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A [根据上文中的“unable to place the envelope inside”可知，“我”无法将信封投进信箱；据此可以判断，“我”不知道是什么阻止了“我”。A项意为“阻止”，故A项正确。]
28．A.boring C．hard
B．pleasant D．cool
C [根据上文中的“unable to place the envelope inside”可以判断，“我”不知道为何将信封投进信箱如此困难。C项意为“困难的”，故C项正确。]
29．A.directly C．equally
B．constantly D．normally
D [根据上文中的“I guess I felt strange...knew her.”可知，她并不是“我”最好的朋友，“我”仅仅认识她，“我”却给她亲笔写信。故可推断，通常人们是不会这么做的。D项意为“通常，正常情况下”，故D项正确。]
30．A.until C．while
B．after D．before
B [根据该句中的“However”和“I still”可知，在仔细考虑了这种“不正常”的行为之后，“我”还是渴望让她知道“我”是多么感谢她。B项意为“在……之后”，故B项正确。]
31．A.desire C．fear
B．ambition D．curiosity
A [参见上题解析。A项意为“渴望”，故A项正确。] 32．A.going through C．going against
B．going for D．going over
A [根据该句中的“a tough time”可知，她正在经历一段艰难时期。A项意为“经历，遭受”，故A项正确。]
33．A.earth
B．world
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C．dream D．future
B [根据该句中的“my letter meant the to her”可以判断，她正在经历一段艰难时期，“我”的感谢信对她来说非常重要。mean the world to sb.表示“对某人非常重要”，故B项正确。]
34．A.comment C．influence
B．honor D．concern
C [根据第三段中的“how her positively influenced my life”可以判断，她不知道她竟然对他人有如此大的影响。C项意为“影响”，故C项正确。]
35．A.search C．level
B．appreciation D．experience
C [根据语境可知，这封信不但让她幸福，她的回复也提高了“我”的幸福度。C项意为“水平，程度”，故C项正确。]
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
Nowadays，more and more people have chances to travel，study，work or even live abroad.It is necessary for you to keep in mind these general 36. (rule) for polite behavior.
If you 37. (invite) to an American friend's home for dinner，first of all，arrive approximately on time(but not early)．Americans expect promptness(准时)．
When you're invited to someone's home for a meal，38. is polite to bring a small gift.Flowers or candies are always appropriate.If you have an attractive item 39. (make) in your native country，your host or hostess would certainly enjoy receiving that as a gift.
Wearing proper clothes and a beautiful smile is simply not enough.Table manners
are also of great 40. (important)．Do not open your mouth to talk，41. you have swallowed your food.Also，chew food with your mouth 42. (close)．When you want to get the food that is at a distance，do not stretch your hands to reach 43. it.Instead，ask for the food to be passed to you.
Don't leave 44. (immediate) after dinner，but don't overstay your
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welcome，either.When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of
conversation，take their behavior as a signal to leave.The next day，call or write 45. thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.
【语篇解读】 如今，人们有越来越多的机会出国旅游、学习甚至定居。本文以在美国被邀请去别人家做客时应该注意的一些(餐桌)礼仪为例，向我们介绍了在异国他乡和外国人接触时应注意的一些规则。
36．rules [rule为可数名词，前有these修饰，所以用复数形式。故填rules。] 37．are invited [本文介绍的是客观情况，且根据主句为一般现在时可知，从句也应用一般现在时；you与invite之间为被动关系，即“你被邀请”，应用被动语态。故填are invited。]
38．it [设空处在句中作形式主语，真正的主语是不定式短语to bring a small gift。故填it。]
39．made [If引导的是一个状语从句，且从句中已有谓语动词have，因此，make应用非谓语动词形式；item和make之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作定语。故填made。]
40．importance [设空前有介词of和形容词great修饰，应用名词形式；be of importance意为“重要的”，相当于be important。]
41．unless [句意：除非你已咽下食物，否则不要张嘴说话。根据句意可知，设空处引导条件状语从句，表示“除非”，故填unless。]
42．closed [句意：此外，咀嚼食物时，嘴要闭着。此处为with的复合结构，根据句意，设空处表示“闭着的”这种状态，所以用过去分词转化的形容词作宾语补足语。故填closed。]
43．for [reach for为固定搭配，意为“伸手去够”。故填for。]
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44．immediately [设空处修饰动词leave，作状语，应用副词形式。故填immediately。]
45．a [设空处表泛指，指“一张便条”，应用不定冠词。故填a。] Ⅴ.写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
假如你是李磊，你将去英国留学并在那里学习和生活两年左右。但你听说西餐中糖、盐、油的含量很高。请你给你的英国笔友Mike写一封电子邮件，询问一些有关西餐饮食文化方面的情况。
要点：
1．你的留学计划； 2．你对西餐的担忧； 3．你的请求和希望。 要求：
1．词数：80左右；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mike，
I'm writing to ask you something about western food.
Yours sincerely，
Li Lei
【参考范文】 Dear Mike，
I'm writing to ask you something about western food.As you know，I'm leaving for
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Britain next year.I will study and live in Britain for about two years.It is said that western food contains too much sugar，salt as well as oil，which causes people to put on weight easily.As a result，I'm very concerned about the food in your country.Not only do I expect to study in your country，but I also want to lead a healthy life.I would appreciate it if you write to me and tell me something about your food culture and how to eat in a healthy way in your country.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely， Li Lei 第二节 读后续写(25分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Why do people become so nice during natural disasters?
We might remember the hurricanes in 2017.Hurricane Harvey struck Houston in August.Hurricane Irma was next，arriving on Florida's doorstep and causing so much damage that the Walt Disney World Resort shut down for the first time in its history.
Natural disasters are，of course，disastrous.But they tend to come with human kindness.Aid organizations rush to help rebuild homes，hotels take in the homeless，and，on a personal level，strangers just seem more willing to give each other a hand．It's as though everyone becomes family.
To find out why people suddenly become so kind in the face of danger，I talked to Dan Ariely，an Israeli behavioral economist at Duke University who studies human decision
making.According to Ariely，a shift(转变) in perspective has a lot to do with
this change．
“When things are really bad，I think small things become less important，” Ariely explained.“So all of a sudden，we focus on the things that are important.”
I knew what he meant.Last year，I was studying in a program in West Virginia.At the very end of the program，we were hit by a series of storms and floods.For three days，the power was out and the system of pipes stopped working.A dry river bed near my house turned into a very powerful river.A neighbor said he saw a house floating down the river.
All of a sudden，we forgot about our studies，our jobs and even whatever tiny
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