陕西省西安中学2018届高三上学期第一次摸底考试英语试题含答案

西安中学高届高三摸底考试2018英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分I II第一部分听力（共两节，满分分）30第一节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）

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1.What doesthe manwant to doA.Take photos.B.Buy acamera.C.Help the woman.

2.What arethe speakerstalking aboutA.A noisynight.B.Their lifein townC.A placeof living.

3.Where is the mannowA.On hisway.B.In arestaurant.C.At home.

4.What willCelia doA.Find aplayer.B.Watch agame,C.Play basketball.

5.What dayis itwhen theconversation takesA.Saturday.place C.Monday.B.Sunday.第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）

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522.5听下面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、、三个选项中5A BC选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，

50.A.up tonow B.little bylittle C.sooner orlater D.one byone

51.A.thinking aboutB.staring atC.holding upD.fixing on

52.A.stopped B.continued C.avoided D.survived

53.A.deadly B.dead C.breathless D.aimless

54.A.regretfully B.fortunately C.particularly D.hopefully

55.A.surprise B.delight C.relief D.anger

56.A.simple B.blank C.colored D.painted

57.A.consideration B.expression C.choice D.practice

58.A.delivered B.decorated C.devoted D.determined

59.A.more thanB.better thanC.other thanD.rather than

60.A.friendly B.yearly C.lively D.likely第卷H第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分分）45第二节共小题；每小题第分，满分分1015阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容个单词或括号内单词的正确形式1不可缺少的Friendship isindispensable topeoples life.A manwithout friendsis likean angelwithoutwings,

61.life willsuffer in the longtolerance of

62.lonely anddepression.Friendship is themother ofour soul,who willwarm herkid ifhurt

63.occur.We havemany thingssuch ashappiness,

64.excite andbitterness,to sharewith ourfriends inlife,etc.Thus,it isimportant

65.maintain atruefriendship.It takesmany specialqualities to make afriend.Understanding shouldcome first.Only whenwe get abetter understandingof eachother canwe gain

66.authentic andmeaningful friendship.It alsotakes aspecial kindof lovethat seemsto haveno end.Never hesitateto show your kindnesstoyour friendwhen he/she is

67.trouble.Love is not selfish.Love issuch avaluable quality

68.give byGodthat weshould treasureit allour life.Tolerance isthe

69.three essentialpart infriendship.We are

70.absolute differentpersons.Thisindividual distinctionmay causeconflict.But justtry totolerate othersso that you canmaintain yourfriendship.第四部分写作（共两节，满分分）35第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分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10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号（人），并在其下面写出该加的词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；

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2.1011I oftenquarrel about my motherover whetherI can watch TVafter school.She holdsview thatseniorthree students have to make fully use ofevery minute to work hard at their lessons.It seemsto methat onceI am allowedto do that,Ill unableto controlmyself and forget allaboutmystudy.She alsothinks it is badfbrmy eye.But I really cantaccept herideas.In myopinion,watch TVcan setmy mindat restafter adayshard works.Besides,it isimportant fbrus toknow whathad happenedat home and at abroad.Thus,weshouldnt be forbidden to watch TV.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是中学的李华，请给你的美国朋友写封邮件，告诉他你打算参加户外拓展训练XX Tom营，希望他一起参加邮件的内容包括介绍训练营的相关内容（时间、地点、参加人员等）

1..你参加的原因2询问对方的意向

3.参考词汇户外拓展训练营Outward boundtraining camp词数词左右10届摸底考试参考答案2018听力（每小题分，共分）

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70.absolutely短文改错（每小题分，共分）110I oftenquarrel aboutmy motherover whetherI canwatch TVafter withschool.She holdsAview thatsenior threestudentshave to makefullyuse ofthe fulleveryminuteto workhardat theirlessons.It seemsto methat onceI amherallowed todothat,Ill unableto controlmyself andforget allabout myAbestudy.She alsothinks itis badfor myeye.But Ireally cantaccept herideas.eyesIn myopinion,watch TVcan setmy mindat restafter adays hardworks,watching work删除Besides,itisimportant forus toknow whathad happenedat homeand athas atabroad.Thus,we shouldntbeforbiddentowatchTV.作文（分）25Dear Tom,Im writingto tellyou myexciting planfbr thesummer vacation.I want to joina OutwardBoundTraining Camp.I wonderif youdlike togo with me.This camp,which willopen onJuly20on XinchengSquare andlast for about20days,offers usteenagersnot onlya goodchance to take andenjoy exerciseso asto keepfit but also learnhow tocooperatewith eachother.And wecan practiceour abilityto survivein someextreme environment.If you areinterested,let meknow andril sendyou moreinformation.Hope to meet youat thetraining campthis summer.Yours听力材料Li Hua听力录音材料Text1M:Ive got my camerawithme.But amI allowedtotakephotos hereW:I thinkso.It doesntsay you cant.Text2M:Ireallylike livinghere inthis flat,because itsso nearthe centreof thetown.W:Thats true.But itgets reallynoisy atnight.Text3M:Hi,Maggie.Tm coming,but itssnowing and the trafficis movingslowly.W:0K David.Take your9time.Well waitfor you,so wecan havedinner together.Text4M:Celia,you seethose girlsover thereThey needanother playerfor abasketball game.Would youliketo join themW:Seems likeits agame forfiin.Sure,Ill be here ina minute.Text5M:I wonthave anythingto weartoworkon Mondayunless Ipick upmy clothesat thedry cleaners

9.W:Then youdbetter hurry.It closesat noonon Sundays.M:Oh!I shouldhave gonethere onSaturday.Text6M:Alright,Sara,we knowthat youare planningsomething bigfor Johnsbirthday.Could youtell usjustwhat you have inyour mindW:I want to makehis birthdaya veryspecial event.John hasa sisterliving inFrance.And Illsend heraplane ticket,so thatshe can beherefor hisbirthday.M:Boy!What anexcellent plan!Thats somethingspecial.I canthave guessedyou hadsome secretplansand werewaiting forthe righttime totell me.W:Well,I didntwanttosay anythinguntil I was sureshe couldcome.Text7W:Hey,Peter,Tm sorry!M:Hi,Diana,whats wrongW:We aregoing toHong Kongthis weekend,but Imafraid Icant go.M:How comeW:I have a reallybig geographytest and I haveto studyfor it.M:We cango nextweek instead.W:No,I dont wanttoruin yourweekend.You goahead andplease take the bookI boughtto myfriendSally.Tell herI haveto studyall weekend,because Icant affordto failthe test.M:OK,then Illgo withDiana.But itsa pityyou cantcome.Text8W:Hello,this isAndrea.M:Hello,Andrea,this isAlex.I havesome verygood newsfor you.Miranda wasvery satisfiedwith youandsaid shesvery muchlooking forwardto workingwith you.Isnt thatwonderful Congratulationsdear!How doesit feelto beMirandas newassistant Iimagine that youll justbe delightedwith this news.Solets see,youcan start on Monday,rightW:Umm,well,I dontthink IcanstartonMonday.Iamvisiting yourfather inBaltimore.And because Idont livein New York,Ill needa coupleof daysto finda flatand buysome furnitureand movemy thingsfromAvon.M:Oh,well then,in thatcase Isuppose Wednesdaywould begood.OK,see youthen!Text9W:Hello,Mr.Jan ErickFreeman.Youre afrequent traveler.And wealso knowthatyoueat outtwice aday.How comeyoure sofbnd ofeating outM:When I gotmyfirst jobback in1982and startedtravelling,I hadno otherchoice butto eatout.I foundthatI feltdifferent dueto whatI waseating,so I tried to find placesthat servedfood thatmade mefeelgood.The secretwas thequality of the foodand howwell the food wasprepared.I madean effortto findgoodrestaurants aswell asnice dishes.W:How didyou managetomakea listof218favorite restaurantsM:Ive lived in manycities andwhen Imoved backto Swedenfrom the United States,people askedmewhere togo toeat when they went to thecities Iknew.I gota lotof ideas.Then Iwrote aboutrestaurantsfor theSwedish Clubsmagazine andsome onesuggested Igather theinformation about the restaurantsIvebeen to,I startedtodothat.W:How doyou findrestaurantsM:The bestway isto askthe peoplethere.I maytalk to the peopleat the street marketor takea walkandlook for a placemyself.I neverask ahotel clerkorataxi driver.I dontgo toempty restaurantsor placeswithmenus difficultto understand.Text10M:At thebeginning of the tour,we willstart withthe most important placein mytown whichisthe PlazaLeon.The PlazaLeon whichis morethan100years old,is afathering placefor youngpeople onFridayand Saturday nights,andforparents andchildren onSunday afternoons.Four streetslead to the Plaza,which wasnamed aftera famouswriter bornin thecity,contains all of thefood stores,fish marketsandvegetable stands.Fernando Street,which wasnamed afteran educator,is whereallof the governmentofficesare housed.Via delMar Street,whose roadsare madeof stones,istheonly streetwhich stillhas itsoldsurface.Finally,we cometo theHoratio Street,on whichthere aretwo universities.One of them isthemost famousuniversity inmy country.Thats whyits myfavorite streetof all.每小题秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出秒钟作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍55听第段材料，回答第、题

6676.What isSara going to doA.Buy Johna gift.B.Give Johna surprise.C.Invite Johnto France.

7.What doesthe manthink ofSaras planA.Funny.B.Exciting.C.Strange.听第段材料，回答第、题

7898.Why doesDiana saysorry toPeterA.She hasto giveup hertravel plan.B.She wantsto visitanother city.C.She needsto putoff hertest.

9.What doesDiana wantPeter todoA.Help herwith herstudy.B.Take abook toher friend.C.Teach ageography lesson.听第段材料，回答第至题

8101210.Why doesthe mancall thewomanA.To tellher about her newjob.B.To askaboutherjob program.C.To plana meetingwith her.

11.Who needsa newflatA.Alex.B.Andrea.C.Miranda.

12.Where isthewomannowA.In Baltimore.B.In NewYork.C.In Avon.听第段材料，回答第至题

9131613.What doesJan considermostimportantwhen hejudges arestaurantA.Where therestaurant is.B.Whether theprices arelow.C.How wellthefoodis prepared.

14.When didJan begin to writefor amagazineA.After hecame backto Sweden.B.Before hewentto theUnited States.C.As soonas hegot hisfirst jobin

1982.

15.What mayJan dotofinda goodrestaurantA.Talk topeople in thestreet.B.Speak totaxi drivers.C.Ask hotelclerks.

16.What dowe knowabout JanA.He cooksforarestaurant.B.He travelsa lotfor hiswork.C.He prefersAmerican food.听第段材料，回答第至题

10172017.What dowe knowabout thePlaza LeonA・Its anew building.B.Its asmall town.C.Ifs apublic place.

18.When doparents andchildren likegoingto thePlazaLeonA.Saturdaynights.B.Sunday afternoons.C.Fridays andSaturdays.

19.Which streetis knownfor itsfood shopsand marketsA.Via delMar Street.B.Fernando Street.C.Hernandes Street.

20.Why doesthe speakerlike HoratioStreet bestA.It hasan oldstone surface.B.It isnamed aftera writer.C.It hasa famousuniversity.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分分）40第一节（共题每小题分，满分分）15230阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A2014TFK PoetryContestCalling allpoets!TIME ForKids hasa challengefor you:Write afunny rhymingpoem.It mustbean originalpoem thatdoes notcopy anotherpoefs work.Enter itin theTIME ForKids PoetryContest.As fewerand fewerchildren areinterested inwriting poetryof theirown,TIME ForKids decidestoorganize andsponsor sucha contestto changethe situation.Contest Rules

1.How to enterThis contestbegins at1201am onMarch6,2014and endsat11:59pm onJuly24,

2014.To enter,mail the following information to1271Avenue of the Americas,32nd Floor,NewYork,NewYork10020:aan originaland previouslyunpublished poemthat ishumorous andhasa rhymescheme；bEntranfs firstname onlyand aparents mailaddress.Limit oneentry perperson.By entering,entrant promisesthat theentrylis original,2has not been publishedin anymediumand3has notwon anaward.

2.Judging:all entrieswill bejudged bypoet Kenn Nesbitt,based on the followingcriteria:creativity％,and originalityuseoflanguage andrhyme25%and appropriatenessto thetheme of thecontest25%.The lengthof theentry willnotbetaken intoconsideration.

3.PrizeOur judgewill selectfour semifinalists半决赛选手from whichone grand-prize winnerandthree finalists will bechosen.The onegrand-prize winnerwill receive an online class visit fromChildrens PoetKennNesbittand a signed copyof hisnewest book of poetry,The Armpitof funnyPoemsfor Kids,approximately value:$

275.The threefinalistswilleach getasignedcopyof Nesbitt9S newest bookof poetry,The Armpitof DoomFunny Poemsfor Kids,and boththeir poemsandthat of the grand-prize winnerwill bepublished at timeforkids.com.

4.Eligibility参赛资格Open tolegal citizensofthe50United Statesand theDistrict ofColumbiawho areprimary schoolstudents andare8to13years oldattimeof entry.

5.Winners listFor namesofthewinner andfinalists,visit timeforkids.com afterAugust t,2014,available fora periodof10days.

21.The purposeofthe contest istoA.encourage children to learn from otherpoetsB.help childrenrealize thedream ofpoetry writingC.encourage childrensinterest inpoetry writingD.encourage childrento readmore originalpoems

22.Which ofthefollowingcharacteristics ofa poemis valuedmost injudgingA.Being creativeand originalB.Using aproper numberof words.C.Using properlanguage andrhyme.D.Being appropriatetothe contest

23.What canbe knownaboutthefinalists ofthe contestA.They willgetagreat dealof money.B.Their poems canberead attimeforkids.com.C.They willreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromNesbittD.Their poemswill appearin Nesbitfsnewestbookofpoetry.

24.According tothecontestrules,.A.poemscanbe senttotheorganizers bye-mailB.all childrenhave theright totake partin thecontestC.the numberof poemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD.the resultofthecontest willbe unknownbefore August,2014BI wasblind,but I was ashamedof itif itwas known.I refusedto usea whitestick andhated asking forhelp.After all,Iwas a teenagegirl,andIcouldnt bearpeople tolook atmeandthink Iwas notlike them.Imust havebeen aterrible dangeron theroads.Coming acrossme wanderingthrough thetraffic,motoristsprobably wouldhavetostop rapidlyon theirbrakes.Apart fromthat,there wereall sortsof disastersthatused tooccur onthe wayto andfrom work.One evening,Igotoff the bus abouthalfway homewhere I had tochange buses,and asusual Iran intosomething.Tm awfullysorry,“I saidand steppedforward onlyto runinto itagain.When ithappened athirdtime,I realizedI hadbeen apologizingto alamppost.This wasjust oneofthestupid thingsthatconstantly happenedtome.So Icarried onand foundthe busstop,which wasa request stop,where thebuswouldnt stopunless passengerswanted toget onor off.No oneelse wasthere andIhadto guessif thebushad arrived.Generally inthis situation,becauseIhated showingIwasblind by asking for help,Itriedto guessatthe sound.Sometimes Iwould stop a big lorry andstand therefeeling stupidas itdrove away.In theend,Iusually managedto swallowmy prideand asksomeone at the stopfor help.But atthis particularevening noone joinedme atthe stop;it seemedthat everyonehad suddenlydecidednot totravel bybus.Of courseI heardplenty ofbuses pass,or Ithought Idid.But becauseI hadgivenup stoppingthem forfear ofmaking afool ofmyself,I letthem allgo by.I stoodthere alonefor halfan hour withoutstopping one.Then Igave up.I decidedto walkontothe nextstop.

25.The girlrefused toaskforhelpbecause shethought.E.she mightbe recognizedB.askingforhelp lookedsillyF.she wasnormal andindependent D.being foundblind wasembarrassing

26.After the girl gotoff thebus that evening,she.A.hit alamppost B.hit a person asusualC.began torun D.was caughtby something

27.At therequeststopthatevening,the girl.A.stopped abiglorryB.stopped thewrong busC.made noattempt tostop thebus D.was notnoticed byother people

28.What wasthe problemwith guessingatthesound tostopabusA.Other vehiclesalso stoppedthereB.It wasunreliable formaking judgments.C.More lorriesthan busesresponded tothe girl.D.It tooktoo muchtime forthegirlto catchthebus.CIn recentyears,many Americansof bothsexes andvarious ageshave becomeinterested in improvingtheir bodies.They have become devotedto physicalfitness.The needto exercise has almostbecomenatural withmany peoplewho havea strongdesire to be morephysically fit.By nature,Americans areenthusiastic andenergetic abouttheir hobbiesand pastimes.They applytheirenergy torunning.As aresult,there arerunning clubs to joinand many books and magazines to read aboutrunning.The desire tobephysically fitis explainedbya“passion“for goodhealth.The highrate of heart attacksinthe1960s causedan increaseonthepart ofthe publicinimprovingthe humanbody.Middle-aged menespeciallysuffered fromheart attacks.Thus,they areone groupstrongly interested in morephysicalexercise.In fact,many doctorsencourage theirpatients tobecome morephysically active,especially thosewhohave sedentaryjobs.It isinteresting tonote thatthe rateofheartattacks began to decreaseinthe1970sand itis stilldecreasing.Physical fitnessenjoys afavored roleintheUnitedStatesat present.It isa newlovethat Americanshave valuedvery much.Will itlast longOnly timewill tell---or untilanother“newpassion comesalong.

29.We canlearnfromthe passagethat.A.peoples interestin physicalexercisehassomething todo with their healthconditionB.by nature,Americans arestronger andmore energeticthan othersC.the lovefor physicalexercise wontlast longin AmericanD.men havea strongerdesire thanwomen totake exercise

30.In recentyears,many Americanshavebecomeinterested inimproving theirbodies becauseA.there aremany runningclubstojoinB.they areeager fortheir hobbiesand pastimesC.they havea strongdesiretobe morephysically fitD.there aremanybooksandmagazinesabout running

31.According tothe passage,the underlinedword inthe lastparagraph“sedentary meansA.challenging intelligenceB.energy-takingC.needing muchsitting D.sleeping-producingChildren whospend moretime readingwiththeirparents havea greaterchance ofbecoming betterreadersthan thosewho dont.With helpfrom theirparents,children canlearn techniquesto improvetheirreading skills.“A lotof parentsthink aftertheir childlearns toread,they shouldstop readingto themJ DonnaGeorge said.They aresadly mistaken/9George offersher servicesto parentsattheTitle ILearning Centers.She saidreading aloudto childrenmaybe themost valuablething parentscan do.It isbetter fbrchildrentohear thingsatahigh levelthanwhere theyare/9Georgesaid.Parents aretheir childsfirst teacher/9Parents helptheir childrenbuildlistening,phonics,comprehension andvocabulary skillswhentheyread aloudto them.Before parentscan identifyreading problems,they shouldescape theenemy-television andlimit thetimetheir childrenspend watchingtelevision.George suggestednot allowingkids tohaveaTV in theirbedrooms,setting aschedule ofwhen kidscanwatchor keepinga listof howmany programschildrenwatch.Louise Jonessaid thatwhile her14-year-old daughterand1O-year-old sonenjoy reading,thetelevision sometimesbecomes adistraction.So shetries tobuild thesituation bysuggesting bookstheentire familywill enjoyreading together,like theHarry Potterseries.Parents whodo notread themselvesshould notcount ontheir childrenbeing enthusiasticabout it.Ifparents wouldread to their childrenat least15minutes every day,children wouldnot haveso manyproblemsin school.It isthe parentsjob tohelp buildthat desireintheir children,and of course toknowwhat kindof bookstoreadis alsoimportant.

32.According toGeorge,reading aloudto children.A.helps themcorrect mistakesB.is helpfulto theirreadingC.is parentsfirst dutytotheirchildrenD.can getchildren outof televisionsattraction

33.The underlinedword distraction”in Paragraph4means somethingthat can.A.improve childrensreading skillsB.help childrenform theright habitof readingC.make childreninterestedinreadingD.stop childrenconcentrating onreading

34.What isimportant accordingtothefourth paragraphA.Reading skills.B.Reading speed.C.Reading materials.D.Reading environment.

35.The besttitle forthe passagewould be.A.Children SpendMore TimeReading withParentsB.Parents AreTheir ChildsFirst TeacherC.How ParentsMake TheirChild aBetter ReaderD.How toImprove ChildrensReading Ability第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）5210根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项36You dontshowyoursecret personalitywhen you9re awakebecause youcan controlyourbehavior,but whenyou5re asleep,your sleepingposition showsthe realyou.37The importantposition isthe one thatyou go to sleepin.If yougotosleep onyour back,youre avery openperson.You normallytrust peopleand youareeasily influencedby fashionor newideas.You dontlike toupset people,so younever expressyour realfeelings.38If yousleep onyour stomach,youarea rathersecretive person.You worrya lotand yourealwayseasily upset.Youre verystubborn,but you arent veryambitious.39This meansthatyouenjoy havingagood time.If yousleep onyour side,youhaveusually gota well-balanced personality.40Youre usuallycareful.You havea confidentpersonality.You sometimesfeel anxious,but youdontoften getdepressed.You alwayssay whatyou thinkeven ifit annoyspeople.A.Youre quiteshy andyouarentvery confident.B.You knowyour strengthsand weaknesses.C.Everyone hasgot twopersonalities-theonethat isshown tothe worldandtheother thatis secretandreal.D.You usuallylive fortoday notfor tomorrow.E.Maybe youdontwanttomakefriends with apersonwho sleepscurled up.F.In anormal night,ofcourse,people frequentlychange theirposition.G.Normally peopleseldom changetheir sleepingposition.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分分）45第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题

1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（、、和）中，选出可以填入空白A BC D处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WindowBill andJohn,both seriouslyill,livedinthe sameroom atMarie Hospital.John livednext tothe onlywindow ofthe room andwas allowedto41in hisbed andwatch foranhourevery day.But Billhad tospendall histime42on hisback.They becamefriends soonand talkedfor hourseveryday.They spokeof theirfamilies,theirchildren,their hobbies,and their43intheAmerican army.Each dayJohn wouldsit upand44to hisroommate Billwhathe couldsee outsidethe window.Through Johnsdescription,Bills worldwas45and brightenedby allthe activitiesand colorsof theoutsideworld.The windowoverlooked abeautiful parkwithalovely46John toldBill.Ducks playedonthe water47children sailedtheir modelboats.And afine viewofthecity skylinecould beseen inthedistance.As Johndescribed allthese48,Bill wouldclose hiseyes and49the picturesquescene.Bill wascovering50,However,Johnbecame weakday byday.Late onenight,Bill waslying inbed51the ceilingwhen Johnbegan tocough seriously.Then doctorsandnurses rushedtotheroom.Thirty minuteslater,John52coughing.Now,there wasonly silence---

53.The followingmorning,Bill wasmoved tothe bednext tothe windowat hisrequest.Slowing and54,he supportedhimself upon oneelbow totakethefirst look.But tohis55,he couldsee nothingbuta56wall.Only atthat momentdid hebegintorealize thatthe pursuitof happinesswasamatter of57,It wasapositive attitudewe choseto express.It wasnot agift thatgot58to ourdoorstep eachmorning,nor diditcome through the window.It wasan inwardjourney.Whether aman ishappy ornot dependson hisownthoughts59anything outward.So Billbegantodescribe the60world tohisnewroommate thathe sawthroughtheonlywindowoftheroom.

41.A.stand upB.sit upC.set upD.stay up

42.A.lying B.depending C.going D.relying

43.A.service B.advice C.appearance D.violence

44.A.explain B.complain C.describe D.introduce

45.A.affected B.broadened C.damaged D.expanded

46.A.tower B.lake C.statue D.hill

47.A.while B.though C.unless D.until

48.A.in additionB.in generalC.in briefD.in detail

49.A.see B.remember C.imagine D.recognize。