2025届福建省泉州市永春县永春第一中学高三上学期一模英语试题

永春一中2025届高三年英语科试卷（2024.11） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What color is Amy’s hair? A. Blonde. B. Brown. C. Black. 2. What is the man’s ethnic group? A. Han. B. Miao. C. Tujia. 3. Why is Jennifer going to the town? A. She wants to visit someone. B. She is curious about its festival. C. She has something to show there. 4. How does Henry find the book? A. Interesting. B. Useful. C. Challenging. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. An Olympic champion. B. An Olympic sports event. C. The origin of Olympic Games. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What might help the woman most in speaking English? A. Social clubs. B. Foreign bars. C. Language exchange centers. 7. What is probably the man? A. A tour guide. B. A businessman. C. A teacher. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Why is Jason unable to volunteer for the organization now? A. For his inexperience. B. For his busy schoolwork. C. For his young age. 9. What area is the woman working on? A. Transportation. B. Marketing. C. Social media. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. When were the speakers supposed to meet? A. At 4:00 pm. B. At 4:30 pm. C. At 5:00 pm. 11. What did the man do to help the driver? A. He called the police. B. He stopped the driver’s car. C. He took the driver to the hospital. 12. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a bus stop. B. At the woman’s home. C. At a restaurant. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. How old was Natalie when she took the picture? A. In her early 10s. B. In her early 30s. C. In her early 40s. 14. Where does Natalie live now? A. In Jerusalem. B. In Washington D.C. C. In New York City. 15. What caused Natalie to quit her career in modeling? A. Preference for the acting profession. B. Suggestions from her first agent. C. Pressure from her parents. 16. Which movie came out in 1995? A. Léon. B. Heat. C. Mars Attacks. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where did the race end? A. In France. B. In the US. C. In Italy. 18. What achievement did Offshore Team Germany make? A. Winning the VO65 class. B. Winning the IMOCA class race. C. Winning second place of the VO65 class. 19. What was life like on the boat? A. No fresh food was served. B. Phone calls were not allowed. C. People couldn’t get enough sleep. 20. Why was data collected? A. To provide information for the next race. B. To help the teams perform better. C. To help scientists do research. 第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Best outdoor theatres to enjoy this summer With the seasons changing, now is the wonderful time to start planning summer experiences at outdoor theatres in parks, city squares, woodlands and even the side of a cliff! Storyhouse Theatre, Chester Every summer in July, Storyhouse Theatre packs up their props, and builds an entire amphitheatre (露天剧场) along the road in Grosvenor Park. This year sees touring productions of Little Shop of Horrors, The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary and the usually unknown works of Shakespeare amongst other things. Thorington Theatre, Suffolk A new and beautiful addition to the outdoor theatre world, opening in 2021, Thorington is a natural amphitheatre hidden in the Suffolk woodlands. This year’s programme includes family favorites such as Teddy Bear’s Picnic and The Little Mermaid. You can also now order a picnic to meet you an hour before your show in an adjoining field. Minack Theatre, Cornwall Built into a cliff face in Porthcurno, you hardly need an excuse to visit this theatre; seeing anything at all, back dropped by the blue Cornish sea, will be an unforgettable experience. If you want a show particularly fitting for this unique surroundings, check out The Pirates of Penzance playing in July. Willow Globe Theatre, Powys An intimate theatre, the Willow Globe’s design is based on the London Globe Theatre. Their programme is largely filled with all things about Shakespeare: straight plays, of course, but also plenty of fun introductions and interpretations to bring his words to new or reluctant audience. 21. Which theater is most suitable for a family with children? A. Storyhouse Theatre, Chester. B. Thorington Theatre, Suffolk. C. Minack Theatre, Cornwall. D. Willow Globe Theatre, Powys. 22. What is special about Minack Theatre? A. It is the country’s oldest theatre in service. B. There are programmes never staged before. C. Some play is in harmony with its surroundings. D. You can enjoy a picnic in an adjoining field. 23. What do Storyhouse Theatre and Willow Globe Theatre have in common? A. They are far from cities. B. They feature classic comedies. C. They are outdoor theaters in parks. D. They put on works of Shakespeare. B From the sky, parts of Borneo look like the top of a giant broccoli (西兰花). As the world’s third largest island with tropical rain forest, it lies in Southeast Asia. I lived on Borneo and was fortunate to have many wild animals visit my backyard. During the first week in our home, I found a few eggs in a bed of dirt. I was told they were the eggs of a black spitting cobra (眼镜蛇) which was common here. Poison from its bite can kill a person in one to six hours. However, a cobra makes its living by eating small animals. It strikes at humans only in self-defense. We could live with our cobra by being careful not to surprise or scare it. As a family, my husband and I and our three children thought of ways to be on the lookout. We made up chants and rhymes that we recited aloud so that we were alert and aware whenever we set foot outdoors. One went: Cobra, cobra, are you there? Please don’t fall onto my hair. The other day, the snake was on a branch of an oil-palm tree, less than ten feet from where we were sipping tea. Everyone came out to see it, and chairs were arranged as if for a concert. Its skin was jet-black. It glistened in the sun and lay still. Only through the binoculars (望远镜) could we see her breathing. She seemed to enjoy all the attention. As we stared openmouthed at her grace, she missed a branch and fell splat to the ground. We burst out laughing as she recovered and wriggled up the tree. I joked with my husband it was funny the way the cobra was showing off so much that it got too sure of itself and fell. He replied snakes probably do not think like humans. Then I realized a snake would naturally stay near the oil-palm tree whose cores are a rich source of food for mice and squirrels. Small mammals are the cobra’s favorite meal. We shared the garden with the cobra for the rest of our stay and were sad indeed when we had to move and leave Borneo. 24．What can be learned about the cobra? A．It is into humans. B．It thinks like humans. C．Its favorite food is eggs. D．It is dangerous when threatened. 25．Why did we sing out “Cobra, cobra, are you there”? A．To scare away cobras. B．To draw cobras’ attention. C．To caution ourselves against dangers. D．To remind ourselves of small mammals. 26．Why did the cobra stay on an oil-palm tree? A．For food. B．For rest. C．For pleasure. D．For sunbathing. 27．What is the purpose of writing the passage? A．To show respect for mother nature. B．To call on people to protect snakes. C．To share an interesting life experience. D．To introduce a common cobra to readers. C If you want to disturb the car industry, you’d better have a few billion dollars: Mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely to beat the biggest car companies. But in agriculture, small farmers can get the best of the major players. By connecting directly with customers, and by responding quickly to changes in the markets as well as in the ecosystems, small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big guys. As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition (美国青年农会) and a family farmer myself. I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry. For example, take the Quick Cut Greens Harvester, a tool developed just a couple of years ago by a young farmer, Jonathan Dysinger, in Tennessee, with a small loan from a local Slow Money group. It enables small-scale farmers to harvest 175 pounds of green vegetables per hour — a huge improvement over harvesting just a few dozen pounds by hand-suddenly making it possible for the little guys to compete with large farms of California. Before the tool came out, small farmers couldn’t touch the price per pound offered by California farms. But now, with the combination of a litter price point and a generally fresher product, they can stay in business. The sustainable success of small farmers, though, won’t happen without fundamental changes to the industry. One crucial factor is secure access to land. Competition from investors, developers, and established large farmers makes owning one’s own land unattainable for many new farmers. From 2004 to 2013, agricultural land values doubled, and they continue to rise in many regions. Another challenge for more than a million of the most qualified farm workers and managers is a non-existent path to citizenship — the greatest barrier to building a farm of their own. With farmers over the age of 65 outnumbering farmers younger than 35 by six to one, and with two-thirds of the nation’s farmland in need of a new farmer, we must clear the path for talented people willing to grow the nation’s food. There are solutions that could light a path toward a more sustainable and fairer farm economy, but farmers can’t clumsily put them together before us. We at the NYFC need broad support as we urge Congress to increase farmland conservation, as we push for immigration reform, and as we seek policies that will ensure the success of a diverse and ambitious next generation of farms from all backgrounds. With a new farm bill to be debated in Congress, consumers must take a stand with young farmers. 28. The author mentions car industry at the beginning of the passage to introduce_____. A. a trend of development in agriculture B. the importance of investing in car industry C. the progress made in car industry D. a special feature of agriculture 29. What does the author want to illustrate with the example in paragraph 2 ? A. Small farmers may gain some advantages over big ones. BCompetition between small and big farms is fierce. C. Technology is vital for agricultural development. D. Loans to small local farmers are necessary. 30. What is the difficulty for those new famers? A. To gain more financial aid. B. To have farms of their own. C. To hire good farm managers. D. To win old farmers’ support. 31. What should farmers do for a more sustainable and fairer farm economy? A. Become members of NYFC. B. Seek support beyond NYFC. C. Expand farmland conservation. D. Invest more to improve technology. D Wild chimpanzees are known to consume a broad range of plant matter, making it hard for researchers to figure out whether chimpanzees intentionally seek out medicinal plants to heal(治愈) themselves, or "passively " consume plants that happen to be medicinal. At the Budongo Central Forest Reserve in Uganda, researchers from the University of Oxford observed the behaviors and health of 51 wild chimpanzees, belonging to two habituated communities. The researchers observed a male chimpanzee with an injured hand seek out and eat the leaves of a fem, which may have helped to reduce pain and swelling. They also recorded another sick chimpanzee consuming a cat-thorn tree. The team also tested the plant species in the reserve, which they suspected were being consumed by the chimpanzees to self-medicate, for anti-inflammatory (抗炎) and antibacterial (抗菌) characteristics. The species included plants not part of the chimpanzees' normal diet, but being consumed for their healing characteristics. The authors found 88% of the plant species had antibacterial characteristics, arresting the growth of bacteria, while 33% of them had anti- inflammatory characteristics. Deadwood from a tree in the Dogbane family showed the strongest antibacterial activity and also had anti- inflammatory characteristics, suggesting it could be used to treat wounds, they said. Roots from the East African mahogany tree and leaves from fem were found to exhibit potential anti-inflammatory effects. The results suggested that chimpanzees looked for and at specific plants for their medicinal effects, and the study was one of the first to document evidence of this kind, the authors said. Team member Fabien Schultz hopes that the findings might lead to promising candidates for human medicines. "What if human lives can be saved by following the ways of our animal relatives? " he says. 32. Why is it challenging to determine if chimpanzees intentionally seek out medicinal plants? A. Medicinal plants are rare in the forest. B. Chimpanzees consume a wide variety of plant matter. C. Chimpanzees hide themselves when they are sick or injured. D. Researchers can hardly observe chimpanzees in the thick forest. 33. Which of the following might have the most powerful antibacterial effects? A. Dogbane trees. B. Leaves of ferns. C. Cat-thorn trees. D. East African mahogany tree roots. 34. What potential benefit does Fabien Schultz hope to achieve from the findings? A. Identifying new human medicines. B. Developing new animal care techniques. C. Improving chimpanzee health in the wild. D. Discovering new food sources for humans. 35. What is the best title for the text? A. The Diet of Wild Chimpanzees' B. The Medicinal Characteristics of Plants C. The Dietary Habits of Wild Chimpanzees D. Chimpanzees Using Plants for Self- Medication 第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分) There has been a very serious decline in the numbers of shallow-water fish as a result of overfishing. People still want to eat fish, so the fishing industry must look at other sources, especially the deep waters of the Atlantic. ____36____ Conservation measures will have to be put in place if these deep-sea fish are to survive. Research on five such species shows that numbers have declined by between 87 percent and 98 percent. ____37____Many species could well disappear completely if the present trend continues. These are species that have been swimming in our oceans for hundreds of millions of years. The problem is emphasized by the fact that the decline in numbers happened in less than twenty years. Deep-sea fish take a long time to reproduce and normally live for many years. ____38____The average size of such fish also declined, with one species showing a 57 percent decline in average size. This is of particular concern, as large fish tend to produce more offspring than small ones. ____39____The deep-sea species have been caught as if they were the fast-breeding (快速繁殖) fish like sardine and herring. It is like killing elephants as if they reproduced at the same rate as rabbits. The damage done by overfishing goes beyond the sea environment. Millions of people make a living in the fishing industry. ____40____Measures must be taken to not only conserve ecosystems, but also sustain livelihoods and ensure food security. A. Billions of people rely on fish for protein. B. Many people now choose not to eat deep-sea fish. C. Unfortunately, their reproduction rate is very low. D. This puts them in the category of “critically endangered”. E. None of these facts has been taken into account by the fishing industry. F. Overfishing is a major cause of decline in populations of ocean wildlife. G. This has resulted in a sharp decline in the numbers of many of the species caught. 第三部分语言运用（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。 Back in 2007, Uruguay had a serious problem with no obvious answer: The economy was growing very fast, but there wasn’t enough energy to power the rapid ____41____. Then Ramón Méndez Galain, a physicist, started ____42____ different potential paths for Uruguay’s energy future. Finally, he wrote a plan that Uruguay could almost entirely ____43____ renewable energy. There would be less ____44____ and it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make in the long run. Méndez Galain’s plan was built around two simple ____45____ about his country. First, while there wasn’t a domestic (国内的) supply of coal or oil, there was a great deal of ____46____. Second, that wind blew over a country that was known for ____47____ grassland. His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____48____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms. To solve the problem of how to pay for all those wind farms, Méndez Galain came up with a variation on a(n) ____49____ used by some electric plants in neighboring Brazil, in which state owned power plants handled energy generation, while _____50_____ companies were in charge of power distribution and customer service. Méndez Galain’s plan changed the relationship to the _____51_____, so that private companies would be in charge of setting up and _____52_____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers. The strategy worked _____53_____ well. Just within a few years, Méndez Galain had _____54_____ what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s _____55_____ comes from renewable sources. 41. A. decline B. growth C. consumption D. program 42. A. building B. blocking C. repairing D. seeking 43. A. rely on B. find out C. refer to D. give up 44. A. risk B. power C. pollution D. benefit 45. A. facts B. theories C. answers D. principles 46. A. water B. light C. wind D. ice 47. A. tended B. undeveloped C. protected D. limited 48. A. break B. put C. send D. turn 49. A. tool B. software C. image D. approach 50. A. responsible B. weak C. private D. profitable 51. A. public B. opposite C. rich D. powerful 52. A. managing B. selling C. abandoning D. starting 53. A. hardly B. relatively C. unexpectedly D. rarely 54. A. forgotten B. achieved C. apologized D. approved 55. A. income B. food C. supply D. electricity 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen made it to the Olympic women’s singles semifinals on Wednesday in Paris, marking a significant achievement after a 16-year wait for China. The 21-year-old established her breathtaking career milestone 56. _______ beating Croatia’s Donna Vekic and 57. _______ (give) China its second Olympic tennis gold after the women’s doubles title won by Li Ting and Sun Tiantian. Zheng said she is honored to join all the history-makers, but will stay 58. _______ (focus) on chasing more breakthroughs. “I always dreamed of joining the likes of Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and Li Na, and to be as successful and 59. _______ (influence) as they were as athletes,” Zheng told China Daily on Sunday. 60. ________ (inspire) by her aggressive attacking style on court and some similarity with the pronunciation of her given name, Zheng’s fans called her “Queen Wen” at previous tournaments. “Today’s match was 61. _________ (incredible) tough. I was aware of 62. ________ this victory means for China.” Zheng said. In the decisive set, despite signs of 63. ________ (tired) from both players, their fighting spirit remained unyielding(不屈的). “I’ve broken through my own limits. When I secured this victory, my emotions were not 64. ________ (control).” Following in the footsteps of Li, she is set to become another successful female player from China, with her convincing athletic records and personality 65. ________ (draw) an increasing number of domestic and international brands as her sponsors. 第四部分写作（共两节, 满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66.假定你是李华, 上周五你校组织了校园农场的丰收活动。请你给新西兰朋友Leo写一封邮件分享这次经历, 内容包括: 1. 丰收场景; 2. 你的感想。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为80词左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear Leo, I'm writing to share with you a harvesting activity on our campus farm last Friday. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 67.阅读下列材料，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。 Matthew kept staring at the clock on the classroom wall, the slowly moving second hand seemed to mock his anxiety. He was eager for the physics class to end so that he could make it on time to his painting hobby group. When the bell finally rang, Matthew bolted out of the classroom like a wild horse freed from its reins, grabbing his backpack. As he rounded the corner of the hallway, he accidentally collided with a classmate, scattering his canvas and paints all over the floor. The jumbled paint boxes burst open, mixing the colors into a bizarre patchwork. He quickly apologized, picking up everything while starting to run again, leaving a trail of colorful footprints on the floor. After the painting hobby group session ended, Matthew hurriedly joined the other members of the school band. They had an important performance that day. As expected, Matthew was late again, his body covered in dried colorful paints and sweating profusely. He walked briskly into the backstage, changed into the band’s uniform, but the paint stains were still faintly visible. Unfortunately, Matthew had not prepared his sheet music, so he appeared distracted during the performance, often hitting wrong chords and unable to keep up with the rhythm, disappointing the team. Eventually, after a long day at school, Matthew returned home exhausted. In his bedroom, Matthew sat at his desk, heaving a heavy sigh as he looked at the desk strewn with study books and sheet music. He needed to prepare for the upcoming exams, but he could hardly keep his eyes open. The next thing he remembered was his mother waking him up. He had fallen asleep with his head buried in the desk. As he sat up, his mother gently removed a sheet of music stuck to his cheek. She looked at her son lovingly, smoothing his messy hair. “So,” she began, “how was school today?” Matthew nervously looked at her, taking a deep breath. “Honestly, not too good,” he admitted sheepishly. “I couldn’t focus in class, I bumped into a classmate, and I let the band down. It couldn’t get any worse, right?” “Well,” Matthew’s mother said gently yet seriously, “I think you’re taking on too much.” That night, before going to bed, Matthew realized that things couldn’t go on like this. 注意： （1）续写词数应为150个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 The next day, Matthew set about making changes to his busy schedule._______ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ After Matthew put his new schedule into practice, things began to improve.____ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 英语科参考答案 听力 1—5 BABCA 6—10CACBA 11—15 BCBCA 16—20 BCBAC 阅读理解 21-23 BCD 24-27 DCAC 28-31 DABB 32-35 BAAD 36. G 37. D 38. C 39. E 40. A 完形填空 41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D 语法填空 56.by. 57.gave. 58.focused. 59.influential. 60.Inspired. 61.incredibly. 62.what. 63.tiredness. 64.controllable. 65.drawing. 应用文One possible version: Dear Leo, I'm writing to share with you a harvesting activity on our campus farm last Friday. It was such a delightful and memorable experience that I couldn't wait to tell you about it. At the sight of the farm filled with ripe vegetables and fruits like peppers, tomatoes and grapes, we found it hard to contain our excitement. After receiving some instructions from the teachers, we plunged ourselves into the harvesting activity. We hustled and bustled around, each with a basket in hand, carefully gathering the fruits of our labor. Personally, I collected a variety of vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes and peppers. I even cooked them for my families, though, honestly speaking, they were a bit overcooked. This activity not only brought me the joy of harvest but also taught me the value of labor, making the efforts on the campus farm truly worthwhile. Yours, Li Hua 读后续写One possible version The next day, Matthew set about making changes to his busy schedule. He knew he had to prioritize his activities to manage his time better. First, he decided to cut back on the number of days he attended the painting hobby group, limiting it to twice a week instead of daily. He also talked to his band leader about the possibility of scheduling extra practice sessions only on weekends. This would give him more time during weekdays to focus on his studies and prepare for exams. Additionally, Matthew began to wake up an hour earlier each day to review his schoolwork in the quiet morning hours, hoping this would help him stay on top of his academic responsibilities. After Matthew put his new schedule into practice, things began to improve. With a more manageable routine, he found it easier to concentrate in class and keep up with his homework. The reduced frequency of his painting sessions allowed him to enjoy the hobby without feeling rushed, and his artwork even showed signs of improvement due to the extra care and attention he could now afford to give. At band practice, his performance steadily got better as he was no longer distracted or exhausted. The balance he struck between his commitments left him with a sense of accomplishment rather than stress. Matthew’s newfound organization skills gave him the confidence to tackle each day with renewed energy and enthusiasm, proving that sometimes, less truly is more 听力材料 Text 1 M: Susan, does everyone in your family have blonde hair? W: No. My father has brown hair and my sister Amy has the same hair color as his. But she is considering dying her hair black. Text 2 M: I heard residents in your town still preserve their own traditions and live in old wooden houses. W: You’re right. Residents in my town mainly belong to the Miao and Tujia ethnic minorities. We have our own traditions. So are you also a member of an ethnic minority? M: No. I’m a member of China’s most numerous ethnic group. Text 3 M: Jennifer, I heard you’re traveling to a town in Czech Republic this weekend. Are you going to visit anyone there? W: No. The small town holds thousands of strange records and is hosting a festival to show them. I really want to go and have a look. Text 4 W: Henry, do you love reading the book? M: Not really. W: Why? It’s a book about a trip in space. I thought you were interested in such books. M: Well, it’s in French. My French vocabulary is quite limited. Text 5 W: Mark, do you know who was the first champion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? M: Yes. I know it’s a Chinese girl. Her name is on the tip of my tongue. W: It’s Qian Yang. She won the 10-meterrifleshooting competition on Saturday, July 24, 2021. M: You’re right. Text 6 M: Wang Mei, you can speak English very well. Have you ever studied in an English-speaking country? W: No. Though I haven’t been to an English-speaking country, I have my own ways of speaking to native English speakers. M: So how do you meet native English speakers? W: Sometimes I go to foreign bars and restaurants. I also go to sports clubs and social clubs. But I usually go to language exchange centers to practice my English. I heard you’re learning French and Spanish. Why do you learn the languages? M: My work means I have to meet tourists from all over the world. I need to explain tourist attractions to them. Text 7 W: Jason, didn’t you say you want to find some volunteer work this summer? M: Yes. I love volunteer work that involves dog rescuing. W: Then why not volunteer for DFW Pug Rescue? It’s looking for volunteers aged 20 and over to rescue and care for dogs. M: But I’m not 20 years old yet. W: You’ll turn 20 this July, won’t you? Then you can volunteer for it. M: You’re right. So what do volunteers need to do? W: They need volunteers in various areas, such as sports events, transportation, social media, newsletters, and marketing. So which area are you most interested in? M: Well, I really want to help find owners for the dogs on the Internet. So are you a volunteer for the organization? W: Yes. I help it with marketing. Text 8 W: It’s already 4:30 pm. You’re half an hour late. What happened? M: Something unexpected happened on my way here. While I was waiting for my bus, I saw a car moving slowly in a strange way. When I looked into an open window, I saw a man bending over the wheel. W: That was terrible. M: Yes. I immediately realized something was wrong. So I jumped into the moving car through the open window and stepped on the brake of the car. W: So did you take the man to the hospital? M: No. It turned out that two police officers were following the vehicle, but they failed to notice that medical help was needed. It was they that took the man to hospital for treatment. W: No wonder you were late. Well, you’ve done something great. You’re really a hero. But now let’s order our food. M: So you haven’t ordered yet? W: No. I don’t know what you love eating. Text 9 M: Who is this beautiful woman on your computer? W: It’s Natalie Portman. She’s a famous actress in the US. M: She looks pretty young. So when was she born? W: She was actually born in 1981. She’s in her early 40s now. This picture was taken 10 years ago, you know. M: So what did her parents do? W: Her father is a doctor and her mother is an American-born artist. M: So was she born in the US? W: No. She was born in Jerusalem, Israel. But her family left Israel for Washington D.C. when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York City, where she still lives to this day. M: Did she receive a good education? W: Yes. Her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard University. M: So how did her acting career begin? W: She was discovered by an agent in a pizza house at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling, but she finally quit it because she loved acting better. M: So what are her famous movies? W: Her first movie Léon in 1994, Heat in the following year, Beautiful Girls and Mars Attacks in 1996, to name just a few. Text 10 M: In the spring of 2021, 12 sailing teams from around the world competed in the first-ever Ocean Race Europe. The race set off from Lorient, France, on May 29, 2021. Teams of 6 to 10 people spent 22 days sailing the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea to the finish line, in Genoa, Italy. That’s where the race ended, on June 19, 2021. Two classes of speedy sailboats raced in the event: the IMOCA and the VO65. Offshore Team Germany won the IMOCA class race. And Portugal’s Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team won the VO65 class. The Ocean Race Europe presented plenty of challenges. Teams were on their boats for three straight weeks. When you were on board, all you do was race, eat, and sleep. There was no Internet connection and there were no movies. There wasn’t even a fridge or a freezer inside the boat. The Ocean Race Europe has a larger purpose. During the race, the boats collected scientific data from the salty waters. The data is shared with scientists. It provides insight about how the ocean is affected by climate change. Scientists use the data to further understand and advocate the world’s changing environment and seas. 3 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$