四川省雅安天立学校2024-2025学年高一下学期3月月考英语试题

雅安天立学校2024---2025学年下学期高一第一学月英语测试题 满分150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，请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. Where will the speakers probably go? A. To the park. B. To the cinema. C. To the restaurant. 2. What will the woman do today? A. Meet some volunteers. B. Walk in the park. C. Study at home. 3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Good friends. C. Insurance agent and customer. 4. When will Mr. Addison return? A. On Monday night. B. On Thursday night. C. On Friday morning. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Preparing for the exam. B. Going to a history lecture. C. Getting help from Prof. Martin. 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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. Who will have a birthday party tomorrow? A. Holle.  B. Jack.  C. Mr. Stevens. 7. When will the party begin? A. At 5:30 pm.  B. At 6:30 pm.  C. At 7:30 pm. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. How long has the man played the guitar? A. About 7 years. B. About 10 years. C. About 17 years. 9. What is the most difficult for the man? A. The piano.  B. The guitar.  C. The drum. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. What is the woman trying to do? A. Sell books. B. Do a survey. C. Advertise a bookstore. 11. What kind of books does the man like best? A. Historical novels. B. Adventure stories. C. Biographies. 12. Where does the man get most of his books? A. From his friends. B. From the library. C. From online bookstores. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13. When did the man receive the order? A. Yesterday. B. Last week. C. This afternoon. 14. What’s the problem with the order? A. Some telephones don’t work. B. The woman sent the wrong size. C. There aren’t enough instruction books. 15. What does the woman promise to do? A. Send an engineer. B. Check all the packs. C. Look into the mistake. 16. How does the man sound in the end? A. Satisfied.  B. Annoyed.  C. Puzzled. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. How did the speaker notice the man? A. By his clothes. B. By his words. C. By his worried look. 18. What did the speaker do in order to lose the man? A. She called the police. B. She took a taxi. C. She drove quickly. 19. What do we know about the speaker? A. She was a journalist. B. She was bad-tempered. C. She was an elderly woman. 20. Why did the man follow the speaker? A. To collect materials. B. To ask the way. C. To rob her. 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Of all the Chinese 24 solar terms, Clear and Bright(清明) is the only one whose first day is also a traditional Chinese festival, the Qingming Festival. The words “clear” and “bright” describe the weather during this period. Temperatures begin to rise and rainfall increases, making it an important time for growing crops in the spring. As is known, it is a time to worship ancestors, however, here are several things you may not know about Clear and Bright. Spring Outings Not only is it a period to honor the dead, but it is also time for people to go out and enjoy nature. As trees turn green, flowers blossom, and the sun shines brightly, everything returns to life. It is a fine time to appreciate the beauty of nature. Flying Kites Flying kites is an activity favored by many Chinese during Tomb-Sweeping Day. Kites are not only flown during the day time but also in the evening. Little lanterns are tied to the kites. And when the kites are flying in the sky, the lanterns look like twinkling stars at night. What makes flying kites during this day special is that people cut the string while the kite is in the sky to let it fly freely. It is said that this brings good luck and that diseases can be chased away by doing this. Cuju Cuju is an interesting game played during this period. CuJu is a ball made of leather with hairs plugged in it. Legend has it that the Yellow Emperor first invented it for training warriors. Later, Cuju was used by people to build up their bodies when they were unable to eat hot food during the Cold Food Festival. Feasting on Qingtuan In the lower parts of the Yangtze River region, qingtuan is very popular on Tomb-Sweeping Day. Qingtuan is a kind of round green cake. In order to make the cakes, people mash(捣碎) barnyard grass(艾草) to squeeze juice from it and mix the flour and juice to a paste. Then they put fillings into the paste and steam them. Pretty and delicate, qingtuan has a special flavor. 21. What is special about flying kites during Clear and Bright? A. Flying kites with lanterns in the evening. B. Flying kites to bring good luck. C. Cutting the kite string to let it fly freely. D. Flying kites both in the daytime and at night. 22. What can we learn from the passage? A. Clear and Bright is an important period for farming. B. Qingtuan is traditionally eaten during the period of Clear and Bright all over China. C. Cuju was invented by the Yellow Emperor to play in the Qingming Festival. D. Clear and Bright is one of the 24 solar terms whose first day is also a traditional Chinese festival. 23. What is the main idea of the passage? A. How to celebrate the Qingming Festival. B. Flying kites in a special way. C. Ways to have fun during Clear and Bright. D. Some unknown customs about Clear and Bright. B Had she been a singer, she might have been an American star. But Clora Bryant played the trumpet, and reputation came slowly. Bryant, a barrier breaker who stood firm in her determination to be a respected jazz trumpet player despite the open sexism (性别歧视) that shadowed her, died on August 25, in 2019, in Los Angeles, when she was 92. Life as a jazz trumpeter was an uphill battle, said her son Darrin. “It was a man’s world, and that made it hard for her. But that only fueled her fire, and made her more resolved.” Bryant played the trumpet with such passion and she became a mainstay in the growing jazz scene in the 1940s. Dizzy Gillespie once told Times jazz critic Leonard Feather that Bryant was the most underrated (低估) trumpet player in L.A． But by 1992, she was living on Social Security, staying at a son’s Long Beach, in California, apartment, and two of her trumpets were in the pawnshop (典当铺). “A lot of clubs have closed.” she told the Times. “And how many female trumpet players do you see working?” Bryant and her brothers were raised by their father, a patient man who encouraged his children to think big. She wanted to be in the high school marching band, but Charles Bryant warned his daughter she’d likely face resistance. “But anything you want to do, I’m behind you,” she recalled. It was her father who encouraged her to do whatever she wanted to do that made her stronger and stronger. 24．What does the underlined word “resolved” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Adventurous. B. Unique. C. Emotional. D. Determined. 25．Why is “Social Security” mentioned in paragraph 3? A. To show people’s acts of kindness. B. To prove Bryant’s struggle through life. C. To explain how Bryant earned his living. D. To stress the importance of the pawnshop. 26．What’s the key reason for Bryant’s being underrated? A. The open sexism from society. B. The poor family background. C. The terrible financial situation. D. The mental pressure from colleagues. 27．What played an important role for Bryant to stick to her dream? A. Her son’s support. B. Her brothers’ company. C. Her strict family education. D. Her father’s encouragement. C Human responses to moral dilemmas (道德困境) can be influenced by statements written by the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings indicate that users may undervalue the extent to which their own moral judgments can be influenced by the chatbot. Sebastian Krigel and colleagues asked ChatGPT multiple times whether it is right to sacrifice (牺牲) the life of one person in order to save the lives of five others. They found that ChatGPT wrote random statements arguing both for and against sacrificing one life, indicating that it is not biased towards a certain moral stance (立场). The authors then presented 767 U.S. participants, who were on average 39 years old, with a dilemma whether to sacrifice one person’s life to save five others. Before answering, participants read a statement provided by ChatGPT arguing either for or against sacrificing one life to save five. Statements were from either a moral advisor or ChatGPT. After answering, participants were asked whether the statement they read influenced their answers. Eighty percent of participants reported that their answers were not influenced by the statements they read. However, the authors found that the answers participants believed they would have provided without reading the statements were still more likely to agree with the moral stance of the statement they did read than with the opposite stance. This indicates that participants may have underestimated the influence of ChatGPT’s statements on their own moral judgments. The authors suggest that the possibility for chatbots to influence human moral judgments highlights the need for education to help humans better understand artificial intelligence. They propose that future research should design chatbots that either decline to answer questions requiring a moral judgment or answer these questions by providing multiple arguments and warnings. 28. What are ChatGPT’s answers to a certain moral stance? A. changeable. B. valuable. C. creative. D. simple. 29 What is learned about the participants? A. They admitted the power of ChatGPT. B. They were interviewed by a moral advisor. C. They were affected by ChatGPT unknowingly. D. They were presented with different moral dilemmas. 30. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. Different findings of the study. B. Future possibility for chatbots. C. Major focuses of future education. D. Solutions to the impact of chatbots. 31. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. ChatGPT Tends to Cause Moral Panics. B. ChatGPT: Is It Likely to Affect Our Life? C. ChatGPT:Why Is It Making Us So Nervous? D. ChatGPT Can Influence Human Moral Judgments. D Rainforests are home to a rich variety of medicinal plants, food, birds and animals. Can you believe that a single bush（灌木丛）in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the whole of Britain! About 480 varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of rainforest. Rainforests are the lungs of the planet-storing vast quantities of carbon dioxide and producing a significant amount of the world's oxygen. Rainforests have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival; the tall trees make a canopy（树冠层）of branches and leaves which protect themselves, smaller plants, and the forest animals from heavy rain, intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds. Amazingly, the trees grow in such a way that their leaves and branches, although close together, never actually touch those of another tree. Scientists think this is the plants' way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more difficult for leaf-eating insects like caterpillars. To survive in the forest, animals must climb, jump or fly across the gaps. The ground floor of the forest is not all tangled leaves and bushes, like in films, but is actually fairly clear. It is where dead leaves turn into food for the trees and other forest life. They are not called rainforests for nothing! Rainforests can generate 75%of their own rain. At least 80 inches of rain a year is normal-and in some areas there may be as much as 430 inches of rain annually. This is real rain-your umbrella may protect you in a shower, but it won't keep you dry if there is a full rainstorm. In just two hours, streams can rise ten to twenty feet. The humidity（湿气）of large rainforests contributes to the formation of rainclouds that may travel to other countries in need of rain. 32. What can we learn about rainforests from the first paragraph? A. They produce oxygen. B. They cover a vast area. C. They are well managed. D. They are rich in wildlife. 33. Which of the following contributes most to the survival of rainforests? A. Heavy rains B. Big trees. C. Small plants. D. Forest animals. 34. Why do the leaves and branches of different trees avoid touching each other? A. For more sunlight. B. For more growing space. C. For self-protection. D. For the detection of insects. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Life-Giving Rainforests B. The Law of the Jungle C. Animals in the Amazon D. Weather in Rainforests 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to motivate(激励)a lazy teenager ,Here’s how to give the teenagers the motivation they need without nagging(唠叨)them. 36 ___________ A teenager needs between 8-10 hours of sleep every night but most only get about 6.5-7.5 hours of sleep per night. So when a teenager is forced out of bed at 7 am or 8 am to go to school, their natural sleep cycle is thrown off(摆脱，甩掉)and they will likely appear lazy, unmotivated, all symptoms(症状)of lack of sleep. 37 ______________ . Limit screen time It is recommended that teenagers spend no more than two hours a day sitting in front of a small screen and get 60 minutes’ exercise a day. 38 ______________ . Teach responsibility It’s important for teenagers to help with tasks and learn responsibility. 39___________ . Be firm and clear about the results for not finishing the housework—this can range from no screen time, to less pocket money or not being allowed to go out with their friends. Show them the love Teenagers might not act like they need it or want it. 40_________ . When teenagers know adults are emotionally available to support them, a welcome change in their behaviour may be seen. A. Set a sleep schedule B. Understand their thoughts C. Be sure that teenagers can do homework alone D. Set a plan with teenagers for the daily housework they would prefer to do E. However, they need to know that adults love them, care about them and respect them F. Make sure the teenager goes to bed on time and gets eight hours of sleep a night G. Make screen time a reward(回报，报酬)by ensuring teenagers finish their homework or tasks first 第三部分 语言知识运用(共一节;满分15分) 第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 On cold, winter nights when I was a boy, my mom would often let me help her make popcorn (爆米花) to eat while we watched television. Mom made it the old-fashioned way. After all preparation work was done, together we would ____41____, listening to the oil sizzle (发出咝咝声) until we ____42____ the first corn popping. Then we would grab the pan and lid and ____43____ it over the fire to keep the popcorn from ____44____. Finally, Mom would ____45____ it all into a huge bowl and shake salt all over it. After this we would all sit down, talking ____46____ in the living room. There was always enough popcorn for everyone and Mom even let me crunch (压碎) on the corn that didn’t quite ____47____ popping. The funny thing is I can’t really ____48____ a single one of the ____49____ that we watched on TV on those nights. What I can remember clearly, _____50_____, is the smell of the popcorn, the _____51_____ of it, the warmth of the bowl, and most of all the joy I felt with Mom sitting _____52_____ me. I felt so _____53_____, so safe, and so happy. There with my family all seemed right with the world. We didn’t have a big _____54_____, a lot of money, or even _____55_____ snacks from the store but we had love and that was all we needed. 41. A. come B. afford C. disappear D. wait 42. A. heard B. captured C. greeted D. guessed 43. A. move B. shake C. strike D. raise 44. A. burning B. falling C. missing D. boiling 45. A. migrate B. destroy C. pour D. cover 46. A. safely B. bitterly C. doubtfully D. freely 47. A. keep on B. give up C. end up D. carry on 48. A. remember B. realise C. believe D. admire 49. A. activities B. interviews C. programs D. tasks 50. A. additionally B. however C. therefore D. eventually 51. A. shape B. style C. source D. taste 52. A. well above B. just over C. next to D. far from 53. A. loved B. upset C. embarrassed D. ignored 54. A. kitchen B. bed C. yard D. house 55. A. light B. fine C. local D. sweet 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。 Sana Farooq ____56____ (study) Chinese at the National University of Modern Languages for over a month. The more she learns about the language, the more she feels ____57____ (she) getting connected to Chinese culture. “I just started learning Chinese, but the way my teachers taught us helped us deeply understand the Chinese culture, which not only increased our interest in the language ____58____ opened up our eyes,” Farooq says. Because of the rising demand and popularity of Chinese in Pakistan after the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, several Pakistani ____59____ (university) have made it a must for all students getting a bachelor’s degree(学士学位) to pass a test that ____60____ (show) a basic understanding of the Chinese language. As a result, thousands of students are learning Chinese in the country. The students think their interest ____61____ the language is from their teachers, who act as cultural ambassadors(大使) of China in Pakistan by ____62____ ( teach) students the language and telling them about the country’s culture. The teachers are mostly local people with a large number of female teachers ____63____ have spent a lifetime learning and teaching the language. Most of the teachers have learned in China and observed its culture ____64____ (close) during their stay in different Chinese cities. The teachers are now sharing their experiences and observations with their young students, many of whom wish ____65____ (follow) the footsteps of their teachers. 第四部分 任务型阅读（共两节，满分15分） Mercy for a thief A frantic call came into Jimmy Gilleece’s bar this past March. A newly married woman who had spent the afternoon at the dive beach bar, couldn’t find her wallet. She didn’t care about her ID, credit cards, or $150 in cash—but her wedding ring was tucked inside. Gilleece, the barkeeper, spent several hours watching surveillance footage（监控录像）. He noticed a young man in a hoodie approach the bench that the woman had just sat on. He put something in his pocket, and walked off. Gilleece posted a clip on the bar’s Facebook page. Within hours, Gilleece got a text from 17-year-old Rivers Prather, who’d heard about the post from his sister. Prather told Gilleece he’d done it because he hadn’t eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet off the public docks into the ocean. Gilleece, unsure whether he believed Prather, told the teen to meet him at the docks. There, after talking with the teen, Gilleece knew Prather wasn’t getting along with his family and had been living in the woods for a week. Gilleece thought Prather was more of a kid than a criminal. He thought he had to help him somehow. But the police were already on the case, and because of the missing ring, Prather could probably be sent to the jail. The next day, Gilleece had two local divers search the waters where Prather had thrown the wallet. A policewoman was waiting for them there. More than an hour passed, with no sign of the ring. Prather looked nervously at the water. And then a diver popped up. In his hand was the wallet, and inside was the ring. Prather jumped up excitedly. Even the policewoman was happy. When Gilleece called the wallet’s owner, she burst out crying. “Most people would have given the clip to police, and he chose to help me,” Prather told CBS News. “I say thank you to him every day.” 第一节 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限一次，有两词为多余选项 (每小题 1分，满分10分)。 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5. _____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8._____________ 9._____________ 10.____________ 第二节 根据本文内容回答下列问题（共5分） Q1：What is Gilleece?（1分） _____________________________________________________________________Q2: Why did Prather take the wallet away?（2分） _____________________________________________________________________Q3: What’s Gilleece’s impression of Prather after they met at the docks?（2分） _____________________________________________________________________ 第四节 书面表达(满分20分) 假定你是学生会主席李华，你校成立了乒乓球俱乐部，请你写一封邮件，邀请交换生Eric 加入，内容包括： 1. 成立目的； 2. 活动安排。 注意： 写作词数应为 80 左右； 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Eric, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 月考答案 听力 1~5ACCBA  6~10BBBAB  11~15BCACC  16~20AABCA Text 1 M: Which would you prefer, going out to dinner or to a movie? W: I don’t really care. I just want to get out of the house. M: Well, let’s take a walk to the park then. Text 2 M: I’m meeting a group of volunteers who plan to clean up the park today. Would you care to join us? W: I’d like to, but I have to  prepare for the coming finals at home. Text 3 W: What can I do for you? M: My wife and I would like to know something about life insurance. Could you give us some suggestions? Text 4 M: Good morning. I’m here to see Mr. Addison. W: Oh, he went to Washington last Monday for a conference, and will be back on Thursday night. If you like, you may come again on Friday morning. Text 5 W: With so little time left to study for the history final, I think we should concentrate on going over our lecture notes. M: That sounds good. At least we have an idea what Prof. Martin thinks important. Text 6 M: Holle. I haven’t seen you for a long time. How are you? W: Oh, hi, Jack. I’m fine, thanks. M: Tomorrow is my birthday. I would like to invite you and your family to my birthday party. Our college teacher Mr. Stevens will also come. W: Thank you very much for the invitation. When will it begin? M: At 6:30 pm. W: Oh. Let me see. I get off work at 5:30 every day, and then I meet my husband and my daughter at 6:05. We’ll probably arrive at your house at 7:30. Is that all right? M: Yes, of course. W: OK. See you tomorrow. M: See you then. Text 7 W: I wish I could play music like you! When did you learn to play the guitar? M: Oh, I’ve been playing since I was eight, and I’m seventeen years old now. During that time I learned to play the drum too. W: What about it? That must be really difficult. M: In the beginning, it really was, but after a few lessons I got better. Practice makes perfect, you know. For me, the most difficult is the piano. I once tried it, but gave up  . Text 8 W: Excuse me, do you have a few minutes? I work for the Star Bookstore and we are doing a survey about people’s reading habits. I want to ask you a couple of questions. M: Yes, alright. What would you like to know? W: Well, what kinds of books do you prefer to read? M: Hmm, I absolutely love adventure stories best. I am also interested in historical novels. And recently I’ve read several biographies(传记). W: OK. Where do you buy your books? In stores or on the Internet? M: About two thirds of my books are bought from online bookstores. Sometimes I go to a bookstore if I see something interesting in the window. I also borrow books from friends or from the library. W: Great. Thank you for your time. Have a nice day! M: No problem. Good day to you! Text 9 W: Hello, Mr. Summerfield. How are you today? M: Very well. Thank you, Ms. Green. W: What can I do for you? M: Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday. It seems that we don’t have the right quantity of instruction books for our telephone system. W: Oh, dear, that’s bad news. I’m very sorry to hear that. But don’t you know how many packs are without instruction books? M: No, because we haven’t opened every pack. But in several of those that have been opened, there are no instruction books at all. W: I’m terribly sorry, Mr. Summerfield. This afternoon, our engineer will send out the instruction books by express mail at our cost, and they should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest. M: All of them, right? W: Yes. Maybe some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the instruction book for every pack. M: Yes, I see. That would be great. W: Please accept our apologies for this mistake. I assure(向……保证) you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened. M: Right. Thank you very much, Ms. Green. Text 10 W: I was walking along Orchard Road when I found a tall young man wearing a jacket and a tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and a tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon. I was worried and decided to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I saw the man get into another taxi. As the two taxis slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind and saw the stranger was looking out at me. I got angry, so I got off and walked straight to him. I told him I would call the police if he kept following me. He then told me that he was a journalist and he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article. 阅读理解 A 【解题导语】 清明是二十四节气中的第5个，除了祭祀祖先，这个节气还有很多你不知道的风俗。 21. C 细节理解题。根据第三段中 “What makes flying kites during this day special is that people cut the string while the kite is in the sky to let it fly freely.” 可知在清明这个节气期间，特别的是风筝在空中的时候，人们剪断绳子，让风筝在空中自由飞翔，由此判断出C项正确。 22. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中 “Temperatures begin to rise and rainfall increases, making it an important time for growing crops in the spring.” 可知在清明这个节气，气温升高，降雨量增加，是耕地和播种的关键时刻，由此判断出清明对于农业是一个很重要的时期，故A 项正确。 23. D 主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句中 “however, here are several things you may not know about Clear and Bright”可知短文介绍的是人们可能不知道的清明期间的几个风俗习惯，故D项正确。 【语篇解读】 B 本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了小号乐手Bryant成名的过程很缓慢，得到的赞誉远不及她应得到的那么多，但是她越过人生的障碍，最终获得了成功。 【详情解析】 24．词句猜测题。根据第一段中“Bryant, a barrier breaker who stood firm in her determination to be a respected jazz trumpet player despite the open sexism (性别歧视) that shadowed her”(Bryant虽然一辈子都被公然的性别歧视所困扰，但她突破屏障，下定决心要成为一名备受尊敬的爵士小号手)可知，Bryant虽然她一辈子都被公然的性别歧视所困扰，但她决心成为一名受尊敬的爵士小号手。结合划线词前“It was a man’s world, and that made it hard for her. But that only fueled her fire, and made her more resolved”(那是男人的世界，这让她很为难。但那只能点燃她的斗志，让她更加resolved)可知，性别歧视并未能阻挡Bryant成为一名爵士小号手，反而使她更加下定决心成为一名爵士小号手，所以可以推断出画线单词“resolved”意思是“下定决心的”，与“determined”意思一致。故选D项。 25．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“But by 1992, she was living on Social Security, staying at a son’s Long Beach, in California, apartment, and two of her trumpets were in the pawnshop (典当铺).”(到了1992年，她却只能靠社会保险金生活，住在儿子位于加州长滩的公寓，两把小号都被送进了典当铺。)可推知，作者提及“社会保险金”是为了证实她当时经济状况的窘迫，从侧面反应她成名过程中的奋斗与艰辛。故选B项。 26．推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Bryant, a barrier breaker who stood firm in her determination to be a respected jazz trumpet player despite the open sexism (性别歧视) that shadowed her, died on August 25, in 2019, in Los Angeles, when she was 92. Life as a jazz trumpeter was an uphill battle, said her son Darrin. “It was a man’s world, and that made it hard for her. But that only fueled her fire, and made her more resolved.””(Bryant虽然一辈子都被公然的性别歧视所困扰，但她突破屏障，下定决心要成为一名备受尊敬的爵士小号手。她的儿子Darrin说，爵士乐小号手的生活是一场艰苦的战斗。“那是个男人的世界，这让她很为难。但那只能点燃她的斗志，让她更加坚定要成为一名，爵士乐小号手。”)可推知，公然的性别歧视使得Bryant的成长历程充满艰辛，这也是她被低估的关键原因。故选A项。 27．细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“It was her father who encouraged her to do whatever she wanted to do that made her stronger and stronger.”(正是她的父亲鼓励她去做任何她想做的事情，这使她变得越来越强大。)可知，父亲的鼓励是她坚持自己的梦想的关键，起到重要作用。故选D项。 C 【答案】28. A 29. C 30. D 31. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了发表在《科学报告》上的一项研究表明，人类对道德困境的反应可能会受到人工智能聊天机器人ChatGPT所写语句的影响。文章介绍了研究开展的经过以及发现，最后提到了解决聊天机器人影响的方法。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“They found that ChatGPT wrote random statements arguing both for and against sacrificing one life, indicating that it is not biased towards a certain moral stance (立场).(他们发现，ChatGPT会随机写出支持或反对牺牲一条生命的陈述，这表明它并不偏向于某种道德立场)”可推知，ChatGPT对某种道德立场的回复不一致，是可改变的。故选A。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“This indicates that participants may have underestimated the influence of ChatGPT’s statements on their own moral judgments.(这表明参与者可能低估了ChatGPT的陈述对他们自己道德判断的影响)”可推知，参与者在不知不觉中受到了ChatGPT的影响。故选C。 【30题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The authors suggest that the potential for chatbots to influence human moral judgments highlights the need for education to help humans better understand artificial intelligence. They propose that future research should design chabots that either decline to answer questions requiring a moral judgment or answer these questions by providing multiple arguments and warnings.(作者认为，聊天机器人影响人类道德判断的潜力凸显了教育的必要性，以帮助人类更好地理解人工智能。他们建议，未来的研究应该设计出要么拒绝回答需要道德判断的问题，要么通过提供多种论证和警告来回答这些问题的聊天机器人)”可知，最后一段主要讲解决聊天机器人影响人类道德判断力的方法。故选D。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段中“Human responses to moral dilemmas (道德困境) can be influenced by statements written by the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.(发表在《科学报告》上的一项研究表明，人类对道德困境的反应可能会受到人工智能聊天机器人ChatGPT所写语句的影响)”和倒数第二段中“This indicates that participants may have underestimated the influence of ChatGPT’s statements on their own moral judgments.(这表明参与者可能低估了ChatGPT的陈述对他们自己道德判断的影响)”可知，文章介绍了关于人类对道德困境的反应可能会受到人工智能聊天机器人ChatGPT所写语句影响的研究，介绍了研究开展的过程和发现，最后还提到了解决聊天机器人影响的方法。由此推知，D选项“ChatGPT可以影响人类的道德判断”是研究的主题，也是文章最佳标题。故选D。 D 【答案】32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A 【解析】 【分析】本文是说明文。热带雨林被称为“世界上最大的药房”，因为超过25%的现代药物是由其植物提炼。热带雨林也享有“地球之肺”的美誉，因其植物的光合作用净化地球空气的能力尤为强大。仅亚马逊热带雨林产生的氧气就占全球氧气总量的1/3。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段Rainforests are home to a rich variety of medicinal plants, food, birds and animals.得知，热带雨林蕴藏了丰富多彩的药用植物、食物以及鸟禽猛兽。可知，热带雨林有丰富的野生动物，故选D。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段Rainforests have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival; the tall trees make a canopy（树冠层）of branches and leaves which protect themselves, smaller plants, and the forest animals from heavy rain, intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds.得知，热带雨林有自己完美的生存体系，高大的树木有枝干，树叶的树冠层保护树木本身、小植物、动物们免受大雨和太阳强风带来的干燥热浪的伤害。可知，大树有助于热带雨林生存，故选B。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段Scientists think this is the plants' way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more difficult for leaf-eating insects like caterpillars.得知，科学家们认为这是植物阻止任何树木疾病扩散和让比如毛毛虫这种食用树叶的昆虫难以生存。可以判断出不同树木的树叶和树枝避免彼此触碰是为了自我保护，故选C。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。本文首先讲述了热带雨林蕴藏了丰富多彩的药用植物、食物以及鸟禽猛兽。其次，热带雨林就是地球的肺——它吸纳了大量的二氧化碳，并制造了全球氧气的很大部分。然后，雨林可以自我形成所需降雨的75%，而庞大的热带雨林湿气则可以形成雨云，这些雨云则可以飘往那些缺雨水的国家。可以判断出本文最佳标题是“给予生命的热带雨林”，故选A。 七选五 36~40 AFGDE 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何激励青少年充满动力。 本空为本段段旨，根据后文的“A teenager needs between 8-10 hours of sleep every night but most only get about 6.5-7.5 hours of sleep per night. So when a teenager is forced out of bed at 7 am or 8 am to go to school, their natural sleep cycle is thrown off and they will likely appear lazy, unmotivated, all symptoms of lack of sleep.(青少年每晚需要8-10个小时的睡眠，但大多数人每晚只睡6.5-7.5个小时。因此，当一个青少年被迫在早上7点或8点起床去上学时，他们的自然睡眠周期被打乱了，他们很可能会显得懒惰、没有动力，所有这些都是睡眠不足的症状)”可知，应该解决青少年的睡眠问题。A选项“Set a sleep schedule(设定睡眠时间表)”符合语境。故选A。 F选项“Make sure the teenager goes to bed on time and gets eight hours of sleep a night (确保青少年按时上床睡觉，每晚睡足8小时)”针对上述问题，提出解决方案。故选F。 根据本段段旨“Limit screen time(限制屏幕时间)”可知，本段的措施是限制青少年的屏幕时间。G选项“Make screen time a reward by ensuring teenagers finish their homework or tasks first(确保青少年先完成作业或任务，把看屏幕的时间作为奖励)”与段旨呼应，不是放纵孩子们的屏幕时间，通过奖励从而来限制屏幕时间。故选G。 根据段旨“Teach responsibility(教育青少年责任)”以及空前“It’s important for teenagers to help with tasks and learn responsibility(对青少年来说，帮助完成任务和学会责任是很重要的)”可知，应该指出具体的策略。D选项“Set a plan with teenagers for the daily housework they would prefer to do(为青少年制定一个他们喜欢做的日常家务的计划)”指出，实施该计划，从而教授和培养孩子们的责任。故选D。 根据本段段旨“Show them the love(向他们展示爱)”以及空后“When teenagers know adults are emotionally available to support them, a welcome change in their behaviour may be seen.(当青少年知道成年人在情感上可以支持他们时，他们的行为可能会出现可喜的变化。)”可知，E选项“However, they need to know that adults love them, care about them and respect them(然而，他们需要知道成年人爱他们，在乎他们，尊重他们)”符合语境。故选E。 【答案】41. D 42. A 43. B 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. D 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者童年时与家人一起制作和享用爆米花的温馨回忆。作者认为，尽管家庭并不富裕，但家人之间的爱和那些平凡而美好的小瞬间才是最重要的，让生活本身变得美丽。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：所有的准备工作完成后，我们会一起等待，听着油的嘶嘶声，直到我们听到第一粒玉米爆开的声音。A. come来；B. afford买得起；C. disappear消失；D. wait等待。根据上文“After all preparation work was done”可知所有准备工作都完成了，我们就等着听玉米爆开的声音，故选D。 【42题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. heard听；B. captured占领；C. greeted欢迎；D. guessed猜测。根据下文“listening to the oil sizzle (发出咝咝声)”可知是听到玉米爆开的声音，故选A。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我们会拿起平底锅，盖上盖子，在火上摇晃，以防爆米花烧焦。A. move移动；B. shake摇动；C. strike碰撞；D. raise提升。根据下文“to keep the popcorn from ____4____”和常识可知为了防止爆米花烧焦，要不断摇晃平底锅，故选B。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. burning烧焦，烤糊；B. falling落下；C. missing错过；D. boiling用开水煮。根据上文“grab the pan and lid and ____3____ it over the fire”和常识可知，把平底锅放在火上要不断地晃动，是为了防止爆米花被烧焦，故选A。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，妈妈会把它们全部倒进一个大碗里，在上面撒满盐。A. migrate迁移；B. destroy破坏；C. pour倾倒；D. cover覆盖。根据下文“shake salt all over it”可知爆米花烤好了，要倒出来，故选C。 【46题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：在这之后，我们都坐下来，在客厅里畅所欲言。A. safely安全地；B. bitterly极其，非常；C. doubtfully怀疑地；D. freely自由地。根据上文“this we would all sit down, talking”可知是坐下来，边吃爆米花边聊天，talk freely“畅所欲言”，符合语境，故选D。 【47题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：家里总是有足够每个人吃的爆米花，妈妈甚至让我嚼那些最后不会爆开的玉米。A. keep on继续；B. give up放弃；C. end up最终处于；D. carry on继续做。根据上文“Mom even let me crunch on the corn”可知是要嚼碎那些没有开花的爆米花，end up doing意为“最终做某事”，符合语境，故选C。 【48题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：有趣的是，我真的不记得那些晚上我们在电视上看的任何一个节目。A. remember记住；B. realise意识到；C. believe相信；D. admire羡慕。根据下文“What I can remember clearly”可知不记得电视上的节目，却清晰的记得爆米花的气味、味道、碗的温暖，以及妈妈坐在旁边时的快乐，所以是remember的同词复现，故选A。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. activities活动；B. interviews采访；C. programs节目；D. tasks任务。根据下文“that we watched on TV on those nights”可知应该是电视节目，故选C。 【50题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我能清楚记得的是爆米花的气味、味道、碗的温暖，以及妈妈坐在我旁边时我所感受到的快乐。A. additionally此外；B. however然而；C. therefore因此；D. eventually最终。根据上文“The funny thing is I can’t really ____8____ a single one of the ____9____ that we watched on TV on those nights.”和下文“What I can remember clearly”可知上下文是转折关系，故选B。 【51题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，我能清楚记得的是爆米花的气味、味道、碗的温暖，以及妈妈坐在我旁边时我所感受到的快乐。A. shape形状；B. style风格；C. source来源；D. taste味道。根据上文“the smell of the popcorn”可知应是爆米花的味道，故选D。 【52题详解】 考查固定短语辨析。句意：同上。A. well above远高于；B. just over刚超过；C. next to紧邻，在……近旁；D. far from远离。根据前文“After this we would all sit down, talking ____6____ in the living room.”可知一家人坐在一起，所以妈妈应该在作者旁边，故选C。 【53题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我感到如此被爱，如此安全，如此幸福。A. loved爱；B. upset使心烦；C. embarrassed使尴尬；D. ignored忽视。根据下文“so safe, and so happy”可知，感到幸福和被爱，故选A。 【54题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们没有大房子，没有很多钱，甚至没有商店里的美味小吃，但我们有爱，这就是我们所需要的。A. kitchen厨房；B. bed床；C. yard院子；D. house房子。根据下文“a lot of money”可知是作者家没有很多钱，所以推知作者家也没有大房子，故选D。 【55题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. light轻的；B. fine精美的；C. local当地的；D. sweet甜的。根据上文“We didn’t have a big ____14____, a lot of money”可知作者家没有大房子，没有很多钱，所以也不会有商店里的精美小吃，故选B。 【答案】 56. has studied或者has been studying 57. herself 58. but (also） 59. universities 60. shows 61. in 62. teaching 63. who或者that 64. closely 65. to follow 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了随着中巴经济走廊的启动，中文在巴基斯坦的需求和受欢迎程度不断上升，老师们作为中国在巴基斯坦的文化大使，教授学生这门语言，并告诉他们中国的文化。 【详解】1. 考查时态。句意：Sana Farooq在国立现代语言大学已经学习中文一个多月了。根据句末的时间状语for over a month和句意可知，此处表示学习这个动作从过去开始持续到现在，并有可能继续下去，既可以用现在完成时，也可以用现在完成进行时，主语是第三人称单数，助动词应用has。故填has studied/has been studying。 2. 考查代词。句意：她对这门语言了解得越多，就越觉得自己与中国文化产生了联系。分析句子可知，此处作宾语。因为宾语和主语指代相同，所以此处要用反身代词。故填herself。 3.考查连词。句意：“我刚开始学习汉语，但老师教我们的方式帮助我们深入了解中国文化，这不仅增加了我们对语言的兴趣，而且开阔了我们的眼界，”Farooq说。此处考查not only…but also…，意为“不仅……而……”，此句型中可省略but或者also。故填but/also。 4.考查名词单复数。句意： 随着中巴经济走廊的启动，中文在巴基斯坦的需求和受欢迎程度不断上升，几所巴基斯坦大学已经把中文作为所有获得学士学位的学生必须通过的一项测试，这项测试显示出了对中文的基本理解。根据前面的several可知，此处应填该名词的复数形式作主语。故填universities。 5.考查主谓一致。句意：随着中巴经济走廊的启动，中文在巴基斯坦的需求和受欢迎程度不断上升，几所巴基斯坦大学已经把中文作为所有获得学士学位的学生必须通过的一项测试，这项测试显示出了对中文的基本理解。空处在that引导的定语从句中作谓语，根据语境可知，句子描述一般性事实，应该用一般现在时。空格前的主语that指代先行词a test，为单数。故填shows。 6.考查介词。句意：学生们认为他们对这门语言的兴趣来自于他们的老师，老师们作为中国在巴基斯坦的文化大使，教授学生这门语言，并告诉他们这个国家的文化。interest in sth.意为“对……的兴趣”。故填in。 7.考查非谓语动词。句意：学生们认为他们对这门语言的兴趣来自于他们的老师，老师们作为中国在巴基斯坦的文化大使，教授学生这门语言，并告诉他们这个国家的文化。介词之后加动名词作宾语。故填teaching。 8.考查定语从句。句意：这些教师多为当地人，其中女教师较多，他们一生致力于学习和教授这门语言。分析句子可知，空处引导限制性定语从句，先行词为teachers，指人，关系代词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词who/that来引导。故填who/that。 9.考查副词。句意：大部分老师在中国学习过，他们在中国不同的城市密切观察中国文化。修饰动词observed要用副词。故填closely。 10. 考查非谓语动词。句意：教师们现在正在与他们的年轻学生分享他们的经验和观察，其中许多学生希望追随教师的脚步。wish之后接动词不定式作宾语，wish to do sth.固定搭配，“希望做某事”。故填to follow。 任务型阅读 1. lost 2. approached 3. real 4. decided 5. relationship 6. had been thrown 7. nervous 8. holding 9. jumping 10. tears Q1: He is a barkeeper. Q2: Because he hadn’t eaten in two days. Q3: Gilleece thought Prather was more of a kid than a criminal. 作文 Dear Eric, I’m Li Hua, the President of the Student Union. I’m delighted to invite you to join our newly-established Table Tennis Club. Our club aims to provide a platform for students to engage in physical activity, enhance teamwork, and foster friendships through the exciting game of table tennis. It’s a great way to stay active and have fun while making new friends. Meanwhile, we have a variety of activities lined up, including weekly training sessions with professional coaches, friendly matches among club members, and even inter-school competitions. I sincerely invite you to join us and be part of this exciting journey. I’m confident that you’ll find it both enjoyable and rewarding. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给交换生Eric写一封邀请信，邀请对方加入学校成立的兵乒球俱乐部。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高兴的：delighted → pleased 提供：provide → offer/supply 方式：way → approach 各种各样的：a variety of → all sorts of 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Our club aims to provide a platform for students to engage in physical activity, enhance teamwork, and foster friendships through the exciting game of table tennis. 拓展句：Our club aims to provide a platform for students where they can engage in physical activity, enhance teamwork, and foster friendships through the exciting game of table tennis. 【点睛】【高分句型1】It’s a great way to stay active and have fun while making new friends.（运用了不定式作后置定语和状语从句的省略） 【高分句型2】I’m confident that you’ll find it both enjoyable and rewardi ( 22 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$高考英语听力模拟试题25，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。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。Which would you prefer, going out to dinner or to a movie? I don't really care. I just want to get out of a house. Well, let's take a walk to the park then. I am meeting a group of volunteers, ers who planned to clean up the park today. Would you care to join us? I'd like to, but I have to prepare for the coming finals at home. What can I do for you? My wife and die would like to know something about life insurance. Could you give us some suggestions? Good morning. I'm here to see mr. Edison. Oh, he went to washington last monday for a conference and will be back on thursday night. If you like. You may come again on friday morning. With so little time left to study for the history final, I think we should concentrate on going over our lecture notes. That sounds good. At least we have an idea what professor Martin thinks important. 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。Holy, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you? Oh, hi jack. I'm fine. thanks. Tomorrow is my birthday. I would like to invite you and your family to my birthday party. Our college teacher, mr. Stevens, will also come. Thank you very much for the invitation. When will IT begin . at six thirty? P. M, oh, let me see. I get off work at five thirty every day and then I meet my husband and my daughter at six o five. We'll probably arrive at your house at seven thirty. Is that all right? Yes, of course. okay. See you tomorrow. See you then. Holy, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you? Oh, hi jack. I'm fine. thanks. Tomorrow is my birthday. I would like to invite you and your family to my birthday party, how our college teacher, mr. Stevens, will also come. Thank you very much for the invitation. When will IT begin . at six thirty? PM. oh, let me see. I get off work at five thirty every day. And then I meet my husband and my daughter at six o five. We'll probably arrive at your house at seven thirty. Is that all right? Yes, of course. okay. See you tomorrow. See you then. 听下面一段对话，回答第八和第9两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。I wish I could play music like you. When did you learn to play the guitar? Oh, I ve been playing since I was eight, and i'm seventeen years old now. During that time, I learned to play the drum too. What about IT? That must be really difficult. In the beginning, IT really was. But after a few lessons, I got Better. Practice makes perfect. You know, for me, the most difficult is the piano. I once tried IT, but gave up. I wish I could play music like you. When did you learn to play the guitar? Oh, i've been playing since I was aid, and i'm seventeen years old now. During that time, I learned to play the drum too. What about IT? That must be really difficult. In the beginning, IT really was. But after a few lessons, I got Better. Practice makes perfect. You know, for me, the most difficult is the piano. I once tried IT, but gave up. 听下面一段对话，回答第十至第十二三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Excuse me, do you have a few minutes? I work for the star bookstore, and we are doing a survey about people's reading habits. I want to ask you a couple of questions. yes. Oh, right. What would you like to know? Well, what kinds of books do you prefer to read him? I absolutely love adventure stories best. I am also interested in historical novels, and recently I ve read several . biography OK. Where do you buy your books in stores or on the internet? About two thirds of my books are bought from online bookstores. Sometimes I go to a bookstore. If I see something interesting in the window, I also borrow books from friends or from the library. great. Thank you for your time. Have a nice day. No problem. Good day to you. Excuse me, do you have a few minutes? I work for the star bookstore, and we are doing a survey about people's reading habits. I want to ask you a couple of questions. yes? Oh, right. What would you like to know? Well, what kinds of books do you prefer to read? Hm, I absolutely love adventure stories best. I am also interested in historical novels, and recently i've read several biographers. Okay, where do you buy your books in stores or on the internet? About two thirds of my books are bought from online bookstores. Sometimes I go to a bookstore. If I see something interesting in the window, I also borrow books from friends or from the library. great. Thank you for your time. Have a nice day. No problem. Good day to you. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Hello, mr. Summer field, how are you today? Very well. Thank you. Miss Green. What can I do for you? Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we receive from you yesterday. IT seems that we don't have the right quantic of instruction books for a . telephone system. Oh dear, that's bad news. I'm very sorry to hear of that. But don't you know how many packs are without instruction books? No, because we haven't opened every pack. But in several of those that happened opened, there are no instruction books at all. I am terribly sorry, mister summer field. This afternoon, our engineer will send out the instruction books by express mail at our cost, and they should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest. All of them, right? Yes, maybe some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the instruction book for every pack. Yes, I see. That would be great. Please accept our apologies for this mistake. I assure you, we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened. right? Thank you very much, miss Green. Hello, mr. Summer field, how are you today? Very well. Thank you. Miss Green. What can I do for you? Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we receive from you yesterday. IT seems that we don't have the right quantive of instruction books . for a telephone system. Oh dear, that's bad news. I'm very sorry to hear that. But don't you know how many packs are without instruction books? No, because we haven't opened every pack. But in several of those that have been opened, there are no instruction books at all. I'm terribly sorry, mr. Summer field. This afternoon, our engineer will send out the instruction books by express mail at our cost, and they should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest. All of them, right? Yes, maybe some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the instruction book for every pack. Yes, I see. That would be great. Please accept our apologies for this mistake. I assure you, we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened. right? Thank you very much, miss Green. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第24个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。I was walking along orchard road road when I found a tall Young man wearing a jacket and a tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and a tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon. I was worried and decided to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into IT as I was telling the taxi driver where to go. I saw the man get into another taxi as the two taxi slowly made their way along orchard road. I looked back at the taxi behind and saw the stranger was looking out at me. I got angry, so I got off and walk straight to him. I told him I would call the police if he kept following me. He then told me that he was a journalist and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article. I was walking along orchard road when I found a tall Young man wearing a jacket and a tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and a tie in the middle of a hot summer day. And I had already seen this man four times that afternoon. I was worried and decided to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into IT as I was telling the taxi driver where to go. I saw the man get into another taxi as the two taxi slowly made their way along orchard road. I looked back at the taxi behind and saw the stranger was looking out at me. I got angry, so I got off and walked straight to him. I told him I would call the police if he kept following me. He then told me that he was a journalist and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.