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Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
Honey-lover’s helper ? Both people and animals like it 56 it’s natural and Honey from the African forest delicious. ? If they want to get the honey, they have to find the bee’s nest which is hidden high up in 57 . ? With the help of a little bird 58 a honey guide, it’s easy to look for honey. ? Unlike people and animals, it likes eating the wax which is deep inside the beehives. ? When it finds a nest, it cries 60 to attract the attention 59 the gets its food of passing people and animals. nest for delicious honey and it’s time for the honey guide to wait and watch patiently. ? As the wax fall to the ground, the honey guide takes it 62 . ? The reason why the honey guide likes wax is 63 , but it always tries its best to get wax. Honey guide’s smell ? Honey guides seem to have a good smell and 64 smell ? wax far away. ? When a beekeeper is taking honey out, they arrive quickly. When beeswax candles are being lit, they even 65 into churches. B）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填入所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题纸标号为66—75的相应位置上。
The qualities of salt have puzzled people everywhere. Today we know its chemical nature. We know w 66 salt can melt(融化) snow or freeze ice cream. But early man did not have the k 67 .
honey guide ? Curious animals and people 61 the honey guide to the
Man probably first noticed salt when he saw animals near a salt lake. When he tried s 68 , it tasted good. Then he found out that salt could keep food from spoiling(腐坏). He began to imagine that it could p 69 him as well. He valued salt for b 70 its magical and chemical qualities.
In those early days, salt was rare in some places. It was too valuable to be w 71 . So there was a reason for being careful not to spill(洒) salt. Spilling salt was regarded as an u 72 accident. It’s a warning of evil near him.
To many people, spilling salt also meant s 73 because tears are salty. And there is an old Salt itself lasts, it helps to save food. So man thought it was l 74 friendship.
We now know that these very old beliefs are not likely to be based on saying, “Help me to salt, help me to sorrow.”
f 75 . However, they show that early man, like men today, was trying to understand the world about him.
六、书面表达（满分15分）
假定你是销售部的经理，收到了来自一位名叫Cathy顾客(customer)的投诉电子邮件，了解到了一位女服务员对Cathy的无礼行为。请认真阅读下面的邮件，并根据信中的内容和实际用英语回复，可以有适当的发挥。
To: sunshineclothesstore@126.com From: cathy@qq.com Subject: complaint Dear Sales Manager, I am writing to complain about what one of your saleswomen has done. Last Sunday, I went to your store to look for a T-shirt. When I asked a saleswoman, Ms Wang for help in finding my size, she told me that she was busy and said impolitely that if I couldn’t find one, it meant the store didn’t have it. I couldn’t stand it. Would you mind answering my questions? ● What is a saleswoman’s job? ● As a saleswoman, what quality should she have? ● What do you think of Ms Wang’s behaviour? ● Do you care about a customer’s feeling? Why or why not? I felt that Ms Wang was rude. I hope you deal with it seriously. I look forward to hearing from you soon and a more pleasant shopping experience at your store next time. Best wishes Cathy
注意：1. 词数80左右。回复信的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；
2. 回复中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear Cathy,
Thanks for your letter. I am sorry to learn that you have got the impolite treatment. I have known all about it. Now I’ll give you an answer.
I am sorry that this has made you feel unpleasant. We have done something to deal with it. I expect your excuse. I hope you will go on supporting us and enjoy our good service next time. Best wishes
Sales Manager
2015~2016学年度初三第二次模拟调研测试
参 考 答 案
一、单项选择 1—5 ABCBC 6—10 BDAAD 11—15 CDADD 二、完型填空 16—20 DBABC 21—25 ACDDC 三、阅读理解 26—30 CDBCD 31—35 CDBAB 36—40 DBCCB 四、基础词汇
A. 41.clever , 42. none, 43. against, 44. spirit, 45. cancelled B. 46. advice, 47. writing, 48. hottest, 49. itself, 50. sixties
C. 51. player, 52. announced, 53. caught everyone's attention, 54. points, 55. in history 五、阅读短文
A. 56.because, 57.trees, 58.called, 59.How, 60.loudly, 61.follow, 62.away, 63.unknown, 64.can, 65.go / fly
B) 66. why, 67. knowledge, 68. some, 69. protect, 70. both,
71. wasted, 72. unlucky / unusual, 73. sadness, 74. like, 75. fact(s) 六、书面表达
One possible version: Dear Cathy,
Thanks for your letter. I am sorry to learn that you have got the bad treatment. I have known all about it. Now let me answer your questions. As a saleswoman, it’s her duty to offer good service to her customers, such as giving help and advice to them, answering all kinds of questions and satisfying their needs. She should be kind, helpful, patient, generous, smart and so on. So I don’t think Ms Wang’s behaviour was good and her service isn’t up to standard at all. She doesn’t have the good quality a saleswoman should have. As we all know, a customer is our God, so we care about your feelings very much.
I am sorry that this has made you feel unpleasant. We have done something to deal with it. I think you’ll be satisfied. I hope you will go on supporting us and enjoy our excellent service next
time. Best wishes Sales Manager