青海省西宁市海湖中学2024-2025学年高二上学期第一阶段测试英语试卷

西宁市海湖中学2024—2025学年第一学期第一次阶段考试 高二英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分 本试卷分卷Ⅰ和卷Ⅱ两部分。卷Ⅰ为选择题，卷Ⅱ为非选择题。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 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。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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Wash the pan. B. Cook the eggs. C. Take out the garbage. 2. How will the speakers get in touch with Jim?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. By email. B. By video call. C. By phone call. 3. When will the woman’s mother arrive this Friday?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At 10:00 a. m. B. At 11:00 a. m. C. At 2:00 p. m. 4. What is the man?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A repairman. B. A driver. C. A salesman. 5. What is the relationship between the speakers?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Mother and son. 第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office. B. In an elevator. C. On the phone. 7. What will the man do next? A. Meet Sarah Lin. B. Attend a meeting. C. Go to the restroom. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Go home early. B. Take a long lunch break. C. Ask for a day off. 9. What does the man think of the woman’s boss? A. Hard- working. B. Strict. C. Nice. 10. Why was the man fired? A. He was often late. B. He quarreled with his boss. C He couldn’t finish the work on time. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How does Jim sound at first? A. Anxious. B. Surprised. C. Calm. 12. When did Jim get his mother a ring? A. Last birthday. B. Last Christmas. C. Last Thanksgiving. 13. What gift does Gina suggest Jim give to his mother? A. Clothes. B. Spanish lessons. C. Jewelry. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Why does the man have no passport? A. He doesn’t know how to apply. B. He has no time to apply. C. He has no intention of applying. 15. How soon will the man get his passport? A. In a week. B. In two weeks. C. In a month. 16. What is the woman going to do next week? A. Get a visa. B. Do some travel strategy. C. Join a tour group. 17. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A vacation plan. B. A country. C. An application. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. What do nearly 40% of Americans have during the work week? A. A light breakfast. B. Nothing for breakfast. C. A large breakfast. 19. What is the most popular breakfast food in America? A. Eggs. B. Bacon. C. Sausage. 20. Why do many Americans have brunch on weekends? A. They have more time to cook and eat. B. They can have alcoholic drinks. C. They can go out to restaurants. 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 50分） 第一节 （共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 China Daily Website and China Daily App are calling for submissions (提交) of photos and videos from the National Day until Dec. 20, 2023. But all the online entries (参赛作品) must be received by 11:59 p.m. on December 15, 2023. Entries will not be returned. Organizations and individuals (个人), both in China and around the world, are welcome to share with us works showing the beautiful country of China. What We Are Looking for Photos or short videos with four major themes: Sceneries of China, Cityscapes in China, Customs unique to China, Cultural heritage of China. Languages in either English or Chinese are preferred. What You Can Get Among prizes to be given to the person winners, we offer a top prize of up to 10,000 yuan. Winning organizations will receive prize and certificates for their contribution. Some of the best works have a chance to appear on the China Daily Website, dbc.chinaservicesinfo.com, and China Daily App (with 37 million users). How to Participate 1. photo: No more than 10 photos, 5MB maximum for each; with a caption (文字说明) of up to 200 words; format in JPG or PNG. 2. video: Format: MP4 or MOV Dimension: horizontal: 16:9, vertical: 9:16 Size: 1GB maximum, less than 4 minutes Caption: 200 — 500 English or Chinese words to give a brief introduction How to Submit Step 1: Fill in the application form and offer the information on the participants’ (参赛者) name, nationality, mobile phone number and email address. Step 2: Upload your works and make a brief introduction on your works. Step 3: Last of all, when you get the form filled in and works uploaded, you click the SUBMIT button and we will be able to receive your excellent works. Contact Us: liyang1@chinadaily.com.cn lvfu@chinadaily.com.cn 21. When should participants hand in their works online? A. Before October 1, 2023. B. After December, 20, 2023. C. From October 1 to December 15 2023. D. From October 1 to December 20, 2023. 22. What can we learn about the activity? A. Only individuals can take part in the activity. B. Each winning work can appear on the website. C. We can hand in as many works as we like in the activity. D. Our personal information is needed before our submission. 23. Where is the passage taken from? A. Business report. B. Formal notice. C. Personal letter. D. Research paper. B A mother, Carrie Cort, 51, from Sussex, and her nine-year-old son have been named the UK’s most environmentally friendly family after winning an award for their environmental achievements. Now every aspect of her life is environmentally friendly, from her son Adam’s birthday parties to her clothing, and she recycles everything from empty pens to milk bottle tops. “Changing our family lifestyle to green has saved us around ￡11,000 every year, which has given us more financial stability,” Carrie says. “Living green has made us healthier and I feel younger now. It is fun seeing what you can make with unwanted or broken things. Growing your own food is great exercise, good for wildlife, and the food is much more nutritious and tastier.” “My concern for the way we humans are treating the planet was really roused when Adam was born. When he arrived, I suddenly had this huge, greater awareness of the kind of planet we’re bringing our children into though I learnt something about it in university.” She began going to talks, reading books, watching documentaries and attending green meetings in order to educate herself in the details of green living. Carrie set up the local campaign group Sussex Green Living six years after her son’s birth. Later, she gave up her high-powered job, as she ran a video company with her brother, to do her job full-time. Today, she organizes talks and workshops. She runs a repair cafe, where people can bring everything to be fixed. Her recycling program helps people reuse wastes. Toothpaste tubes, for example, which Carrie sends to the Philippines, are turned into purses by an organization. “My goal is to inspire more people to lead greener, more environmentally friendly lives, to enable us to live in greater harmony with nature, now and for future organizations. I achieve this using various Sussex Green Living communication programs and working with other organizations who have the same goals and values.” 24. How did Carrie feel about her environmentally friendly lifestyle? A. Unwanted. B. Unhealthy. C. Expensive. D. Economical. 25. Which of the following is true about Carrie? A. She made good preparations for living green. B. She recycled what people ignored for fun. C. She does daily exercise by growing food. D. She majored in planet protection in university. 26. What does Carrie rely on to make her achievements? A. Her repair cafe and workshops. B Her own programs and others’ work. C Her well-paid job and her brother’s support. D. Her independence of realizing her green dream. 27. When did Carrie begin to form her environmentally friendly lifestyle? A After winning an award. B. After giving birth to her son. C. After being stuck in poverty. D. After attending green meetings C Competitive eating has become big business. The International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) holds events for competitive eating all around the world. One of the most popular contests (竞赛) is held every 4th of July on Coney Island in New York. Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest started in 1916 and the event has been dominated (占据优势) by Takeru Kobayashi. The Japanese competitor set his first record in 2001, when he ate 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes and has won the contest six years in a row. The main types of food eaten in the contests are fast food. Hot dogs, chicken wings, pickles, corndogs and pizza are main foods of the contests. The contests usually last from around 8 to 12 minutes. Now most of the competitors are men, but there are also women who take part in competitive eating. Being large and overweight isn’t necessarily an advantage in competitive eating. The biggest advantage a competitor can have is the ability to actually stretch (扩张) their stomach. Many competitors will drink plenty of water over a period of time in order to achieve this. Apart from having an unusually stretchable stomach, another important thing seems to be hand to mouth speed. The IFOCE has very strict safety guidelines laid out regarding competitive eating. Competitions must take place in a controlled area and only competitors over the age of 18 are allowed to enter. They also advise against any type of home training. There has been much talk regarding the inclusion of competitive eating as an Olympic sport. Although the IFOCE has talked about that with the Olympic committee, it seems that they will not agree to it at present. 28. Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest _____. A. has a history of over 200 years B. takes place once a year in Japan C. is becoming less popular than before D. has made Takeru Kobayashi famous 29. What do we know about eating contests? A. Fast food is the only type of food. B. They usually last ten minutes or so. C. Only men are allowed to enter a contest. D. They are open to competitors of all ages. 30. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. How to win an eating contest. B. The history of competitive eating. C. Safety guidelines from the IFOCE. D. The disadvantages of eating too much. 31. What’s the main purpose of the text? A. To report. B. To advertise. C. To introduce. D. To warn. D After waking up, you may feel frustrated that you cannot recall the dreams you had last night. Artificial intelligence may be able to help. Previously, there have been AI models that can turn text into images. They can do this by learning from a large amount of data from both tests and images. This time, researchers from Osaka University in Japan have trained an AI system called Stable Diffusion to recreate images based on people’s brain scans, reported Science magazine. The researchers used an online data set provided by the University of Minnesota, US, which consisted of brain scans from four participant as they each viewed a set of 1,000 photos. The scans were recorded by functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI). The AI then learned about the brain activities by analyzing changes in blood flow shown by the fMRI data: when a part of the brain is activated, more blood will flow to it. It then matched the brain activities with the photos. Finally, the researchers tested the AI on additional brain scans from the same participants when they viewed photos of a toy bear, airplane, clock and train. If the person looked at an airplane, for example, the AI would use the brain scan data to create an image of a very blurry airplane. Then , it would turn on the previous “text-to-image” model and improve the quality of the image by feeding itself the keyword “airplane”. The final images were “convincing” with about 80 percent of accuracy, according to the researchers. The new study created a novel approach that incorporates texts and images to “decipher the brain”, Ariel Goldstein from Princeton University, US, told Science magazine. In the future, scientists hope that the technology can be used to record imagined thought and dreams or allow people to understand how differently other animals perceive reality. 32. What makes Stable Diffusion different from previous AI models? A. It can turn text into images. B. It can reproduce images based on human’s brain scans. C. It can learn from a large amount of date. D. It assist people recollect their previous memory. 33. How did the researchers test the AI if it can recreate image? A. On additional brain scans from the same participants when they saw photos. B. They analyzed changes in blood flow. C. They used functional magnetic resonance imaging. D. They analyzed the date. 34. What is the meaning of “decipher” in the last paragraph? A. Know about. B. Break down. C. Take over. D. Become ill. 35. Which can be the best title of this passage? A. A new study. B. Artificial Intelligence. C. Functional magnetic resonance imaging. D. Visualizing our dreams. 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） ____36____ Maybe it’s a walk in a forest, having a small garden or a few household plants. One study showed that patients at a hospital who had plants in their rooms reported less pain, lower blood pressure, less tiredness and less anxiety than patients without plants. Studies have also shown that plants and gardening increase productivity and levels of serotonin, the neurotransmitter responsible for uplifting mood. “Rather than staying on the past or worrying about the future, plant care provides a feeling of current accomplishment. ____37____” says Gayle Weill, a therapist in Connecticut. Like any new skill or hobby, taking care of houseplants comes with a learning curve. Anyone starting to care for plants should be patient and allow themselves time to learn the basics. ____38____ Before you bring home a load of botanicals, it’s not about how many plants you have, but rather how you interact with them. For instance, are the plants in areas where you spend a lot of time? Do you care for them daily? If you have a small space or aren’t sure how much time you will, starting with a lot of plants could be overwhelming. ____39____ It can engage you by its smell or color that creates a positive mood response. Remember that while indoor gardening can help with stress and relaxation, it’s not a cure-all. ____40____ But caring for plants can be a useful and enjoyable part of an overall wellness routine. A. Just one plant can make a difference. B. It helps one focus on the present moment. C. He needs to leave room for a little trial and error. D. Research has revealed exposure to greenery have many benefits. E. More and more young people are getting interested in gardening. F. Having a plant doesn’t immediately impact mental health processes. G. You need a lot of houseplants to see the improvement in your health. 第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My family always had various animals around, but I never had one that truly belonged to me. My parents didn’t permit me to _____41_____ my own until I was nine years old. Finally, I was _____42_____ to have my own _____43_____, a fish called Mark. I told my parents that it was my responsibility to _____44_____ it. Every Saturday, I would clean out his bowl. I found myself _____45_____ invitations from my friends to go somewhere immediately after school, because I would have to feed my fish first. Every day he would remind me that I was _____46_____ and that I had someone relying on me. One day, I came home from school and headed to my room to _____47_____ Mark. I found a _____48_____ thing had happened. I _____49_____ my bag and ran over to the bowl. I saw my best friend Mark floating around, lifeless. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. My mom walked into my room. I turned around as tears started to well in my eyes. “Mommy, Mark died!” With that _____50_____ word I started crying uncontrollably. My mom came to my side as I hid my face in my pillows. After a while, I suddenly realized that Mark hadn’t just _____51_____ me. He had taught me what _____52_____ meant. I learned it through feeding him and cleaning his bowl. This made me feel _____53_____. To my nine-year-old self, this was a great _____54_____. Slowly, a smile crossed my face. Mark was gone. _____55_____, the lessons he taught me would forever be carved into my memory. 41. A. draw B. keep C. imagine D. share 42. A. doubtful B. surprised C. excited D. afraid 43. A. room B. pet C. time D. mind 44. A. get hold of B. make use of C. look after D. play with 45. A. turning down B. putting away C. asking for D. showing off 46. A. needed B. recognized C. scolded D. replaced 47. A. save B. wash C. impress D. feed 48. A. basic B. familiar C. magical D. terrible 49. A. emptied B. dropped C. grabbed D. checked 50. A. last B. common C. extra D. simple 51. A. defeated B. reminded C. left D. chosen 52. A. preference B. responsibility C. humanity D. independence 53. A. safe B. tired C. sorry D. good 54. A. achievement B. treatment C. disappointment D. agreement 55. A. Otherwise B. Besides C. Therefore D. However 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分 15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Table tennis is a fast-paced, competitive game ____56____ requires quick reflexes and great hand- eye coordination. It’s also one of the most commonly played sports around the world today! Although it may sound like a complicated sport to play, table tennis actually only ____57____ (take) minutes to learn. Table Tennis is a game played on a flat table ____58____ (divide) into two courts by a net. It is a fast-paced sport that requires quick reflexes and great hand-eye coordination. In normal play, the aim is to return the ball onto your opponents side of the table, only ____59____ (allow) it to bounce on your side once before hitting the ball ____60____ your racket. You win a point if your opponent fails to return the ball onto your side of the table. Table Tennis can ____61____ (play) as singles (one person playing against another) or doubles (two people playing on each side) where players have to make alternate shots. Table tennis is ____62____ (loose) based on a parlour game played in ____63____ 1880s by British Army officers stationed in India and South Africa. Their game was almost unrecognisable from the sport played today, using cigar box lids as bats and rounded wine bottle corks for balls. Table tennis is a sport with a rich history and has undergone many ____64____ (change) over the years. The sport continues to evolve and adapt, and its ____65____ (popular) is likely to continue for many years to come. 第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 66. 罗温·艾金森（Rowan Atkinson）是著名的喜剧大师，在全世界拥有众多喜爱者，请根据下表提供的信息，写一篇英语短文介绍他。 人物 英国著名喜剧演员，1955年1月6日出生于英格兰，毕业于牛津大学。 荧幕形象 所扮演的憨豆先生（Mr. Bean）风靡世界；他的荧幕形象有点傻，但是他通过这个角色告诉人们对生活要乐观。 表演方式 通过丰富的肢体语言来表达幽默，使人发笑。 评价 出色的演技为他赢得了许多奖项，被誉为继查理·卓别林之后的又一位喜剧大师。 要求：1. 100词左右；2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。 牛津大学 University of Oxford 查理·卓别林 Charlie Chaplin ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写 （满分 25 分） 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Alice is an ordinary woman with an amazing heart. One day, she was flying from Tampa to Hawaii for a meeting. Her boyfriend, Rico, came to see her of. When they slowly made it to the safety check, they noticed the airport security (安保人员) was asking a young lady to drop a package into the litter bin before boarding her plane. The lady begged to place the package in Lost and Found Department instead of throwing it away. Sadly, it was not allowed. The lady, after much begging, finally dropped her package and was heading to her gate. Alice, after realizing the lady was nearly in tears, knew something was wrong. Then, it was her turn to pass through security. While hugging Rico goodbye, she asked him to quietly go through the liter bin and pick up the deserted (丢弃的) package to see what was inside of it. Alice was truly trying to help the lady. After waving a final goodbye to his girlfriend, Rico went straight to the litter bin to get the package. As soon as her plane landed, Alice called Rico about the package and was told that in it was a snow globe (水晶球) with a picture of the young lady in the airport. On the base were the words “We love you, Katie. Grandma and Grandpa." Alice immediately realized that the snow globe was far from ordinary. They should do something to return it. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 开头已给出。 Paragraph1: Alice did the only thing that came to mind: asking for the help of strangers online. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: One day, Katie heard a knock on the door. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 西宁市海湖中学2024—2025学年第一学期第一次阶段考试 高二英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分 本试卷分卷Ⅰ和卷Ⅱ两部分。卷Ⅰ为选择题，卷Ⅱ为非选择题。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 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。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。每段对话仅读一遍。 【1题答案】 【答案】C 【2题答案】 【答案】B 【3题答案】 【答案】C 【4题答案】 【答案】A 【5题答案】 【答案】B 第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 【6~7题答案】 【答案】6. A 7. C 【8~10题答案】 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 【11~13题答案】 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. B 【14~17题答案】 【答案】14. C 15. B 16. B 17. A 【18~20题答案】 【答案】18. B 19. A 20. A 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 50分） 第一节 （共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 【21~23题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B B 【24~27题答案】 【答案】24. D 25. A 26. B 27. B C 【28~31题答案】 【答案】28. D 29. B 30. A 31. C D 【32~35题答案】 【答案】32. B 33. A 34. A 35. D 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 【36~40题答案】 【答案】36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. F 第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【41~55题答案】 【答案】41. B 42. C 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. C 52. B 53. D 54. A 55. D 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分 15分） 【56~65题答案】 【答案】56. that##which 57. takes 58. divided 59. allowing 60. with 61. be played 62. loosely 63. the 64. changes 65. popularity 第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 【66题答案】 【答案】One possible version: Born in England on January 6, 1955, Rowan Atkinson is a world-famous British comedian, who graduated from University of Oxford. Atkinson has been regarded as the master of comedy for his humorous performances, and enjoys great numbers of fans worldwide. He becomes best known for the role of Mr. Bean he played, who is an internationally recognised comedy character. Mr. Bean, sometimes, does look foolish, but his stories inspire us to be optimistic about our life. What impresses me most is the way Atkinson shows his sense of humour through rich and funny body language, which makes people laugh. Atkinson has won many awards for his excellent skills of acting as a comedian and is honoured as another master of comedy after Charlie Chaplin. 第二节 读后续写 （满分 25 分） 【67题答案】 【答案】 Alice did the only thing that came to mind: asking for the help of strangers online.She asked them to spread the story of the package. But after she came back from Hawaii , there were still no answer. She felt very anxious.Then she posted the picture on the snow globe with a picture of young lady in the airport online and told more friends about it .She was waiting for the reply with anxiety. At last, a stranger told her about the address of the young lady.She felt relieved at the moment.Then she told the good news to her boy, Rico and made a decision that they would give the package to the lady in person . One day Katie heard a lock on the door, it was a young girl named Alice and a young man named Rico. With a big smile on their faces. After the young girl told her about their visit, Katie was so moved that she burst into tears. She told Alice and Rico, the snow globe was the most precious gift that her grandma and grandpa left to her. She expressed her deep gratitude to Alice and her boyfriend for their action. Without their kindness, She would have lost the gift forever. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $听力考试现在开始。第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3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，每段对话仅读一遍。Do you want me to wash this pan? No, I still needed for the eggs. Could you take out the garbage? The truck will . be here soon. Judy, we must get in touch with gym today, but I forgot his email address and phone number. Don't worry about IT. I have his wee chat number so we can make a video call to him. Will you be able to pick my mom up from the airport this friday . when I will have a meeting from ten to eleven in the morning? She'll be arriving at two P. M. sure. I'm not doing anything then. Hi, this is mary smith. Is my car fixed yet? Well, we're . trying to repair IT, miss. But to tell you the truth, you need a new car. Where did we leave off last time . we finished the third paragraph of the text? Thanks, jane. Do you think the teacher will have . a test as usual? Perhaps he will. 第二节，听下面五段对话或独白。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。听下面一段对话，回答第六和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Hi, i'm tony Smith of a sun solar company. I have an appointment with Sarah lyn at two o'clock. Sarah is still in a meeting. Sh'll be here in ten minutes. Please have a seat on the sofa over there. Thank you. Is there a restroom on this floor? Yes, walk past the elevators and then take a left. You'll see IT. Thank you. Hi, i'm tony Smith of a sun solar company. I have an appointment with Sarah lyn at two o'clock. Sarah is still in a meeting. Sh'll be here in ten minutes. Please have a seat on the sofa over there. Thank you. Is there a restroom on . this floor? Yes, walk past the elevators and then take a left. You see. IT. Thank you. 听下面一段对话，回答第八至第13个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。It's really busy today. I had to work straight through my lunch break. Did you get to leave early? Then my boss told me that I could either go home early or take a long lunch break another day, so I decided to take a long lunch break tomorrow. IT was nice of your boss to give you an option. My boss would never do that. And I was fired today. You're kidding. How did that happen? Well, I was five minutes late to work today. IT was the third time I was late this week. You got fired for being a few minutes late. My boss really cares about that. He never arrives late, usually works overtime and always gets his work done on time. It's really busy today. I had to work straight through my lunch break. Did you get to leave early? Then my boss told me that I could either go home early or take a long lunch break another day, so I decided to take a long lunch break tomorrow. IT was nice of your boss to give you an option. My boss would never do that, and I was fired today. You're kidding. How did that happen? Well, I was five minutes late to work today. IT was the third time I was late this week. You got fired for being a few minutes late. My boss really cares about that. He never arrives late, usually works over time and always gets his work done on time. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13 3个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Gina, gina, you have to help me. What's wrong? jim? Slow down tomorrow . with my mother's birthday, and I haven't bought her anything. I'm such a bad son. Take IT easy. Let's go to the mall to see if there is something you might like. I don't know what to get her. I got her a ring that was two sizes too big last thanksgiving and a pair of shoes five sizes too small last Christmas. You can't just guess people's likes or sizes, especially with clothes or jewelry. You should get your mom something that shows how much . you love her. Yeah. you're right. Your mom is trying to learn spanish. right? Why don't you apply for a spanish course for her? Now that's a great idea. Gina, gina, you have to help me. What's wrong, jim? Slow down tomorrow . with my mother's birthday, and I haven't bought her anything. I'm such a bad son. Take IT easy. Let's go to the mall to see if there is something you might like. I don't know what to get her. I got her a ring that was two sizes too big last thanksgiving and a pair of shoes five sizes too small last Christmas. You can't just guess people's likes or sizes, especially with clothes or jewelry. You should get your mom something that shows how . much you love her. Yeah, you're right. Your mom is trying to learn spanish. right? Why don't you apply for a spanish course for her? now? That's a great idea. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。We are going to travel abroad during the summer vacation. Are you with us? It's still a month away. Have you planned IT already? Yes, sophie and I have long wish to go to thailand. We want to taste the fruits there. IT makes my mouth water. By the way, I don't have a passport to . go to thailand. what? You don't have a passport. I have no intention of going abroad. So do I still have time to apply? That's pretty bad because you have to apply for a VISA, and the VISA process is a little troublesome. You need a passport first. I can get my passport in two weeks, and then I should be able to get a VISA before summer vacation. Do you agree? God bless you. I will do some travel strategy . next week. Yes, we can also join a tour group. We are going to travel abroad during the summer vacation. Are you with us? Is still a month away. Have you planned IT already? Yes, sophie and I have long wish ed to go to thailand. We want to taste the fruits there. IT makes my mouth water. By the way, I don't have a passport to . go to thailand. what? You don't have a passport. I have no intention of going abroad. So do I still have time to apply? That's pretty bad because you have to apply for a VISA, and the VISA process is a little troublesome. You need a passport first. I can get my passport in two weeks, and then I should be able to get a VISA before summer vacation. Do you agree? God bless you. I will do some travel strategy . next week. Yes, we can also join the tour group. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第23个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。The united states has a rich culture. When IT comes in the morning meal during the work week, many americans have a light breakfast. In fact, nearly forty percent will not have anything at all. Americans usually save larger breakfast for the weekend when they have more time in the morning to cook. The most popular breakfast food is eggs. Americans prepare eggs in many ways. Some americans eat their eggs with bacon or sausage meat products that often come from pigs. On weekends, people have more time to cook and eat. Many americans may enjoy a meal we call brunch on a weekend day at home or in restaurant. That word combines breakfast and lunch. The term from midday meal. Americans have coffee, fruit, ice and sometimes even alcoholic drinks with brunch. Popular foods include waffles and pancakes, two kinds of cake. French toast is also popular. The united states has a rich culture. When IT comes in the morning meal during the work week, many americans have a light breakfast. In fact, nearly forty percent will not have anything at all. Americans usually save larger breakfast for the weekend when they have more time in the morning to cook. The most popular breakfast food is eggs. Americans prepare eggs in many ways. Some americans eat their eggs with bacon or sausage meat products that often come from pigs. On weekends, people have more time to cook and eat. Many americans may enjoy a meal we call brunch on a weekend day at home or in restaurant. That word combines breakfast and lunch. The term for a midday meal. Americans have coffee, fruit, ice and sometimes even alcoholic drinks with brunch. Popular foods include waffles and pancakes, two kinds of cake. French toast is also popular. 听力部分到此结束。