上海市吴淞中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

吴淞中学2024-2025学年第一学期 高三英语学科期中质量检测（试卷） 完卷时间120分钟 满分140分 I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. To a bank. B. To a travel agency. C. To a drugstore. D. To Spain. 2. A. He forgot to submit his paper. B. He misremembered the deadline. C. He didn’t finish his paper on time. D. He couldn’t focus his mind on the paper. 3. A. She is a movie enthusiast. D. She prefers thrillers to romances. C. She doesn’t like thrillers. D. She is not in the mood for any movie. 4. A. Because she is not good at calculating. B. Because she hurried to finish the report. C. Because she is quite a careless person. D. Because she cited unconfirmed figures. 5. A. Lily forgot to deliver disc s to the man. B. The man failed to renew the address. C. Lily planned to visit the new dormitory. D. The discs might have been mailed to the former place. 6. A. The woman doesn’t enjoy the leftovers. B. The man is an excellent cook in the army. C. The man has invited many people for lunch. D. The man intentionally prepared much food. 7. A. The man should be more diligent. B. Cramming is effective for an exam. C. Biology is indeed difficult to learn. D. The man shouldn’t have stayed up that late. 8. A. Arrange to apply. Tor another room. B. Make a complaint about her roommate. C. Ask her roommate to move out of the room. D. Change rooms with someone in the housing office. 9. A. Helen’s hard work is rewarding. B. Helen is an accomplished job hunter. C. Helen always complains about her job. D. Helen is viewed as a model by the speakers. 10. A. Every student should value Chinese culture. B. Chinese students are humble and reserved. C. He is deeply impressed by Chinese culture. D. Chinese students lack the courage to share ideas. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the longer conversation. The passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. To relocate to safer grounds. B. To migrate with the seasons. C. To seek more hunting grounds. D. To gather more food for survival. 12 A. It once belonged to the North sea. B. It was drowned by the meltwater. C. It was an island abundant in wildlife. D. It was unveiled by the modern fishermen. 13. A. Polar ice caps will continue to melt at a rapid rate. B. The sea floor witnessed the rise and fall of the Europe. C. Doggerland is the birthplace of English civilization. D. Coastal residents are vulnerable to the climate change. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Scientists in Britain are going to collect rocks on Mars. B. The discovery of boron is a milestone in Mars exploration. C. Evidence indicates there exist plants and animals on Mars. D. The microscope is mainly used to identify different rocks. 15. A. Basic molecules for life. B. More essential chemicals. C. Holes caused by microbes. D. Ancient material from Mars. 16. A. The development of life on Mars. B. The search for signs of life on Mars. C. The importance of research on rocks. D. The discovery of surface water on Mars. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. To practise skateboarding B. To encourage teenagers in trouble. C. To support a non-profit organization. D. To fulfil his dream of touring Europe. 18 A. They served as tour guides for Joe. B. They kept a record of Joe’s journey. C. They transported equipment for Joe. D. They took care of Joe’s accommodation. 19. A. He covered a rather long distance. B. He tried to follow his friends’ van. C. He fell down and broke the trainers. D. He climbed over the rugged mountains. 20. A. Prepare for another trip. B. Resign from his current job. C. Write a book about his journey. D. Renew a contract with the organization. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fit s each blank. An excerpt from A Walk in the Woods Now here’s a thing to consider. Every twenty minutes on the Appalachian Trail, Katz and I walked ___1___ (far) than the average American walks in a week. For 93 percent of all trips outside the home, Americans now get in a car. On average the total walking of an American these days ___2___ (add) up to 1.4 miles a week, barely 350 yards a day. That’s ridiculous. When my family and I moved to the States, one of the things we wanted was to live in a traditional small town — the sort of place ___3___ Jımmy Stewart would be the mayor, the Hardy Boys would deliver your groceries, and Deanna Durbin would sing at an open window. Perfect little towns are not easy ___4___ (find), of course, but Hanover, where we settled, comes close. It is a small typical New England college town, pleasant and calm, full of old trees. It has a broad green, an old-fashioned Main Street, a handsome campus and leafy residential streets. Nearly everyone in town is ___5___ an easy walk of the post office, library, and stores. But things are different here: hardly ___6___, as far as I can tell, walks anywhere for anything. I know a man who drives 600 yards to work. I know a woman who gets in her car to go a quarter of a mile to a college gymnasium to walk on a treadmill (跑步机), and then complains passionately about the difficulty she has ___7___ (spot) a parking space. When I asked her once ___8___ she didn’t walk to the gym and do five minutes less on the treadmill, she looked at me as if I were being deliberately provocative (挑衅的). “Because I have a program for the treadmill,” she explained. “It records my distance and speed, and I ___9___ adjust it for degree of difficulty.” It hadn’t occurred to me how thoughtlessly deficient nature is in this regard. At least in Hanover she could walk if she wanted to. In many places in America now, it is not actually possible to be a pedestrian, ___10___ you want to be. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. established B. dot C. infection D. exceeded E. emerging F. exposed G. drainage H. overlook I. sinking J. stem K. access The Mega-City Environment Mega-cities suffer from a catalog of environmental ills. A World Health Organization (WHO)/ United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) study found that seven of the cities — Mexico City, Beijing, Cairo, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo and Moscow — had three or more pollutants that ___11___ the WHO health protection guidelines. All 20 of the cities studied by WHO/UNEP had at least one major pollutant that went beyond ___12___ size health limits. According to the World Resources Institute, “Millions of children living in the world’s largest cities, particularly in developing countries, are ___13___ to life-threatening air pollution two to eight times above the maximum based on WHO guidelines. Indeed, more than 80 percent of all deaths in developing countries attributable to the air pollution-induced lung ___14___ are among children under five.” In the big Asian mega-cities such as New Delhi, Beijing and Jakarta, approximately 20 to 30 percent of all respiratory diseases ___15___ from air pollution. Almost all of the mega cities face major fresh water challenges. Johannesburg, South Africa, is forced to draw water from highlands 370 miles away. In Bangkok, saltwater is invading aquifers (地下蓄水层). Mexico City has a serious ___16___ problem because of excessive groundwater withdrawal. More than a billion people, 20 percent of the world’s population, live without regular ___17___ to clean running water. While poor people are forced to pay high fees for private water, many cities squander (挥霍) their resources through leakages and illegal ___18___. “With the population of cities expected to increase to five billion by 2025,” says Klaus Toepfer, executive director of the UNEP, “the urban demand for water is set to increase rapidly. This means that any solution to the water crisis is closely linked to the governance of cities.” Mega-city residents, crowded into unsanitary slums, are also subject to serious disease outbreaks. Lima, Peru (with population estimated at 9.4 million by 2015) suffered a cholera outbreak in the late 1990s partly because, as the New York Times reported, “rural people new to Lima… live in houses without running water and use the outhouses (屋外厕所) that ___19___ the hillsides above.” It’s worth looking at some of these ____20____ mega-cities in detail, because daily life there is likely to be the pattern for a majority of the world’s population. Most are already experiencing severe environmental problems that will only be worsened by rapid population increases. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. How Do You Know You’re Not in the Matrix? At the heart of the philosophy of Aristotle and St Thomas Aquinas is the idea that we come into contact with reality through the senses. But what if our senses are not a(n) ___21___ source? Perhaps our senses are deceiving us, and everything we perceive isn’t real but is an illusion like in the movie The Matrix. This ___22___ of sense knowledge was part of Rene Descartes’s methodic doubt, which many radical (激进的) skeptics have adopted. Descartes argued: whatever I have up till now accepted as most true I have acquired either from the senses or through the senses. But I have found that the senses may deceive me ___23___, and it is sensible never to trust completely those who have deceived us even once. And one example Descartes gives as evidence is the fact that objects at a distance look smaller than what they are. But this is not deception. The sense of sight is reporting ___24___ what it perceives. As D.Q. McInerny says, “This is the sense of sight functioning just as it should, in order to give me a proper knowledge of ___25___”. Only when one made the judgement that “the man is small and then becomes big” would ___26___ come in. Truth and falsity do not ___27___ sensory perception but the fact of judging that perception. Another ___28___ with Descartes’s reason for doubting sensory perception is that he relies on only one sensory power. It’s often the case that in order to test whether one sense is deceiving us, we must ___29___ another sense. To use an example that many radical skeptics do to justify their doubt of sense knowledge. I may perceive the stick ___30___ immersed in water as crooked (弯曲). How do I determine whether what I perceive is actually the case? I pick up the stick. When I do so, I judge the stick is actually ___31___. But in order to make a correct judgment about the stick, I use another sensory power—namely, ___32___ —that I must trust in order to make the proper judgment. With regard to Descartes’s example, in order to make a sound judgment about the ___33___ of the man walking up the street, Descartes would have to make contact with him through the sense of touch and measure him, which requires trust in sense knowledge. Furthermore, Descartes’s recognition of the man’s small stature (身高) as ___34___ presupposes his trust in his previous sensory experience of the man’s tall stature. As Ralph McInerny notes, “Descartes must trust his senses in order to challenge them.” So, if it’s reasonable to trust sense knowledge, and the senses put us into contact with the ___35___ world, then we can have greater certainty that what we perceive is objectively real. 21. A. external B. primary C. reliable D. alternative 22. A. disbelief B. application C. branch D. command 23. A. in no case B. out of nowhere C. by all means D. now and then 24. A. accurately B. independently C. accidentally D. randomly 25. A. philosophy B. distance C. nature D. life 26. A. analysis B. error C. change D. reflection 27. A. lead to B. serve as C. identify with D. lie in 28. A. problem B. consideration C. advantage D. perspective 29. A. abandon B. regain C. sharpen D. employ 30. A. barely B. wrongly C. partially D. completely 31. A. hollow B. straight C. thick D. bent 32. A. smell B. sight C. touch D. taste 33. A. size B. status C. age D. weight 34. A. scientific B. unusual C. reasonable D. horrifying 35. A. imaginary B. private C. contemporary D. outside Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fit s best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies like Australia, and Ireland. But Thailand, Indonesia and Japan have also developed this habit. This strange quirk (奇事) puzzles the rest of the world; however, there is a perfectly good reason. Up to the late 1700s, everybody travelled on the left side of the road because it’s the sensible option for violent, feudal (封建的) societies of mostly right-handed people. Soldiers with their swords under their right arms naturally passed on each other’s right. and if you passed a stranger on the road you walked on the left to ensure that your protective sword arm was between you and him. Revolutionary France, however, overturned this practice as part of its sweeping social rethink and thanks to Napoleon this change was carried out all over continental Europe. Because he was left handed, his armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and any opponent. From then on, any country colonised by the French took to driving on the right. After the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), the US became independent and decided to make traffic drive on the right in order to cut all remaining links to its British colonial past. Once America became the centre of the car industry, if you wanted a good reliable vehicle, you bought American right-hand-drive. From then on many countries changed out of necessity. Today, the EU would like Britain to fall into line with the rest of Europe, but this is no longer-passible. It would cost billions of pounds to change everything round. The last European country to convert to driving on the right was Sweden in 1967. This ironically caused a reduction in car accidents, because everyone drove carefully, while getting used to the new system. 36. Why did people travel on the left before the late 18th century? A. They were required to do so. B. They were mostly left-handed. C. It was easier to cross the street. D. They could feel safer from attacks. 37. What was Napoleon’s attitude about walking on the left? A. Support. B. Disapproval. C. Doubt. D. Sympathy. 38. For Americans, driving on the right was a way to show ________. A. the connection with France was broken B. the US was no longer ruled by the UK C. the American Revolution War had ended D. America was the centre of the car industry 39. What is the main reason why UK will not adopt the European system? A. It would cost too much to change. B. Its increasing traffic accidents. C. Its influence on colonies. D. Its fast-developing car industry. B Welcome to Lake Toba! Lake Toba is an extraordinary natural wonder of the world. This enormous lake consists of an island almost the size of Singapore In its center. It is the largest lake in Southeast Asia and one of the deepest lakes in the world. A Comforting Escapade Toba is a place to sit back, relax and absorb some beautiful scenery. As you sit and take in the view of the picturesque mountains that set against the cool clear lake, you will feel the worries of the world melt away. How to Get There ●By Air Medan is an international gateway. A number of airlines fly daily between the Kualanamu Airport Medan and all major cities in Indonesia and international flights also go from Medan to Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. ●By Land Parapat, the town by Lake Toba, is 176 km away from Medan and can be reached in under 6 hours by public buses. Travel agents in. Medan can also organize a rental car plus a chauffeur (司机) for you. If you are coming from the south via Bukittinggi and Tarutung, there is a public bus available. ●By Water Once you arrive in Parapat, you can catch the ferry to Samosir Island. The two landing points on Samosir are the traditional village of Tomok, or Tuk Tuk, where the island’s hotels and restaurants are concentrated. Attraction There are many ways for you to enjoy Lake Toba’s breathtaking natural wonders. Many people said that kayaking in Lake Toba is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Commonly, there are three routes that you can explore by paddling the kayak, which is Tongging-Sialahi (Easy), Tongging-Samosir (Medium), and Northern Circle (Demanding). You can also savor the cool breeze from around the lake by glamping (glamorous camping) on The Kaldera Nomadic Escape, burying yourself in nature without having to. bother with the common hassles (麻烦) of conventional camping. Moreover, you can also be pampered (精心护理) with its facilities such as Bohemian-style tents. Lake Toba is also home to two ethnic groups of Tomok and Simanindo. Located on the island of Samosir, the traditional village is protected by surrounding barriers of earthen ramparts (城墙) with bamboo fencing and trees. The village is also home to many unique and authentic traditional-houses, especially from Tomok, which consists of a row of massive wooden houses with impressive saddle-shaped straw roofs. Those of you who are looking for souvenirs might want to take a look at Ulos, a handmade textile which not only serves as clothing, but also is a significant status symbol. 40. You can get to Parapat by ________ from Medan. A. catching a ferry B. renting a car C. taking the subway D. taking a plane 41. Peter is an athlete who enjoys challenging himself. Which paddling route would you recommend him to take? A. Northern Circle. B. Tongging-Samosir. C. Tongging-Silalahi. D. Tomok-Tongging. 42. Which of the following statements is true? A. Lake Toba, about the size of Singapore, is the largest village in the in Southeast Asia. B. Ulos is the place you, should go to if you want to buy souvenirs. C. Camping on the Kaldera Nomadic Escape, you will find some Bohemian-style tents. D. There are many unique and traditional houses with bamboo roofs on Samosir. C Most managers can identify the major trends of the day. But in the course of conducting research in a number of industries and working directly with companies, we have discovered that managers often fail to recognize the less obvious but profound ways these trends are influencing consumers’ aspirations, attitudes, and behaviors. This is especially true of trends that managers view as peripheral to their core markets. Experts from Harvard Business School give some advice to managers. One strategy, known as ‘infuse and augment’, is to design a product or service that keeps most of the attributes and functions of existing products in the category but adds others that address the needs and desires unleashed by a major trend. A case in point is the Poppy range of handbags, which the firm Coach created in response to the economic downturn of 2008. The Coach brand had been a symbol of wealth and luxury for nearly 70 years, and the most obvious reaction to the downturn would have been to lower prices. However, that would have risked cheapening the brand’s image. Instead, they initiated a consumer-research project which revealed that customers were eager to lift themselves and the country out of tough times. Using these insights, Coach launched the lower-priced Poppy handbags, which were in bright colors, and looked more youthful and playful than conventional Coach products. Creating the sub-brand allowed Coach to avoid an across-the-board price cut. In contrast to the many companies that responded to the recession by cutting prices, Coach saw the new consumer mindset as an opportunity for innovation and renewal. A more radical strategy is ‘combine and transcend’. This involves combining aspects of the product’s existing value proposition with attributes addressing changes arising from a trend, to create a novel experience - one that may land the company in an entirely new market space. At first glance, spending resources to incorporate elements of a seemingly irrelevant trend into one’s core offerings sounds like it’s hardly worthwhile. But consider Nike’s move to integrate the digital revolution into its reputation for high-performance athletic footwear. In 2006, they teamed up with technology company Apple to launch Nike+, a digital sports kit comprising a sensor that attaches to the running shoe and a wireless receiver that connects to the user’s iPod. By combining Nike’s original value proposition for amateur athletes with one for digital consumers, the Nike+ sports kit and web interface moved the company from a focus on athletic apparel to a new plane of engagement with its customers. Once you have gained perspective on how trend-related changes in consumer opinions and behaviors impact on your category, you can determine which of our innovation strategies to pursue. Trends -- technological, economic, environmental, social, or political — that affect how people perceive the world around them and shape what they expect from products and services present firms with unique opportunities for growth. 43. The underlined word “peripheral” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________. A. marginal B. important C. subject D. relevant 44. According to the second paragraph, Coach was anxious to ________. A. follow what some of its competitors were doing B. maintain its prices throughout its range C. safeguard its reputation as a manufacturer of luxury goods D. modify the entire look of its brand to suit the economic climate 45. What does the writer suggest about Nike’s strategy? A. It was an extremely risky strategy at the time. B. it was a strategy that only a major company could afford to follow. C. It was the type of strategy that would not have been possible in the past. D. It was the kind of strategy that might appear to have few obvious benefits. 46. The best title for the passage is probably ______. A. Knowing more about your customers B. Making the most of trends C. Eyes on strategies D. Following the advice Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Have We Reached Peak Fish? Seafood is a vital source of protein for more than 3.3 billion people. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects the need for a 15% increase in global fish consumption by 2030; its director-general, QU Dongyu, calls the growth of fisheries and aquaculture (水产养殖) “vital in our efforts to end global hunger and malnutrition”. There’s one big problem: the growth rate of the global wild-fish catch peaked in 1963 and stabilized in the 1990s. ___47___ When it comes to the wild-fish catch, we are most likely past “peak fish”. ___48___ An assessment of 1,439 wild-fish populations found that 10% are on the brink of collapse. Another 45% are overfished and there isn’t enough information about the rest to know if the current fishing levels are sustainable. Over the past 50 years, the world has witnessed a massive decline in the health of its fisheries. Quite simply, we are removing fish from the ocean at a far greater rate than they can naturally replenish (补充). There are several reasons why ocean life faces such a serious health crisis, including marine pollution, especially hundreds of millions of tons of plastics; global heating affecting water temperature; and emissions of CO2 making the oceans 26% more acidic. ___49___ So is aquaculture the solution to the potential seafood shortage? As it turns out, this answer is no. Aquaculture’s growth rate has been in decline since 1996. While the industry did experience rapid growth decades ago, its five-year moving average annual growth rate peaked at 14.1% in 1996 and is now at about 2%, according to a new study in Frontiers in Marine Science. ___50___ There are constraints (限制) on good places to site fish farms, a lack of high-quality water, struggles with cost and availability of food for the farmed species, disease and pest pressure, and the impact of the climate crisis and resulting weather variability. A. There is another, surprising reason: increasing human opposition to ocean-based fish farms. B. As well as peak fish, “peak aquaculture” might be just around the corner. C. It has been in slow decline the past few years. D. But overfishing, particularly bottom netting, which destroys corals and other habitat, is a major driver. E. Properly managed, the oceans could provide far more wild fish than today. F. Virtually all of the oceans are overfished, or at their maximum capacity. IV. Summary Writing 51. 阅读下面短文，根据内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Heighten Your Appreciation of Music Music is such a fundamental part of human culture that it likely pre-dates literacy, the invention of the wheel, and even the musical note itself. While people generally know what kind of music they like — and what they don’t — it’s possible to expand your appreciation by learning new ways to listen. Here are some tips for cultivating sensitive awareness of musical elements. You might feel frightened picking up a guitar or sitting down at a piano — but learning an instrument can help you better understand how a song comes together and what role a specific type of sound plays in the composition. Moreover, the movement and effort of a live performance can often focus your attention on parts of a song you may have otherwise missed. So, the next time you hear a song — particularly a classical arrangement — try to imagine it being performed. Or, try to picture a scene (a thunderstorm, a race) that best fits the mood and tempo of the piece. It’s certainly not necessary to grab your favorite musician’s biography in order to appreciate a good ditty, but it may help you better understand the context in which he or she wrote the lyrics or recorded a track. Researching backgrounds can also lead you to discover social and political influences at the time the music was created. It could be hard to appreciate a warm day unless you’ve spent a winter freezing. Likewise, listening to music requires a contrast that helps you better understand how organized and harmonious it can be. Listen to — don’t just hear — common, everyday noises. While some may be irritating, others may have a melody all their own. Either way, you’ll return to a piece of music with a new respect for a focused, deliberate bit of sound. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 我习惯睡前一边听点轻音乐一边写日记。(accustomed)(汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 53. 导演强调说，这台晚会的成功集结了所有表演者的辛勤付出。(underlie)(汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 54. 为农村人口创造了更多的工作岗位无异于打赢了脱贫攻坚战，在此过程中，电商起到了关键作用。(nothing short of)(汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 55. 这家医院的医生医术精湛，护士无微不至地照顾病人，许多入院的人多年的疾病得以康复也就不足为奇了。(It)(汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ VI. Guided Writing 56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假如你是浦汇中学的学生会主席李华。下周德国Bayern中学的师生将在来沪访问的期间，造访学校半天。学校打算安排一次文化交流活动。现在拟从三个备选方案中选一个： (1)剪纸教学；(2)舞龙(Dragon Dance)表演；(3)足球友谊赛。 请写一封信给校长，信的内容包括：①你推荐的方案；②你推荐的理由。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 吴淞中学2024-2025学年第一学期 高三英语学科期中质量检测（试卷） 完卷时间120分钟 满分140分 I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. To a bank. B. To a travel agency. C. To a drugstore. D. To Spain. 2. A. He forgot to submit his paper. B. He misremembered the deadline. C. He didn’t finish his paper on time. D. He couldn’t focus his mind on the paper. 3. A. She is a movie enthusiast. D. She prefers thrillers to romances. C. She doesn’t like thrillers. D. She is not in the mood for any movie. 4. A. Because she is not good at calculating. B. Because she hurried to finish the report. C. Because she is quite a careless person. D. Because she cited unconfirmed figures. 5. A. Lily forgot to deliver disc s to the man. B. The man failed to renew the address. C. Lily planned to visit the new dormitory. D. The discs might have been mailed to the former place. 6. A. The woman doesn’t enjoy the leftovers. B. The man is an excellent cook in the army. C The man has invited many people for lunch. D. The man intentionally prepared much food. 7. A. The man should be more diligent. B. Cramming is effective for an exam. C. Biology is indeed difficult to learn. D. The man shouldn’t have stayed up that late. 8. A. Arrange to apply. Tor another room. B. Make a complaint about her roommate. C. Ask her roommate to move out of the room. D. Change rooms with someone in the housing office. 9. A. Helen’s hard work is rewarding. B. Helen is an accomplished job hunter. C. Helen always complains about her job. D. Helen is viewed as a model by the speakers. 10. A. Every student should value Chinese culture. B. Chinese students are humble and reserved. C. He is deeply impressed by Chinese culture. D. Chinese students lack the courage to share ideas. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the longer conversation. The passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. To relocate to safer grounds. B. To migrate with the seasons. C. To seek more hunting grounds. D. To gather more food for survival. 12. A. It once belonged to the North sea. B. It was drowned by the meltwater. C. It was an island abundant in wildlife. D. It was unveiled by the modern fishermen. 13. A. Polar ice caps will continue to melt at a rapid rate. B. The sea floor witnessed the rise and fall of the Europe. C. Doggerland is the birthplace of English civilization. D. Coastal residents are vulnerable to the climate change. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Scientists in Britain are going to collect rocks on Mars. B. The discovery of boron is a milestone in Mars exploration. C. Evidence indicates there exist plants and animals on Mars. D. The microscope is mainly used to identify different rocks. 15. A. Basic molecules for life. B. More essential chemicals. C. Holes caused by microbes. D. Ancient material from Mars. 16. A. The development of life on Mars. B. The search for signs of life on Mars. C. The importance of research on rocks. D. The discovery of surface water on Mars. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. To practise skateboarding B. To encourage teenagers in trouble. C. To support a non-profit organization. D. To fulfil his dream of touring Europe. 18. A. They served as tour guides for Joe. B. They kept a record of Joe’s journey. C. They transported equipment for Joe. D. They took care of Joe’s accommodation. 19. A. He covered a rather long distance. B. He tried to follow his friends’ van. C. He fell down and broke the trainers. D. He climbed over the rugged mountains. 20. A. Prepare for another trip. B. Resign from his current job. C. Write a book about his journey. D. Renew a contract with the organization. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. farther 2. adds 3. where 4. to find 5. within 6 anyone##anybody 7. spotting 8. why 9. can 10. even if##even though Section B 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11. D 12. A 13. F 14. C 15. J 16. I 17. K 18. G 19. B 20. E III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. D Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fit s best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A 【36~39题答案】 【答案】36 D 37. B 38. B 39. A B 【40~42题答案】 【答案】40. B 41. A 42. C C 【43~46题答案】 【答案】43. A 44. C 45. D 46. B Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【47~50题答案】 【答案】47. C 48. F 49. D 50. B IV. Summary Writing 【51题答案】 【答案】As music is important in human culture, here are several ways to level up one’s appreciation. First, learning instruments helps understand musical composition and live performance makes one focus on the details. Second, musician’s biographies and background research tell the context knowledge and influences of musical pieces. Finally, one can appreciate music better if he listens to everyday noises as a contrast. V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 【52题答案】 【答案】I am accustomed to listening to some light music while keeping a diary before going to bed. 【53题答案】 【答案】The director stressed that the diligent efforts of all the performers underlay the success of the evening party. 【54题答案】 【答案】Creating more jobs for the rural population is nothing short of winning the battle against poverty, during which e-commerce has played a crucial role. 【55题答案】 【答案】The doctors in this hospital are highly skilled and the nurses take good care of the patients. It is not surprising that many people admitted to the hospital recover from years of illness. VI. Guided Writing 【56题答案】 【答案】Dear headmaster, I am Li Hua, the president of the student union. Regarding the upcoming half-day visit of the teachers and students from Bayern Middle School in Germany, I would like to recommend the “Dragon Dance performance” as the cultural exchange activity. The Dragon Dance is a very representative traditional Chinese cultural item. It can vividly show the unique charm of Chinese culture. Through the dynamic performance of the Dragon Dance, the German guests can feel the enthusiasm and vitality of the Chinese people. Moreover, compared with paper-cutting and a friendly football match, the Dragon Dance performance can be more easily understood and enjoyed by everyone at once, which can leave a deep and wonderful impression on our foreign friends. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$