高考2017英语答案官方,高考英语真题2017

1.2017高考英语语法填空分类试题

2.河北英语高考题2017年

1-5 ACDAD 6-10ADCAB11-15 BADCD 16-20ACDCB21-25 BBCDC 26-30 ACADC31-35DDBAC 36-40 CABAD41-45 CBDAA 46-50 DBCBD51-55 BACCB 56-60 DCBBC61-65 ACAAB66-70 DCBBA71-75 CDFAE76. When she gets excited. / When something goes herway.77. She felt embarrassed / awkward.78. Not to do the “silly dance” inpublic.79. She will continue to sing. / She won’t stop singing.80. Beingoneself. / Being who he / she is.短文改错：81. ... friend callingEmily. calling → called82. ... things that like ... 去掉that83.... what she asked ... asked后加for84. ... she hasborrowed! has → had85. ..., though she said ... though → but86. ... she couldremember ... could → couldn't或could后加not87.... made the list ... the → a88. ... gave them to ... them → it89. For mysurprise, ... For → To90. ... a dirt T-shirt. dirt → dirtyOne possibleversion:Dear Editor,Rubbish is now one of the main environmental problems.Withthe increasing population, more and more rubbish is produced every day and somerubbish does great harm to the environment: it pollutes the air, the soil andthe water. Today many cities are troubled by mountains of rubbish. It not onlyaffects our daily life but results in serious illnesses.We must find a betterway to deal with rubbish. First of all, rubbish should be put in differentplaces according to whether they can be recycled or not. Secondly, everybodymust realise that it is everybody's duty to keep the environment clean.Finally, I think that laws must be passed on how to deal with rubbish.Yourssincerely, Li Hua部分解析单项填空：21.D。have a(n) ... effect on sb. 对某人有…… 影响；growth在句中意为“成长”，是不可数名词，且其后有of children限定，表特指，故其前用the。22.C。根据答语中的Sorry 及表示转折的but可知，此处指“事情很紧急（urgent）”。concerned担心的；major 主要的；scary恐怖的，吓人的。23. A。hold 与the sports meet 之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，又根据the day after tomorrow 可知hold 这一动作尚未发生，故用不定式的一般式的被动语态作定语，修饰the sports meet。24. B。玛丽总是被鼓励去游泳的目的是增强腿部的“力量（strength）”。energy精力，活力；protection保护；position 位置。25. D。haveno choice but to do sth. 别无选择只能做某事；do nothing but do sth. 什么都不做，只是做某事。26. B。根据答语“那很危险”可知应答者不让孩子们晚上出去。Absolutely not！（绝对不行！当然不可以！）符合语境。hopefully 希望如此；thankfully谢天谢地；rarely极少地。27. B。分析句子结构可知，空格后为定语从句，且定语从句中缺少地点状语，故选where，相当于inwhich。28. C。根据答语“别担心。我喜欢软一点的”可知,上句是说“融化（melts）前赶快吃掉你的冰淇淋”。expand 膨胀；dissolve溶解；recycle再循环。29.A。complain to sb. about sth.向某人抱怨某事。30. A。该句中make 后接复合宾语，to get there on time 是真正的宾语，故用it 作形式宾语。31. D。根据tomorrow 可知用将来时。这是一个there be句型，故选D项。32. D。题意：塑料燃烧时会散发出（give out）气体，这种气体对人有害并且会严重污染大气。take in 吸收；takeaway 拿走；give up放弃。33. B。由“没有多少时间了”可知，应选ina nutshell（简言之，概括地讲）。in other words 换句话说；ina way 在某种程度上；one after another 一个接一个地。34. A。根据上句“我想这不是个坏主意”可知，I couldn't agree with you more.（我完全同意）符合语境。35. C。根据答语中的Yes 可知，应答者将尽力按时完成这项工作。I'll do my best我将尽力而为。完形填空：话题：个人情感本文是夹叙夹议文。一位年轻人从松鼠跳跃树枝得到启发，从而鼓起勇气，决心为心仪的职位冒一次险。36. C。让你垂涎的梦想就是你想用尽一切办法使之成为“现实（reality）”的梦想。37.A。由下文的... take a risk ..., he landed safely in a position 可知，这位年轻人在工作中遇到了麻烦，不知如何“面对（face）”。38.B。由下文的But it still landed ... on a branch several feet lower可知，松鼠是从一棵“高（high）”树跳到另一棵。39.A。松鼠想跳到另外一棵树的树枝上。aim for 以……为目标。40.D。由下文的the jump looked impossible可知，松鼠离它想跳的树枝很远。out of reach够不到。41. C。由下文But一词可知，松鼠没有跳到它想跳的树枝上。miss 在此处为failto reach之意。42. B。虽然未达到目标，但松鼠仍然“安全地（safely）”跳到了较低的树枝上。下文的never seen one of them get hurt是提示。43. D。松鼠继续跳跃，最终到了自己“想要（wanted）”到达的那根树枝。44. A。老人认为松鼠不断跳跃的场面很“有趣（funny）”。45.A。很多松鼠如年轻人看到的松鼠一样“跳跃（jump）”。46.D。“很多松鼠错过目标”与“从未看到一只松鼠受伤”之间是转折关系，故选but。47.B。由下文的to take a chance 可知，松鼠“冒险（risk）”去跳跃树枝。48.C。松鼠是在树之间跳跃。49. B。松鼠尝试从很高的树跳跃到另外一棵高树上，是做好了准备去冒险。be prepared to do sth.准备做某事；乐意做某事。50. D。年轻人看到松鼠跳跃树枝的勇敢，反问自己是否缺少“勇气（courage）”面对工作中的困境。51. B。由下文的he landed safely in a position可知，年轻人“决定（decided）”冒险做他想做的事情。52. A。年轻人所得到的这个职位是他原来觉得“决不（never）”可能的。53.C。54. C。由松鼠跳跃树枝的故事可知，定下如奔向月亮的远大志向，“纵使（Evenif）”不能到达，也会跻身于繁星之中，也会比你现在的位置更高、更好。end up以……结束。55.B。既然人生短暂，时光易逝，为何不努力去实现最精彩的人生呢？possible可能发生的。阅读理解：A篇（自然）本文是记叙文。文章介绍了美国历史上一次严重的气候灾难。56. D。细节理解题。根据第二段的the wind picked up earth 和第三段的theangry mountain of dust 可知，黑色星期天发生的是一场沙尘暴。57. C。推理判断题。根据第三段Lila Lee说的I was sure I was going to die 可知，面对1935年那场沙尘暴，她感到非常惊恐。58. B。篇章结构题。根据上文可知，正是因为粘合土壤的草皮被铲掉，才导致沙尘暴的发生。59. B。细节理解题。由倒数第二段的During World War Ⅰ, there was good rain and wheat prices were high. Butafter the war, prices dropped 可知，一战以后，小麦价格下跌导致了一些人放弃了土地。B篇（周围的人）本文是记叙文。文章介绍了十二岁女孩Anna Koppelman 创办慈善组织来帮助他人的故事。60. C。推理判断题。从第三段的I got there and saw the kids' faces light up 可知，孩子们脸上喜悦的笑容说明了安娜初次举办的慈善生日宴会很成功。61. A。细节理解题。根据第四段的she has been amazed at the amount of time, energy, and resources peoplehave been willing to donate to her cause 可知，很多人支持安娜的慈善组织。62. C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的encourages others to form Birthday Fairies clubs 和最后一段的she'dlike to see Birthday Fairies clubs in schools across the United States and inother parts of the world 可知，安娜希望传播她的善举。63. A。标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了十二岁女孩Anna Koppelman 开办慈善组织Birthday Fairies 来帮助他人的故事。A项中的A sweet cause 指代Anna Koppelman 所从事的慈善活动是一项能带给人们美好、甜蜜的事业。C篇（热点话题）本文是议论文。文章就图书馆是否应该提供视频游戏进行了讨论。64. A。细节理解题。休斯顿公共图书馆的事例是对上一句Adding video games has helped some libraries attractmore visitors 的进一步补充。由于提供视频游戏，休斯顿公共图书馆的访问者越来越多。65. B。词义猜测题。文章第一段的调查报告显示人们对图书馆提供视频游戏的喜爱，而第二段however 的转折引出了人们对此事的讨论，由此可知，并不是所有人都赞成图书馆提供视频游戏。故该短语有“支持”的意思。66.D。主旨大意题。本文作者从一项研究报告开始，引用两位读者的观点，展开了对图书馆是否应该提供视频游戏的讨论。D篇（旅游）本文是应用文。文章是一项迷你冒险活动的广告宣传。67. C。细节理解题。由文中的Return ferry crossing toVancouver Island 可知，此次活动有乘船旅行部分。68. B。细节理解题。由Activities You Can Choose (paid locally)部分所列的Whale watching US$70-$90 可知，观看鲸鱼是可以自由选择的活动。69. B。细节理解题。由文中的Accommodation:3 nights campingwith equipment(except the sleeping bag)可知，游客需自备睡袋。70. A。推理判断题。由文中的dates can be chosen to suit your needs 可知，Private Departures 更加灵活，游客可自行决定出发日期。选做题参考答案及解析参考答案I. 1-5 DDABD 6-10 CBCAC11-15 BADCD 16-20 BCDBDII. 1-5DBBDD解析完形填空：话题：社会本文是说明文。文章介绍了一个回收利用旧物品的项目。1. D。由上文的hasgot used to recycling ...可知，回收旧物品对Thornebrooke 小学的学生来说已经成为一种“习惯（habit）”。2.D。3. A。由下文的pays the school for the oldproducts 可知，Thornebrooke 小学通过“回收（recycling）”旧物品“得到（earned）”了钱。4.B。通过回收旧物而获利是一种为学校“集资（raisingmoney）”的方式。5. D。由下文的Thecartridges are refilled and resold. Used electronics are made into new products可知，回收再利用可以为地球“节约（saving）”资源。6.C。学生们习惯了回收旧物品，说明他们已经“意识（realized）”到为地球节约资源。7. B。回收再利用是一件“正确的（right）”事情。8.C。由下文

的free boxes to send the collected materials by post 可知，Thornebrooke小学把回收的旧物品“ 寄给（mails）”FundingFactory。9. A。Thornebrooke 小学和FundingFactory是合作关系。学校寄东西，“反过来（in turn）”，公司为这些旧物品支付一定的费用。10. C。除了旧手机和旧的油墨盒，FundingFactory还“接受（accepts）”其它的电子产品。11. B。由下文的It provides freeposters ...and free boxes ... 可知，FundingFactory提供的便利使得学校很“容易（easy）”参与。12. A。学校给FundingFactory 邮寄回收的旧物品，从而得到新产品或者现金。either ... or ... 是固定搭配，“或……或……”。13. D。回收再利用旧物品的项目会对世界和未来“产生影响（making adifference）”。14. C。全社会可以共同合作是这些绿色项目传递的一个“重要的（important）”信息。15. D。FundingFactory 是一家接收学校邮递旧物品的公司，而当地的企业捐赠给学校旧产品。由此可知，通过Funding-Factory 项目，当地企业和学校建立了“联系（connections）”。16. B。FundingFactory 项目的目的是为了“帮助（help）”学校。17. C。由上文的their usedproducts 可知，被回收的东西都是企业准备“扔掉（throw away）”的。18. D。由Lewis has bought new equipment可知，学校通过FundingFactory 项目得到钱从而购买新设备。19. B。因为被当地媒体报道，故学生们对回收再利用感到“兴奋（excited）”。20. D。Feagin Mill 学校回收了本来要被当地企业扔掉的旧产品，而这是一件对环境保护有益的事情，故他们的努力是“与环境有关的（environmental）”

2017高考英语语法填空分类试题

一、。 1.A 2.C 3.A 4. B 5. D

二、 1. Have you ever swum 2. he hasn’t visited 3. hasn’t won any prizes 4. I’ve alwayswanted to help you 5. has already invite us to travel 三、 1. It’s over 550metres. 2. To take in thebreath-taking view. 3. By rotating once every 72 minutes. 4. Three. / 3. 5. Some information about the CN Tower.

四、。 1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.B

五、

Dear Tony, How are you? I’m having a wonderful timein Beijing now. I have done many interesting things here. I have been to manyplaces of interest. I have visited the Tian’anmen Square, the Palace Museumand the Great Wall. I have taken many nice photos of these famous places. I’llsend some to you with this email. I have also enjoyed different kinds ofChinese food. I’ve tried dumplings, noodles and roast duck. They are all verydelicious. I think Beijing is one of the biggest and busiestcities in the world. There’s a lot to see and do here. I hope we can visit Beijing together nexttime. Yours, Tom

河北英语高考题2017年

　语法填空题作为一种新型题目,重点考察的是学生的词汇掌握能力、词语辨析、单句理解能力,这就对学生英语综合能力的应用提出了更高的要求。要下面是我为大家推荐的2017高考英语语法填空分类试题，仅供大家参考!

　高考英语语法填空分类试题

　一、考查词形转换

　1. He must be (mental) disabled.

　2. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.

　3. We drank together and talked (merry) till far into the night.

　4. One Sunday morning in August I went to a local musical festival. I left it early because I had an appointment (late) that day.

　5. This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their (nature) course.

　6. But Jane knew from past experience that her (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

　7. Mary felt (please), because there were many empty seats in the room.

　8. ?That would be a very (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,? Nick said.

　9. ?But such a small thing couldn?t (possible) destroy a village.?

　参考答案：1. mentally 2.warmly 3.merrily 4.later 5.natural

　6.choice7. pleased 8.reasonable 9.possibly

　二、考查非谓语动词

　1. He spit it out, (say) it was awful.

　2. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man (sit) at the front.

　3. He suddenly appeared in class one day, (wear) sun glasses.

　4. ?In the beginning, there was only a very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.?

　5. While she was getting me (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away where there was a garage.

　6. For example, the proverb, ?plucking up a crop (help) it grow?, is based on the following story.

　7. She wished that he was as easy (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.

　参考答案 1-7： saying sitting wearing thinking settled to help to please

　三、考查谓语动词时态及语态

　1. The sun was setting when my car (break) down near a remote and poor village.

　2. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not a pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

　3. He walked in as if he (buy) the school.

　4. Her mother was excited. ?Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,? Jane____ (inform).

　5. Suddenly, he (find) that he had run out of salt.

　参考答案 1-5 ：broken pushed had bought was informed found

　四、考查形容词或副词的比较级

　1. The teacher replied, ?You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be (sweet).?

　2. He was very tired after doing this for a whole day, but he felt very happy since the crop did ?grow? (high).

　3. It might have made it a little (hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn?t stop the kids in the class.

　参考答案 1-3 ：sweeter higher harder

　高考英语语法填空答题技巧

　一、已给单词提示题型的技巧

　此类题可以考查学生对单词形式变化的掌握程度。单词形式变化主要有两种，一是词的形、数、式的变化，一是词的派生变化。在判断出词的变化之后还应该进一步审题，看是否需要使用复合的变化形式，这一点是很重要的。

　技巧一：名词形式变化。

　名词的形式变化主要有单数、复数、所有格的变化。

　例：There are many students living at school，the(child) houses are all far from schoo1.

　由students一词可以判断出横线处应填复数，且作为houses的定语，所以应用其所有格形式，故答案为child的复合变化形式? 复数的所有格children?s。

　技巧二：动词形式变化。

　动词的形式变化比较多，有谓语的变化(时态、语态、语气)，有非谓语的变化(不定式、动名词、现在分词、过去分词)。

　例：A talk(give) tomorrow is written by Professor Zhang.

　句中的is written是整句的谓语，所以横线所在的动词应当用作非谓语。从tomorrow可以看出，报告是?将来?作的，故用不定式;且报告是give动作的承受者，故可以判断出横线所在处用give的不定式被动式?to be given。

　技巧三：代词形式变化。

　代词形式变化通常是与人称变化有关的三大类五小类，即人称代词(主格和宾格)、物主代词(形容词性和名词性)、反身代词。另外还有几个不定代词的形式变化，如no one/none、other/another等。

　例：The king decided to see the painter by(he).

　由介词by可以看出，横线处应填反身代词himself。

　技巧四：形容词、副词比较级变化。

　英语中大部分形容词和表方式的副词都有原级、比较级和最高级的变化。构成比较级和最高级的方式，或通过加后缀一er和.est，或在词前Imore/less和most/least，且形容词的最高级还要冠以the。

　例：I am (tall)than Liu Wen.He is the tallest students in my class.

　此题后句交代了LiuWen是班上最高的学生，那?我?肯定比他矮，所以不能用taller，只能用表示程度不如的?less tall?。

　技巧五：数词形式变化。

　数词的形式变化包括基数词、序数词，或加后缀一teen、ty的变化，甚至还有作分母用的序数词的单复数形式，以及one/two的特殊变化形式 once/twice

　例：To my three sons I leave my seventeen horses.My eldest son shall take a half，my second son shall take a (three).

　从上下文连续起来理解，这是一个分马的计划，大儿子分得a half，也就是?一半?或?二分之一?，那么二儿子应该得?三分之一?，所以要填入作分母的序数词?third?才能命中目标。

　技巧六：词的派生。

　词的派生现象在英语单词中是很常见的，派生现象主要发生在名词、动词、形容词、副词四种词中。这种题型还有可能检测学生对词根、前后缀、派生词的掌握。

　例：Lious lost his wallet yesterday，SO he was very____(happiness).

　在这道题中，学生很容易判断出该用形容词;钱包丢了，人应该是不开心的，所以要再加个前缀un，就成了unhappy。

　许多在眼前看来天大的事，都不是人生一战，而只是人生一站。确实高考备战让你们很辛苦，可是已经坚持了这么久，这就已经是胜利。祝高考成功!下面是我为大家推荐的河北英语高考题2017年，仅供大家参考!

河北英语高考题2017年

　第I卷

　注意事项：

　1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

　2.选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效

　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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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题。每段对话仅读一遍。

　例：How much is the shirt?

　A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.

　答案是C。

　1. Where is Mary?

　A. In the classroom. B. In the library. C. On the playground.

　2. How much should the man pay for the tickets?

　A. $16. B. $12. C. $6

　3. Why can?t the woman give the man some help?

　A. She is quite busy now.

　B. She doesn?t like grammar.

　C. She is poor in grammar，too.

　4. What happened to Marx?

　A. He lost his way.

　B. He found his bike missing.

　C. He lost his wallet.

　5. Why did the man fail to attend the party?

　A. He forgot it.

　B. He didn?t know about the party.

　C. He wasn?t invited to the party.

　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，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，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. Why must the man drive to work?

　A. It is the quickest way.

　B. He has to use his car after work.

　C. He lives too far from the subway.

　7. What?s the relationship between the speakers?

　A. Boss and employee.

　B. Grandmother and grandson.

　C. Teacher and student.

　听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

　8. When is Alice?s birthday?

　A. Tomorrow. B. The day after tomorrow. C. Today.

　9. What will the two speakers buy for Alice?

　A. A recorder. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates.

　听第8段材料，回答第10~12题。

　10. What does the woman do in the group?

　A. Play the piano. B. Play the violin. C. Sing for the group.

　11. Who is Miss Pearson?

　A. Leader of the group.B. Director of the group. C. Teacher of the group.

　12. How often does the group meet?

　A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every third week.

　听第9段材料，回答第13~16题。

　13. Who possibly is the woman?

　A. An air hostess. B. A native Indian. C. A travel agent.

　14. How long does the trip last?

　A. Seven days. B. Eight days. C. Nine days.

　15. What will the man probably do at the second stage?

　A. Do some shopping. B. Visit the Taj Mabal. C. See wild animals.

　16. What will the speakers do next?

　A. Say goodbye to each other.B. Find out the price. C. Go to India by air.

　听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。

　17. In what way does Jack like to travel?

　A. With a lot of people.

　B. With one or two good friends.

　C. All by himself.

　18. What does Helen prefer on holiday?

　A. Staying at home.

　B. Seeing famous places.

　C. Enjoying nature quietly.

　19. What does Bob like the best about travel?

　A. Making more friends. B. Buying what he wants. C. Seeing and learning.

　20. Who prefers to do shopping while traveling?

　A. Jack. B. Helen. C. Bob.

　第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

　第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

　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。

　A

　We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.

　Using your NatWest Service Card

　As a Switch card, it lets you pay for all sorts of goods and services, whenever you see the Switch logo. The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money (or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it). It is also a cheque guarantee card for up to the amount shown on the card. And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 cash machines across the UK.

　Using your NatWest Cash Card

　You can use your Cash Card as a Solo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo. It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide. You can spend or withdraw what you have in your account, or as much as your agreed overdraft limit.

　Using your cards abroad

　You can also use your Service Card and Cash Card when you?re abroad. You can withdraw cash at cash machines and pay for goods and services wherever you see the Cirrus or Maestro logo displayed.

　We take a commission charge (手续费) of 2.25% of each cash withdrawal you make (up to￡4) and a commission charge of 75 pence every time you use Maestro to pay for goods or services. We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee of 2.65%.

　Using your NatWest Credit Card

　With your credit card you can do the following:

　* Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days? interest-free credit.

　* Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the MasterCard or Visa logos.

　* Collect one AIR MILE for every￡20 of spending that appears on your statement (结算单). (This does not include foreign currency or traveler?s cheques bought, interest and other charges.)

　21. If you carry the Service Card or the Cash Card, ________.

　A. you can use it to guarantee things as you wish

　B. you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently

　C. you can spend as much money as you like without a limit

　D. you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK

　22. If you withdraw￡200 from a cash machine abroad, you will be charged ________.

　A. ￡4 B. ￡4.5 C. ￡5.25 D. ￡5.3

　23. Which of the following is TRUE about using your NatWest Credit Card?

　A. You have to pay back with interest within 56 days.

　B. You can use the card in any shop across the world.

　C. You will be charged some interest beyond two months.

　D. You will gain one air mile if you spend ￡20 on traveller?s cheques.

　24. The purpose of the passage is to show you how to ________.

　A. pay for goods with your cards B. use your cards abroad

　C. draw cash with your cards D. play your cards right

　B

　Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I?ve ever had: Be bold and brave ? and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.

　Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

　Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas ? even physical strength greater than most of us realize.

　Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. ?In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,? said Tim. ?I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet ? and stopped him cold.?

　Boldness ? a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme?is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

　So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities?and you?ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.

　25. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?

　A. He faced huge risks. B. He lacked mighty forces.

　C. Fear prevented him from trying. D. Failure blocked his way to success.

　26. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?

　A. Swallow more than you can digest. B. Act slightly above your abilities.

　C. Develop more mysterious powers. D. Learn to make creative decisions.

　27. What can be learned from Paragraph 5?

　A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults. B. Trying without success is meaningless.

　C. Repeated failure creates a better life. D. Boldness can be gained little by little.

　C

　The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping-where you hand over notes and count out change in return?now happens only in the most minor of our retail encounters，like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge retail stores?Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance?you don't go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.

　Which is nothing more or less than excellent service, if you have the money. But across society, the abstraction(抽象) of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned. But earning money isn't quick or easy for most of us. Isn't it a bit incredible that spending it should happen in half a blink(眨眼)of an eye? Doesn't a wallet?that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness?represent something that matters?

　But I'll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet?the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets?is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smartphone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as pebble(鹅卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer.

　28. What is happening to the wallet?

　A. It is disappearing. B. It is being fattened.

　C. It is becoming costly. D. It is changing in style.

　29. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays?

　A. Saving money is becoming a thing of the past.

　B. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.

　C. Earning money is getting more difficult.

　D. Spending money is so fast and easy.

　30. Why does the author choose to write about what's happening to the wallet?

　A. It represents a change in the modern world.

　B. It has something to do with everybody's life.

　C. It marks the end of a time-honoured tradition.

　D. It is the concern of contemporary economists.

　31. What can we infer from the passage about the author?

　A. He is resistant to social changes.

　B. He is against technological progress.

　C. He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.

　D. He feels insecure in the ever-changing modern world.