedbytheGermanphysicianCarlReinholdAugustWunderlichin1851.Sincethen,it’sbecomesowidelyacceptedthatitservesasatouchst

oneforhealth---adiagnostictoolusedbyphysiciansandparentsasabasicindicatorofwhethersomeoneissickorwell.However,itturnsoutt

hatthiswell-establishedfactisn’t,infact,correct—or,toputitmoreaccurately,humanbeingshavebeengettingcoolero

vertheyears.Recentstudieshaveshownthattemperaturerecordsofgroupsofpeoplehavetendedtorunlowcomparedtotheacceptedstandard,sotheStanfordte

am,ledbyJuliePar-sonnet,MD,professorofmedicineandofhealthresearchandpolicy,decidedtodoamorein-depthstudytocomparemodernmeasurementswi

thhistoricalrecordstotrytoidentifybodytemperaturetrendsand,perhaps,uncoverthereasonwhythiscoolingishappenin

g.Fortheirresearch,theStanfordteamlookedatthreedistinctdatasetsfromtwohistoricalperiods.Aftergoingthrough677,4

23temperaturemeasurements,theteamfoundthatmenborninthe21stcenturyhadanaveragebodytemperatureof0.6°Cl

owerthanthatofthosebornintheearly19thcenturywhilemodernwomenshowedanaveragedecreaseof0.03°Ccomparedtothoseborninthe1890s.Astowh

ythisishappening,theresearcherssaythatthemostlikelymechanismisareductioninthehumanmetabolicrate(代谢率)duetoenvironment

alfactors:Onepossibilityisthatimprovementsinpublichealthover200yearshavereducedtheincidenceofinflammations(炎症

),whichpromotemetabolism.Thiscombinedwithpeoplelivingmorecomfortablelivesinmorestableenvironmentsmeansthatthebodydoesn’thavetoworkashardt

ostaywarm,sotheaveragetemperaturefalls.“Theenvironmentthatwe’relivinginhaschanged,includingthetemperatureinourhomes,ourcontactwithmicroor

ganisms(微生物)andthefoodthatwehaveaccessto.Allthesethingsmeanthatalthoughweconsiderhumanbeingsasthesameforallofhu

manevolution,we’renotthesame.We’reactuallychangingphysiologically,”Parsonnetsaid.32.WhatisCarlReinholdAugustWunderlich’sachievement?A.Hesetupstandar

dsforhumanhealthservices.B.Hepredictedtrendsinhumanbodytemperature.C.Hefirstusedbodytemperatureasahealthindicator.D.Heproposedthestandardhuma

nbodytemperature.33.WhatcanwelearnabouttheStanfordteam’sstudy?A.Itshowswomenhavealowerbodytemperaturethanmen.B.Itpr

oveshumanbodytemperaturehasdroppedatanalarmingrate.C.Itcomparedhistoricalandcurrenthumanbodytemperaturedata

.D.Itsuggestedupdatingthedefinitionoftheaveragebodytemperature.34.Whatleadstothedecreaseinhumanbodytemperature?A.Theco

ntactwithothercreatures.B.Theimprovedlivingconditions.C.Thedeclineinphysicallydemandingwork.D.Theadaptationofhumans

toclimatechange.35.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Whatexactlyisnormalhumanbodytemperature?B.Whydoeshu

manbodytemperatureneedmeasuring?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”?36Theyarepartofapopularperson

alitytestcalledtheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicator,orMBTI.Alloftheresultshavefourletters,andthereare16resultsintotal.“I”and“E”ref

erto“introverted”(内向的)and“extroverted”(外向的),respectively.37Forexample,whenanintrovertedpersoniswithagroupofint

rovertedfriends,theymightbecomemoresociallikean“E”person.Accordingtopsychologists,thisideaoftemporarilyswitchingperso

nalitiesiscalled“masking”.38“Humanbeingswanttofeeltheybelong,andtheymightbecomepeople-pleaserstodoso,”wrotetheMasterClasswebsite.UsingtheMBTIresultt

oidentifyanddescribesomeone’spersonalityseemsfun.However,Iwenttoofaratonetime.Mysisterwasexcitedlymakingaday-to-daytravelp

lanwhenIrememberedfromanarticlethat“P”peopledon’tliketomakeorsticktoplans,soIsaidtoher,“Youdon’tseemlikea‘Pperson’.

”“Why?”sheaskedback.“SincewhendoIneedtofollowwhatmypersonalitytesttellsmetodo?”39TheMBTIpersonalitytestmayshowsomethingyoudon’tknowaboutyourselfand

canevenbefunice-breakerquestionwhenmeetingnewfriends.Andthat’sallitis—fun.Knowingsomeone’sMBTIresultdoesn’tmeanyoureallyknowthispers

on.40A.Evenifsomeoneistypicallyquiet,manyonlinediscussionssuggestthatan“I”personcanstillactoutgoingattimes.B.Thesetwoperso

nalitylabelsinparticulararewidelydiscussedonline.C.ItwasthenthatIrealizedI’dtakentheresulttooseriously.D.T

hatishidingyourtruepersonalityinspecificsituations.E.Personalitylabelsalsohelpustotellthedifferencebetweenpeople.F.Butdeepdown,theymostlyenjoybein

gsilentandquiet.G.Andthosefourlettersofyoursdon’tdefinewhoyouare.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,asmallcommunityinColoradowitnessedanextraordinaryactofbraveryduringafiercewildfire.Firefi

ghterJohnSmithshouldhavecompletedhis41hoursearlier,buthisdecisiontostaysavedafamily’shomefromdestruction.Hismotivationcamefr

omthe42toprotecthiscommunity.Asreportedbylocalnews,Smithwasnearingtheendofhisshiftwhenhenoticedahouseinthepathofthe43flame

s.Withouthesitation,he44tothescene,awarethateverysecond45.Hequicklyassessedthesituationandrealizedthatwi

thadditionalassistance,hemightsavethehouse.Hegearedupandgrabbedahose(水龙带),46theflameswithintensefocus.Afterhoursofrelentless(不懈的)effort,hemanag

edto47thefire,preventingitfromspreadingtothenearbyresidentialarea.Oncethedangerhadpassed,thehomeownerswere48andcou

ldn’texpressenough49toSmith.Theyknewthattheirhomewouldhavebeenreducedtoasheswithouthis50efforts.51Smith,heremainedhumbleabouthisheroicactions.“Iwasj

ustdoingmyjob,”hesaid52.Inhisview,itwasnotanachievement,butratheraduty.“Anyoneinmy53wouldhavedonethesame,”headded.

54Smithandthefamilywerestrangersbeforetheincident,theyhavesinceformedastrongbond.Smithmaynothavewonanyofficial55,buthis

actofselflessnessandcouragewontheheartsoftheentirecommunity.41.A.journeyB.vacationC.breakD.shift42.A.encouragementB.hesitationC.commitmentD.inspir

ation43.A.pressingB.strugglingC.advancingD.appearing44.A.rushedB.returnedC.retreatedD.refunded45.A.valuedB.includedC.assessedD.counted

46.A.pushingB.battlingC.playingD.destroying47.A.setB.placeC.containD.gain48.A.overwhelmedB.disappoint

edC.indifferentD.ungrateful49.A.embarrassmentB.astonishmentC.gratitudeD.generosity50.A.timelyB.temporaryC.jointD.effortles

s51.A.ButforB.AsforC.ThankstoD.Regardlessof52.A.proudlyB.modestlyC.casuallyD.willingly53.A.positionB.teamC.communityD.family54.A.OnceB.Tho

ughC.SinceD.If55.A.bonusB.promotionC.prizeD.recognition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),knownforitsbrightfeathers,56(consider)asymbolofgoodfortuneandprosperity.IntheQingDynasty,seniorof

ficials’robesweredecorated57goldenpheasantimages,asasymboloftheirpowerandauthority.Normally,goldenpheasantsactinsmallgroupsindenseforests58thereare

alotoftreesandbushes,andalsoinlessdenseareasandopen59(mountain)regions.Goldenpheasantsmainlyfeedongrain,berriesandse

edsaswellasotherkindsofvegetation.Theywillalsoeatsmall60(insect)andinvertebrateswhentheopportunityarises,andth

eirdietmaychangeseasonally.Duringwinter,theytend61(stay)closetohumansandeatwheatleavesandseeds.Theyareverytimidbirds

andwillhideindarkforestsandwoodlands,restinginveryhightreesatnight.Despitetheirflyingabilities,goldenpheasantsoftenlookforfoodonthegr

ound,62(possible)becausetheyarequiteclumsyinflight.When63(shock),theycansuddenlytakeflightwithadistinctivewingsound.Observingthesecolorfulbirdsint

hewildis64(challenge).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。Dear

fellowschoolmates,It’smygreathonortomakeaconcludingstatementhere._______________________________________________________________

_____________________________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,56yea

rslater.ThefiveboysIwaswithhadgrowntiredofplayingmarblesandwereseekingforsomethingdifferent.“Hey!”saidfreckle-faced(脸上有雀斑

的)littleNed.“Igotanidea.Wehaven’tclimbedthecliff(悬崖)foralongwhile.”“Let’sgo!”saidsomeoneelseexcitedly.Ihesitated.Ilongedtobebraveandactiv

elikethem,butI’dbeenasicklychildmostofmyeightyearsandmymotherwarnedmenottotakechances.“Comeon!”calle

dJerry,mybestfriend.“Justbeingsickisnoreasontoacoward(胆小鬼).”“I’mcoming!”Iyelled,runningafterthem.Wefinallycametothecliff,anearvertica

l(垂直的)wallofrocksstickingoutdangerously,andearthslides,scraggly(乱蓬蓬的)bushesandyoungtrees.Itwasonlyabout60feethigh,buttomeitlookedlikethevery

symboloftheForbiddenandImpossible.Onebyone,theotherboysclimbedupward,findinghandholdsandtoeholdsonrock.Tremb

lingandsweating,Ibegantoclimb.Ahandhere,afootthere,myheartpoundinginmyskinnychest,Imademywayupandup.Atso

mepoint,Ilookedbackandwashorrified.Thegroundatthebaseofthecliffseemedveryfarbelow;oneslipandIwouldfall,bouncingoffthe

clifffaceandendingontherocks.Inafewminutestheboysstarteduptothetop,fromwheretheywouldwalkhomebyaroundabout(迂回

)route.Beforetheyleft,theyglanceddownatme.“Hey,wait!”Ibegged.“Youcanstayifyouwantto,”teasedNed,andtheoth

erlaughed.Jerrylookedconcerned,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。Timepasseda

ndIlookeddown._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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antofall,IheardthevoicesofJerryandmyfather.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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23-2024学年下学期高二期中测试英语试题答案及评分细则1—5ABCBA6—10CBBAC11—15ACABB16—20ACBAC21—23ACD24—27ABBC28—31CDAB32—35DCBC36—40

BADCG41—45DCCAD46—50BCACA51—55BBABD56.isconsidered57.with58.where59.mountainous60.insects61.tostay62.

possibly63.shocked64.challenging65.thePossibleversion:Dearfellowschoolmates,It’smygreathonortomakeaconcludingstatementh

ere.Atthismoment,I’dliketoextendmysincerecongratulationstoalloftheparticipants.Thecompetitionwouldnotbe

agreatsuccesswithoutthejointeffortsofeveryone.Myheartythanksgofirstlytoourteachers,whoseguidanceandencoura

gementhavegivenusmuchinsightintotranslationofChinesepoetry.Besides,alltheparticipants’devotionandwonderfulperformanceimpresse

dusalot.Mostimportantly,thecompetitionhasfurtherstimulatedourpassionforChinesepoetryandboostedourculturalconfidence.Isincer

elyhopethatwestudentswillworktolearnEnglishwell,carryforwardandspreadtraditionalChineseculture.That’sall.Thankyou!

Possibleversion1:TimepassedandIlookeddown.Iwasovercomebydizziness,fearingitwasmuchtoofarandIcouldneverclim

bbackdown.Iwouldlosemygrasp,fallanddie.Butthewayuptothetopwasevenworse—higher,steeper,moredangerousandIwouldnevermakeit.Iheardsomeonesobbingandmoani

ng;Iwonderedwhoitwasandrealizedthatitwasmyself.Ilayonmystomach,toohorrifiedtomove.Gradually,thesundisappearedfromthetreetops.Asdarkn

essbegantofall,IheardthevoicesofJerryandmyfather.“Ican’tcomedown!”Icried.“I’llfall.Icoulddie!”“Youclimbedup,”myfathersaidinaperfectlynormalcomfort

ingtone.“Youcangetdownthesameway.LookattherockwhereI’mshiningthelight.”Fatherpointedthebeamup,“Putyourfootonthatrock.”Itseemedpossible.Onelittl

estepafteranother,Iinchedbackwardandfinallyintomyfather’sstrongarms,sobbingalittle,andsurprisingly,f

eelingasenseofaccomplishment.ItwasalessonIwouldneverforget.Possibleversion2:TimepassedandIlookeddown.Iwashorri

fiedatthepossibilities.Myheartfailedabeatandfearsqueezedmywholebody.Immediately,Ilayonmystomach,unab

letomove.Simultaneously,asenseofregretanddespairslowlycreptuponme,ripplingovermybody.HowIwishIhadlistenedtowhatmymotherhadsaid.“WillJerryaskforhelp?”

“WillIbesaved?”“Willtheboysteaseaboutmybeingacowardoramomma’sboy?”Manyquestionsfloatedthroughmymind.Asdarknessbegan

tofall,IheardthevoicesofJerryandmyfather.Isuddenlyfelthappybeyondexpression.However,whatsurprisedmealotwasthattheywereonthetopofthecli

ff,withflashlightsintheirhands.“Youcanmakeit!Youarenotacoward!”Jerryyelledatme.Followingmyfather’sinstructionandencou

ragement,Iinchedupward,carefullyfeelingforthetoeholdonrockwithmyleftfootandfindingit.Onestepatatime,onehandhold

atatime,graduallyIregainedmyconfidence.MyfatherandJerrykeptencouragingmetoclimbupthecliff.ThatwasanexperienceIwouldneverforget.答案详解及听力原稿：21—23ACD2

1.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“rent32luxurya

partmentsbuiltinsidethefactory’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，Newsubdivisions(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“…arespringingupfromcoasttocoast”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P

oplight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“Theideat

hatthenormalhumanbodytemperatureisabout37℃wasfirstpresentedbytheGermanphysicianCarlReinholdAugustWunderlich

in1851.（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“Recentstudieshaveshownthattemperaturerecordsofgroupsofpeopleh

avetendedtorunlowcomparedtotheacceptednorm（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，CarlReinholdAugustWunderlich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“Recentstudieshaveshownthattemperaturerecordsofgroupsofpeoplehavetendedtorunlowcomparedtotheacceptedstandard,

sotheStanfordteam,ledbyJuliePar-sonnet,MD,professorofmedicineandofhealthresearchandpolicy,decidedtodoamorein-d

epthstudytocomparemodernmeasurementswithhistoricalrecordstotrytoidentifybodytemperaturetrendsand,perhaps,uncoverthere

asonwhythiscoolingishappening.（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“Onepossibilityisthatimprovementsinpublichealthover200yearshavereducedtheincidenceofinflammations(炎症),whichpromotemetabolism.Thiscombinedwith

peoplelivingmorecomfortablelivesinmorestableenvironmentsmeansthatthebodydoesn’thavetoworkashardtostayw

arm,sotheaveragetemperaturefalls.（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℃wasfirstpresentedbytheGerm

anphysicianCarlReinholdAugustWunderlichin1851.Sincethen,it’sbecomesowidelyacceptedthatitservesasatouchstoneforhealth—adiagnostict

oolusedbyphysiciansandparentsasabasicindicatorofwhethersomeoneissickorwell.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—40BA

DCG36.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,thisideaoftemp

orarilyswitchingpersonalitiesiscalled“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.hesitatio

n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.a

dvancing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.overwhelmed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“theirhomewouldhavebeenreducedtoasheswithouthis…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.famil

y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.isconside

red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。

59.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mountainous。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because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：Possiblev

ersion: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）。Dearfell

owschoolmates,It’smygreathonortomakeaconcludingstatementhere.Atthismoment,I’dliketoextendmysincerecongratulationstoall

oftheparticipants.Thecompetitionwouldnotbeagreatsuccesswithoutthejointeffortsofeveryone.Myheartythanksgofirstlytoourteachers,whoseguid

anceandencouragementhavegivenusmuchinsightintotranslationofChinesepoetry.Besides,alltheparticipants’devotionandwonderfulperformanceimpressed

usalot.Mostimportantly,thecompetitionhasfurtherstimulatedourpassionforChinesepoetryandboostedourculturalconfidence.Isincerelyhopetha

twestudentswillworktolearnEnglishwell,carryforwardandspreadtraditionalChineseculture.That’sall.Thankyou!读后续写写作：写作提示：故事人物：I,Jerry,my

father,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:TimepassedandIlook

eddown.Iwasovercomebydizziness,fearingitwasmuchtoofarandIcouldneverclimbbackdown.Iwouldlosemygrasp,fallanddie.Butthewayuptoth

etopwasevenworse—higher,steeper,moredangerousandIwouldnevermakeit.Iheardsomeonesobbingandmoaning;Iwonderedwhoitwasandreal

izedthatitwasmyself.Ilayonmystomach,toohorrifiedtomove.Gradually,thesundisappearedfromthetreetops.Asdarknessbegantofall,IheardthevoicesofJerrya

ndmyfather.“Ican’tcomedown!”Icried.“I’llfall.Icoulddie!”“Youclimbedup,”myfathersaidinaperfectlynormalcomfortingtone.“Youcangetd

ownthesameway.LookattherockwhereI’mshiningthelight.”Fatherpointedthebeamup,“Putyourfootonthatrock.”Itseemedpossible.Onelittlestepaft

eranother,Iinchedbackwardandfinallyintomyfather’sstrongarms,sobbingalittle,andsurprisingly,feelingasenseofaccomplishment.ItwasalessonIwo

uldneverforget.Possibleversion2:TimepassedandIlookeddown.Iwashorrifiedatthepossibilities.Myheartfailedabeatandfears

queezedmywholebody.Immediately,Ilayonmystomach,unabletomove.Simultaneously,asenseofregretanddespairslowlycreptuponme,rippl

ingovermybody.HowIwishIhadlistenedtowhatmymotherhadsaid.“WillJerryaskforhelp?”“WillIbesaved?”“Willtheboysteaseaboutmybei

ngacowardoramomma’sboy?”Manyquestionsfloatedthroughmymind.Asdarknessbegantofall,IheardthevoicesofJerryandmyfather.Isuddenlyfelthappybeyondexpressi

on.However,whatsurprisedmealotwasthattheywereonthetopofthecliff,withtorchesintheirhands.“Youcanmakeit!Youarenotacoward!”Jerryyel

ledatme.Followingmyfather’sinstructionandencouragement,Iinchedupward,carefullyfeelingforthetoeholdonrockwithmy

leftfootandfindingit.SuddenlyIhadconfidence.Onestepatatime,onehandholdatatime,myfatherandJerryencouragedmetoclimbupthecliff.ThatwasanexperienceIwould

neverforget.听力稿：Text1M:Nancy,Iplantogohikingthisweekend.Wouldyouliketojoinme?W:Well,Ihavebeenexhaustedfrommyworkrecently.SoIjus

twanttostayathomeandwatchTV.Text2W:Howwasyourtrip,Mr.Allen?M:Good.Theplanewasalmostempty,soIhadagoodrest.Anyway,yourcompanyis

verycentral,isn’tit?W:Yes.I’lltakeyoutothehotelbeforewegotothecompany.Text3M:Shallwechangethechannel?Th

eWorldCupisabouttostart.W:Didn’tyousayyouwantedtowatchthismovie?M:Idid,butitwillbeshownagaintomorrow.Icanseeitthen.Text4W:Whatareyougoin

gtodobeforeyougotocollege?M:I’mgoingtotraveltosomeplacesandthenfindapart-timejob.Whataboutyou?W:Well,I’mgoingtostaywithmyfamily.T

ext5M:Hi,Olivia.Whatareyoudoing?W:I’meatingicecream.M:Eatingicecream?Onsuchasnowyday?I’mfreezingnow!W:Yeah.Theheatinghasbeenturnedon.Itfeelslikesumme

rinmyhouse.Text6M:⑥Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettotheGrandHotel?W:Well,youneedtowalkalongthisSeventhAvenuetillyoureachtheCityMuseum

.Then,turnrightandwalkabouttwokilometers.⑥It’sbetweenarestaurantandtheCityBank.M:Itsoundsalittlefar.CanItakeasubwaythere?W:⑦You’dbettertakeataxi.The

reisnosubwaystationnearby.M:⑦Isee.Thanksalot.Text7W:Youlooktired,Simon.Whathaveyoubeendoing?M:⑧Ihavebeenpracticingtheviolinsince9:00a.m.

W:⑧Wow,you’vebeenpracticingfortwohours.Nowonderyou’resotired.⑨Bytheway,whendidyoustartlearningtoplaytheviolin?M:Ibe

ganplayingitwhenIwaseight.⑨MyfathertaughtmehowtoplayitandIlearnedhowtoreadmusiconmyown.W:You’resotalente

d.⑩IlearnedtoplaythedrumswhenIwasyoung.ButIgaveupquicklybecauseIfounditboring.I’mconsideringlearningamoreinterestinginstrumentlikethepiano.M:Well,

youneedtotakepianolessonsifyouwanttoplayitwell.Maybeyoucantrytoplaytheguitar.It’smucheasier.Text8W:⑪Adam,we’

reabouttograduatefromcollege.Wouldyouliketolivealoneorhavearoommatethen?M:I’vehadsomegoodmemorieswithmycollegeroommates,butIprefertoli

vealone.Ireallyenjoyhavingmyownspace.W:Okay.Wouldyouliketoliveinahouseoranapartment?M:Ahouse.Rightnow,Iliveinthedormitorywitha

smallbalcony.⑫ButIreallywanttoliveinhousewithayardoragardenwhereIcanplantsomeflowersorsomethingelse.W:Soundsi

nteresting.Whataboutpets?M:Well,Iloveanimals.I’vealwayswantedtohaveadogorsomecats.IfIsettledownsomewhere,Iwill

definitelyhaveafewpets.W:Nice!Ialsoprefertolivealone,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneyatpresent.SoI’llprobablyshareahousewithothers.⑬Ifc

onditionspermit,I’dliketohavetwoparrots.M:That’sgood.Everythingwouldgetbetter.Text9W:HowwasyourtriptoIt

aly,David?M:Itcan’tbebetter.IvisitedMilanandRomewithmywife.Westayedtherefornearlyninedays.W:Wow,youmusthavespentalott

hen!So,whichcitydoyouthinkisthebestplaceyou’vevisitedsofar?M:⑭ThebestplaceI’vevisitedsofarisHawaii.IfoundtheuniqueaspectsofHawaiianculture,inclu

dingarts,historyandcustoms.W:Soundscool.⑮I’mgoingtoVeniceinthreedays,thatisnextMonday.It’smyfirsttimetravelingabroad

.I’msoexcited.M:Haveyouplannedeverythingout?W:Yeah.Ibookedtheplaneticketsandthehotel,andsearchedthetouristattractions.M:⑯Ithinkyoushouldfindalocalgu

ide.W:You’reright.Ishouldalsoprepareaguidebook.M:IhaveafriendinItaly.Maybeyou’llneedherhelp.I’llgiveyouhernumber.W:Thanksalot.Text10W:⑰Official

sataSwedishzoo,theFuruvikZoo,managedtogetthreechimpanzeesbackintoasafespaceafterfourothersthathadbrokenou

tofthemonkeyhousewereshotdead.ThechimpanzeeshadescapedonWednesday,makingtheirwayoutofthemonkeyhousewheretheylived.Officia

lswereforcedtoshootthembecauseofthedangertothepublic.“Thesurvivinganimalsarenowbeinglookedafterandtheonethatisinjuredisreceivingt

reatment,”⑱SandreWilke,CEOoftheFuruvikZoo,toldthelocalnewspaper.⑲“Theconditionoftheinjuredanimal,namedSelma,thatsufferedinjuriestoanarm

andaneye,isbetterthanfeared.,”Wilkesaid.Aftertheaccident,theSwedishgovernmentcarriedoutaninspectionofthezoo,particularlyofthechimpan

zees.ItisnotthefirsttimeinrecentmonthsthatanimalshaveescapedfromSwedishZoos.⑳InOctober,apoisonoussnakeescapedfromitsplaceatazooinSwe

denbutreturnedbyitselfafteraweek.SeveralyearsagoinJune,azookeeperhadpartofhismiddlefingerbittenoffbyachimpanzeeafterlosinghi

sbalanceandgrabbingontothebarsthatseparatedhimselffromtheanimal.