甘肃省会宁五中2020届高三英语10月月考

甘肃省会宁五中2020届高三10月月考（英语）第一题：单项选择1. 语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）从A. B. C. D四个选项中，找出划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1.BEARDA. HEARDB. BEARC. PEARD. HEAR2. ACCOMPLISHA. APPLYB. BATHC. ACCESSD. AMBULANCE3. CRIMINALA. ISLANDB. DIVERSEC. IDEALD. IMMIGRATION4. ATTACHA. CHARGEB. STOMACHC. TOOTHACHED. PSYCHOLOGIST5. PROCEDUREA. POSSIBLEB. ASTRONOMYC. COCOAD. BONE2. 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）6. —CAN I HELP YOU?—I WANT TO BUY A BLUE TIE TO MY SHIRT.A. FITB. MATCHC. SUITD. BE FIT FOR7. ALL IS NEEDED IS A SUPPLY OF OIL.A. THE THINGB. THATC. WHATD. WHICH8. I MUST REMEMBER______ JOHN THAT THE GARDEN NEEDS ____A．REMINDING; WATERING B．TO REMIND; WATERINGC．REMINDING; TO WATER D．TO REMIND; TO WATER9. THE VOLLEYBALL MATCH WILL BE PUT OFF IF IT _____.A. WILL RAINB. RAINSC. RAINEDD. IS RAINED10. IF YOU _____ HIM YESTERDAY, YOU _____ WHAT TO DO NOW.A. ASKED … WOULD KNO WB. HAD ASKED … WOU LD HAVE KNOWNC. ASKED HIM … KNOWD. HAD ASKED … WOUL D KNOW11. THE MURDERER WAS BROUGHT IN ,WITH HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK.A. BEING TIEDB. HAVING TIEDC. TO BE TIEDD. TIED12. IT IS SAID THAT HE IS THE MANAGER OF THE COMPANY . IN OTHER WORDS ,THE COMPANY IS HIM.A. IN CHARGE OFB. TAKING CHARGE OFC. IN THE CHARGE OFD. UNDER CHARGE OF13. I ATE ____SANDWICH WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR ____20:08 TRAIN.A. THE; AB. THE; THEC. A; THED. A; A14. IT WAS IN THE VILLAGE HE ONCE LIVED HE GOT HIS JUNIOR EDUCATION.A. THAT; WHEREB. WHERE THATC. WHICH; WHERED. WHERE;WHICH15. ACCORDING TO THE RECENT RESEARCH, HEAVY COFFEE DRINKING AND HEART ATTACK IS NOT NECESSARILY AND EFFECTA. REASONB. IMPACTC. FACTD. CAUSE16．IT HAS BEEN RAINING EVERY DAY SO FAR. I HOPE TOMORROW WILL FINE.A. TURN TOB. TURN UPC. TURN INTOD. TURN OUT17—WILL YOU GO TO THE PARTY TOMORROW, XIAO HAI？—NO, ____ I WAS INVITED TO.A. AS LONG ASB. SO FAR ASC. AS IFD. EVEN IF18. WHEN I ENTERED THE ROOM, I FOUND A LITTLE BOY _____ ON H IS MOTHER’SKNEES _____ TO DRAW A PICTURE.A. SEATED; LEARNINGB. SITTING; TO LEARNC. SEATING; LEARNINGD. SAT; WAS LEARNING19. —SORRY, I CAN’T GO CAMPING WITH YOU. I HAVE TO GET READY FOR TOMORROW’S EXAM—______. WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER NEXT TIME.A. NO PROBLEMB. YES, YOU ARE RIGHTC. GOOD LUCKD. YOU ARE WELCOME20. THEY HAVE PRODUCED THEY DID LAST YEAR.A. TWICE MORE GRAIN ASB. TWICE AS MUCH GRAIN ASC. TWICE AS MANY GRAIN ASD. AS TWICE MANY GRAIN AS第二题：完形填空（每小题1. 5共30分）HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A MOVIE IN WHICH A BUILDING WAS BURNT DOWN OR A BRIDGE WAS DESTROYED? HAVE YOU SEEN FILMS IN WHICH A TRAIN CRASHED OR A SHIP __21_ INTO THE OCEAN? IF SO, YOU MAY HAVE WONDERED HOW THESE THINGS COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT __22_THE PEOPLE IN THE FILM.THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE __23__ IS THE “SPECIAL-EFFECTS” MAN. HE HAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS IN THE FILM __24__. HE MAY BE __25__ TO CREATE A FLOOD OR TO MAKE A BATTLEFIELD EXPLODE. BUT HE MAY ALSO BE TOLD TO CREATE A __26_ EFFECT WHICH IS MUCH LESS EXCITING, THOUGH JUST AS IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE FILM. IN A __27__ FOR ONE MOVIE THERE WAS A BIG GLASS BOWL __28__WITH WATER IN WHICH SMALL FISH __29__ SWIMMING. THE DIRECTOR OF THE MOVIE__30__ THE FISH TO STOP SWIMMING SUDDENLY __31_ THEY SEEMED TO STARE AT（盯着）AN ACTOR. THEN THE DIRECTOR WANTED THE FISH TO STOP STARING AND SWIM AWAY. BUT FISH SUDDENLY __32__ BE ORDERED TO DO ANYTHING. IT WAS QUITE A __33_.THE SPECIAL-EFFECTS MAN __34_ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. THE RESULT WAS AN IDEA FOR __35_ THE FISH WITH A HARMLESS USE OF ELECTRICITY.__36__HE APPLIED ELECTRICITY TO THE FISH BOWL CAUSING THE FISH TO BE TOTALLY STILL（静止的）. THEN HE RAPIDLY REDUCED THE __37__ OF ELECTRICITY ALLOWING THE FISH TO BE FREE. __38_ HE GOT THE HUMOROUS EFFECT THE DIRECTOR WANTED.__39_IN OTHER PARTS OF MOVIE MAKING THERE ARE THOSE WHO HAVE DEVELOPED __40__ SKILL IN CREATING CERTAIN KINDS OF EFFECTS. JIM WHITE, WHO HAS BEEN A SPECIAL-EFFECTS MAN FOR THIRTY-TWO YEARS, IS BEST KNOWN FOR WORK WITH SHIPS AND AIRPLANES.21. A. BURNED B. SANK C. FELL D. DROPPED22. A. TELLING B. HARMING C. PROTECTING D. ORGANIZING23. A. REPLY B. QUESTION C. MESSAGE D. SECRET24. A. FACTORY B. MAKING C. FIELD D. COMPANY25. A. FORCED B. ORDERED C. ALLOWED D. CHOSEN26. A. TERRIBLE B. ILL C. GOOD D. SPECIAL27. A. SCENE B. STEP C. STAGE D. ROOM28. A. COVERED B. ASKED C. FILLED D. FITTED29. A. LIKED B. ENJOYED C. WAS D. WERE30. A. HOPED B. WANTED C. DECIDED D. DESIGNED31. A. WHILE B. SINCE C. SO THAT D. AS LONG AS32. A. MUSTN’T B. MAY NOT C. SHOULDN’T D. CAN’T33. A. QUESTION B. FAILURE C. PROBLEM D. DISAPPOINTMENT34. A. TALKED B. SET C. QUARRELED D. THOUGHT35. A. CONTROLLING B. OPERATING C. DRIVING D. LIGHTING36. A. AS A RESULT B. IMMEDIATELY C. FIRST D.ABOVE ALL37. A. PRICE B. NUMBER C. AMOUNT D. SPEED38. A. EVEN B. THUS C. FINALLY D. ACTUALLY39. A. LIKE B. SO C. AS D. YET40. A. CERTAIN B. PARTICULAR C. ADVANCED D. CAREFUL第三题：阅读理解 1. 每小题2分共40分APEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES HONOR THEIR PARENTS WITH TWO SPECIAL DAYS: MOTHER’S DAY, ON THE SECOND SUNDAY IN MA Y, AND FATHER’S DAY, ON THE THIRD SUNDAY IN JUNE. THESE DAYS ARE SET ASIDE TO SHOW LOVE AND RESPECT FOR PARENTS. THEY RAISE THEIR CHILDREN AND EDUCATE THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. THEY GIVE LOVE AND CARE. THESE TWO DAYS OFFER A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT THE CHANGING ROLES OF MOTHERS AND FATHERS. MORE MOTHERS NOW WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME. MORE FATHERS MUST HELP WITH CHILD-CARE.THESE TWO SPECIAL DAYS ARE CELEBRATED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. ON MOTHER’S DAY P EOPLE WEAR CARNATIONS. A. RED ONE STANDS FOR A LIVING MOTHER.A. WHITE ONE SHOWS THAT THE MOTHER IS DEAD. MANY PEOPLE ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES（宗教仪式）TO HONOR PARENTS. IT IS ALSO A DAY WHEN PEOPLE WHOSE PARENTS ARE DEAD VISIT THEIR GRAVES. ON THESE DAYS, FAMILIES GET TOGETHER AT HOME AND IN RESTAURANTS. THEY OFTEN HAVE OUTDOOR BBQS FOR FATHER’S DAY. THESE ARE DAYS OF FUN AND GOOD FEELINGS AND MEMORIES.ANOTHER TRADITION IS TO GIVE CARDS AND GIFTS. CHILDREN MAKE THEM IN SCHOOL. MANY PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN PRESENTS. THESE ARE VALUED MORE THAN THE ONES BOUGHT IN STORES. IT IS NOT THE VALUE OF THE GIFT THAT IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS “THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS”. GREETING C ARD STORES, FLORISTS, CANDY MAKERS, BAKERIES, TELEPHONES COMPANIES AND OTHER STORES DO A LOT OF BUSINESS DURINGTHESE HOLIDAYS.41. WHICH IS NOT A REASON FOR CHILDREN TO SHOW LOVE AND RESPECT FOR PARENTS?A. PARENTS BRING CHILDRENB. PARENTS GIVE LOVE AND CARE TO CHILDRENC. PARENTS EDUCATE CHILDREN TO BE GOOD PERSONS.D. PARENTS PASS AWAY BEFORE CHILDREN GROW UP42. WHAT DO YOU KNOW FROM THE PASSAGE?A. MOTHER’S DAY AND FATHER’S DAY ARE BOT H IN MAY.B. FEWER WOMEN WORKED OUTSIDE THE HOME IN THE PASTC. NOT ALL THE CHILDREN RESPECT THEIR PARENTSD. FATHERS ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS MOTHERS AT HOME43. WHICH DO YOU THI NK IS RIGHT ABOUT “CARNATION”?A. IT ONLY HAS TWO KINDS OF COLOR.B. IT IS A SPECIAL KIND OF CLOTHES PEOPL E WEAR ON MOTHER’S D AY OR FATHER’S DAY.C. IT’S A KIND OF FL OWER SHOWING LOVE AND BEST WISHES.D. PEOPLE CAN WEAR CARNATIONS ONLY ON THE SECOND SUNDAY IN MAY.44. WHAT DO YOU THIN K “FLORISTS” DO?A. THEY SELL FLOWERSB. THEY MADE BREAD OR PASTRYC. THEY OFFER ENOUGH ROOM FOR HAVING FAMILY PARTIES.D. THEY SELL SPECIAL CLOTHES FOR MOTHER’S DAY AND FATHER’S D AY.BLET CHILDREN LEARN TO JUDGE THEIR OWN WORK. A. CHILD LEARNING TO TALK DOES NOT LEARN BY BEING CORRECTED ALL THE TIME; IF CORRECTED TOO MUCH, HE WILL STOP TALKING. HE NOTICES A THOUSAND TIMES A DAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LANGUAGE HE USES AND THE LANGUAGE THOSE AROUND HIM USE. BIT BY BIT, HEMAKES THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO MAKE HIS LANGUAGE LIKE OTHER PEOPLE’S. IN THE SAME WAY, CHILDREN LEARN TO DO ALL THE OTHER THINGS WITHOUT BEING TAUGHT TO WALK, RUN, CLIMB, WHISTLE, RIDE A BIC YCLE…THEY COMPARE TH EIR OWN PERFORMANCES WITH THOSE OF MORE SKILLED PEOPLE, AND SLOWLY MAKE THE NEEDED CHANGES. BUT IN SCHOOL WE NEVER GIVE A CHILD A CHANCE TO FIND OUT HIS MISTAKES AND CORRECT THEM FOR HIMSELF. WE DO IT ALL FOR HIM. WE ACT AS IF WE THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD NEVER NOTICE A MISTAKE. IF IT IS A MATTER IN MATHEMATICS OR SCIENCE, GIVE HIM THE ANSWER BOOK. LET HIM CORRECT HIS OWN PAPERS. WHY SHOULD WE TEACHERS WASTE TIME IN SUCH ROUTINE（日常的）WORK? OUR JOB SHOULD BE TO HELP THE CHILD WHEN HE TELLS US THAT HE CAN’T FIND THE WAY T O GET THE RIGHT ANSWER. LET THE CHILDREN LEARN WHAT ALL EDUCATED PERSONS MUST SOME DAY LEARN, HOW TO MEASURE THEIR OWN UNDERSTANDING, HOW TO KNOW WHAT HE DOES NOT KNOW.45. ACCORDING TO THE PASSAGE, THE BEST WAY FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN THINGS IS BY_____.A. LISTENING TO SKIL LED PEOPLE’S ADVICE.B. ASKING OLDER PEOPLE MANY QUESTIONSC. MAKING MISTAKES AND HAVING THEM CORRECTEDD. DOING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO46. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES THE WRITER THINK TEACHERS SHOULD NOT DO?.A. GIVE CHILDREN CORRECT ANSWERSB. ALLOW CHILDREN TO MARK MISTAKES.C. POINT OUT CHILDRE N’S MISTAKES TO THEM.D. LET CHILDREN MARK THEIR OWN WORK47. ACCORDING TO THE WRITER, TEACHERS IN SCHOOL SHOULD _____A. ALLOW CHILDREN TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHERB. POINT OUT CHILDRE N’S MISTAKES WHENEVE R FOUNDC. CORRECT CHILDREN’S MISTAKES AS SOON AS POSSIBLED. GIVE CHILDREN MORE BOOK KNOWLEDGE48. THE PASSAGE SUGGESTS THAT LEARNING TO SPEAK AND LEARNING TO RIDE A BICYCLE ARE____A. DIFFERENT FROM LEARNING OTHER SKILLSB. THE SAME AS LEARNING SKILLSC. MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHER SKILLSD. NOT REALLY IMPORTANT SKILLS49. THE TITLE OF THIS PASSAGE COULD PROBABLY BE_____A. LET US TEACHERS STOP WORKB. LET US MAKE CHILDREN LEARNC. LET CHILDREN CORRECT THEIR EXERCISESD. LET CHILDREN LEARN BY THEMSELVESCTHAT COLD JANUARY NIGHT, I WAS GROWING SICK OF MY LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO. THERE I WAS, WALKING HOME AT ONE IN THE MORNING AFTER A TIRING PRACTICE AT THE THEATER. WITH OPENING NIGHT ONLY A WEEK AWAY, I WAS STILL LEARNING MY LINES. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE DEALING WITH MY PART-TIME JOB AT THE BANK AND MY ACTING AT NIGHT AT THE SAME TIME. AS I WALKED, I THOUGHT SERIOUSLY ABOUT GIVING UP BOTH ACTING AND SAN FRANCISCO. CITY LIFE HAD BECOME TOO MUCH FOR ME.AS I WALKED DOWN EMPTY STREETS UNDER TALL BUILDINGS, I FELT VERY SMALL AND COLD. I BEGAN RUNNING, BOTH TO KEEP WARM AND TO KEEP AWAY ANY POSSIBLE ROBBERS（抢劫犯）. VERY FEW PEOPLE WERE STILL OUT EXCEPT A FEW SAD-LOOKING HOMELESS PEOPLE UNDER BLANKETS.ABOUT A BLOCK FROM MY APARTMENT, I HEARD A SOUND BEHIND ME. I TURNED QUICKLY, HALF EXPECTING TO SEE SOMEONE WITH A KNIFE OR A GUN. THE STREET WAS EMPTY. ALL I SAW WAS A SHINING STREETLIGHT. STILL, THE NOISE HAD MADE ME NERVOUS, SO I STARTED TO RUN FASTER. NOT UNTIL I REACHED MY APARTMENT BUILDINGAND UNLOCKED THE DOOR DID I REALIZE WHAT THE NOISE HAD BEEN. IT HAD BEEN MY WALLET FALLING TO THE SIDEWALK.SUDDENLY I WASN’T CO LD OR TIRED ANYMORE. I RAN OUT OF THE DOOR AND BACK TO WHERE I’D HEARD T HE NOISE. ALTHOUGH I SEARCHED THE SIDEWALK ANXIOUSLY FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES, MY WALLET WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP THE SEARCH, I HEARD THE GARBAGE TRUCK （垃圾车）PULL UP TO THE SIDEWALK NEXT TO ME. WHEN A VOICE CALLED FROM THE INSIDE, “ALISA CAMACHO?” I THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING. HOW COULD THIS MAN KNOW MY NAME? THE DOOR OPENED, AND OUT JUMPED A SMALL RED-HAIRED MAN WITH AN AMUSED LOOK IN HIS EYES. “IS THIS WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR?” HE ASKE D, HOLDING UP A SMALL SQUARE SHAPE.IT WAS NEARLY 3 A. M. BY THE TIME I GOT INTO BED. I WOULDN’T GET MUCH SLEEP THAT NIGHT, BUT I HAD GOT MY WALLET BACK. I ALSO HAD GOT BACK SOME ENJOYMENT OF CITY LIFE. I REALIZED THAT THE CITY COULDN’T BE A BAD PLACE AS LONG AS PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO HELP EACH OTHER.50. HOW DID THE WRITER FEEL WHEN SHE WAS WALKING HOME AFTER WORK?A. COLD AND SICKB. LUCKY AND HOPEFULC. SATISFIED AND CHEERFULD. DISAPPOINTED AND HELPLESS51. FROM THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, WE LEARN THAT THE WRITER WAS BUSY_____.A. SOLVING HER PROBLEM AT THE BANKB. TAKING PART IN VARIOUS CITY ACTIVITIESC. LEARNING ACTING IN AN EVENING SCHOOLD. PREPARING FOR THE FIRST NIGHT SHOW52. ON HER WAY HOME THE WRITER_____A. LOST HER WALLET UNKNOWINGLYB. WAS STOPPED BY A GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVERC. WAS ROBBED OF HER WALLET BY A MAN WITH A KNIFED. FOUND SOME HOMELESS PEOPLE FOLLOWING HER53. IN THE FIFTH PARAGRAPH, WHY DID THE WRITER SAY SHE WAS DREAMING?A. SOMEONE OFFERED TO TAKE HER BACK HOMEB. A. RED-HAIRED MAN CAME TO SEE HER.C. SHE HEARD SOMEONE CALL HER NAMED. HER WALLET WAS FOUND IN A GARBAGE TRUCK54. FROM THE TEXT, WE CAN INFER THAT THE WRITER_____A. WOULD STOP WORKING AT NIGHTB. WOULD STAY ON IN SAN FRANCISCOC. WOULD MAKE FRIENDS WITH CLEANERS.D. WOULD GIVE UP HER JOB AT THE BANKDBRINGING ART INTO HOSPITALS.THE MEDICAL WORLD IS SLOWLY REALIZING THAT THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN HOSPITALS MAY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING PATIENTS TO RECOVER（康复）.AS PART OF A NATIONWIDE EFFORT IN BRITAIN TO BRING ART OUT OF THE MUSEUMS AND INTO PUBLIC PLACES, SOME OF THE COUN TRY’S BEST ARTISTS H AVE BEEN CALLED IN TO CHANGE OLDER HOSPITALS AND TO SOFTEN THE HARD, MODERN BUILDINGS. OF THE 2500 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALS IN BRITAIN, ALMOST 100 NOW HAVE COLLECTIONS OF ART IN PASSAGES（走廊）, WAITING AREAS AND TREATMENT ROOMS.THESE RECENT MOVEMENTS WERE FIRST STARTED BY ONE ARTIST, PETER SENIOR, WHO SET UP HIS STUDIO AT A MANCHESTER HOSPITAL IN NORTHEASTERN ENGLAND DURING THE EARLY 1970’S. HE FELT THE ARTIST HAD LOST HIS PLACE IN MODERN SOCIETY, AND THAT ART SHOULD BE ENJOYED BY MORE PEOPLE.A. COMMON HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM MIGHT HAVE AS MANY AS 5000 VISITORS EACH WEEK. WHAT A GOOD PLACE TO HOLD EXHIBITIONS（展览）OF ART! SENIOR HELD THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF HIS OWN PAINTINGS IN THE WAITING AREA OF THE MANCHESTERROYAL HOSPITAL IN 1975. BELIEVED TO BE B RITAIN’S FIRST HOSPI TAL ARTIST, SENIOR WAS SO MUCH IN DEMAND THAT HE WAS SOON JOINED BY A TEAM OF SIX YOUNG ART SCHOOL GRADUATES.THE EFFECT IS AMAZING. NOW IN THE PASSAGES AND WAITING ROOMS THE VISITORS EXPERIENCE A FULL VIEW OF FRESH COLORS, PLAYFUL IMAGES（形象）AND RESTFUL COURTYARDS.THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT MAY REDUCE THE NEED FOR EXPENSIVE DRUGS WHEN A PATIENT IS RECOVERING FROM AN ILLNESS. A. STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT A PATIENT WHO HAD A VIEW ONTO GARDENS NEEDED HALF THE NUMBER OF STRONG PAIN KILLERS COMPARED WITH（与……相比）PATIENTS WHO HAD NO VIEW AT ALL OR ONLY A BRICK WALL TO LOOK AT.55. SOME BEST ARTISTS OF BRITAIN HAVE BEEN CALLED IN TO_____A. SET UP NEW HOSPITALSB. MAKE THE CORNERS OF HOSPITAL COLLECT PAINTINGSC. BRING ART INTO HOSPITALSD. HELP PATIENTS RECOVER FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS56. AFTER THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT, _____A. PATIENTS NO LONGER TAKE DRUGS TO KILL THEIR PAINSB. PATIENTS DON’T HA VE TO STAY LONG IN HOSPITALC. PATIENTS NEED FEWER PAIN KILLERS WHEN THEY SUFFER FROM AN ILLNESSD. PATIENTS FEEL HAPPY IN HOSPITAL57. IT CAN BE INFERRED FROM THE PASSAGE THAT_____A. THE ROLE OF HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT IS BEING RECOGNIZEDB. HOSPITAL ARTISTS HAVE DONE MORE THAN DOCTORSC. EXHIBITIONS ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE IN HOSPITALS THAN IN MUSEUMSD. THE HOSPITALS IS A BETTER PLACE FOR PEOPLE THAN THE MUSEUM IN BRITAINEBEFORE NICHOLAS CLAPP GOT THERE, HE HAD HALF HOPED THAT HE MIGHT RUN INTO SOME OF UBAR’S RUINS STICKING（凸出）OUT OF THE SAND. BUT FINDING THE CITY WASN’T TH AT EASY. DURING THE SUMMER, HE AND HIS 40 HELPERS DUG AT 35 DIFFERENT SPOTS. THE ONLY THINGS THEY FOUND WERE GROUND SPIDERS, GIANT TICKS, AND DEADLY SNAKES.JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING SAYS CLAPP, “WE WERE WITHIN A WH ISKER OF TOTAL FAILURE. ”BUT THEN CLAPP’S TEAM LOOKED AT TH E HIGH-TECH MAPS AGAIN AND SAW SOMETHING SURPRISING. MANY OF THE CARAVAN ROUTES（沙漠商队路线）ON THE HIGH-TECH MAPS CAME TOGETHER ON THE SAME SPOT MARKED “OMANI MARKETPLACE” ON PTOLOMY’S MAP. TW O MAPS, MADE ALMOST 2000 YEARS APART, POINTED THE TEAM TOWARD THE SAME AREA!IN DECEMBER 1991, CLAPP ARRIVED AT THE SPOT WHERE, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS, THE CARAVANS MET. CLAPP HAD A HANDHELD INSTRUMENT THAT COULD DETECT（探测）OBJECTS BELOW THE GROUND. IT SHOWED RUINS UNDER THE SAND! HE AND HIS TEAM STARTED DIGGING. AND THEN THEY FOUND IT! A. TOWER BURIED IN THE SAND. THEY SLOWLY UNEARTHED A GIANT, EIGHT-SIDED FORTRESS（堡垒）. IT HAD NINE TOWERS AND MANY ROOMS. PEOPLE HAD LIVED IN THIS FORTRESS 2000 YEARS AGO. OUTSIDE ITS WALLS, THEY HAD FOUND BURIED REMAINS OF NEARLY 40 CAMPSITES. THEY SEEMED TO BE CAMPING AREAS FOR TRADERS（商人）.MORE DIGGING FOUND SHARDS, OR PIECES OF POTTERY（陶瓷）FROM ANCIENT ROME, GREECE, CHINA, EGYPT, AND SYRIA. DIGGERS AND SCIENTISTS AGREE THAT PEOPLE WERE HERE FOR ABOUT 5000 YEARS. CLAPP AND HIS TEAM WERE EXCITED AS THEY CONTINUED TO DISCOVER MORE PIECES OF THE PAST THAT SEEMED TO PROVE THAT IT WAS THE LOST CITY OF UBAR.“WE STARTED WITH THI S HOPELESS MYTH（神秘）,” SAYS CLAPP, “AND THEN FINALLY FOUND THE TRUTH BEHIND THE MYTH. ” BUT IS THIS UNEAR THED SITE REALLYTHE ONCE-GREAT UBAR? EXPERTS AREN’T TOTA LLY PERSUADED.DONALD WHITCOMB IS AN ARCHEOLOGIST（考古学家）AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. HE DOUBTS THAT CLAPP REALLY DISCOVERED U BAR. “THERE’S PROBAB LY SOME TRUTH TO THIS MYTH,” HE SAYS. “BUT UBAR IS DES CRIBED AS A PLACE WITH WALLS ALL MADE OF GOLD, AND THE RUBIES AND EMERALDS（宝石）. ” NO GOLD OR PRE CIOUS STONES HAVE BEEN FOUND BY CLAPP.“I’M NOT SURE WHETHE R THEY DISCOVERED UB AR BECAUSE I’M NOT S URE IF UBAR REALLY EXISTED,” WHITCOMB SAYS.58. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE ACCORDING TO THE READING EXCEPT_____.A. CLAPP MADE THIS DISCOVERY WITH THE HELP OF CARAVAN ROUTES ON THE MAPSB. CLAPP MADE THIS DISCOVERY WITH THE HELP OF SOME HIGH TECHNOLOGYC. CLAPP WAS NOT SURE THAT HE HAD FOUND UBARD. DONALD WHITCOMB WAS NOT SURE IF CLAPP HAD FOUND UBAR59. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED PART?A. WE WERE READY FOR ANY FAILUREB. WE WERE ON THE POINT OF GIVING UP HOPESC. WE WOULD NEVER STOP DIGGING THOUGH THERE WAS DIFFICULTY.D. WE DECIDED THAT WE HAD FAILED TO FIND UBAR.60. IT CAN BE INFERRED FROM THE READING THAT NICHOLAS CLAPP IS _____A. A PERSON OF COURAGEB. A PERSON OF DETERMINATIONC. A VERY YOUNG PERSOND. A PERSON WHO IS GOOD FOR NOTHING2. 根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。