河南省南阳市南阳六校联考2024-2025学年高一下学期3月月考英语试题

2025年春期六校第一次联考 高一年级英语试题 (考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分) 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the woman probably going to do this weekend? A. Visit Mr. Green. B. Go on a field trip. C. Study for a test. 2. How will the speakers go to the mall(购物中心)? A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 3.What does the man normally have for breakfast? A. Eggs. B. Cheese. C. Bread. 4.Where did the man meet Emma for the first time? A. In a high school. B. In a library. C. In his office. 5 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A city. B. An actress. C. A play. 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. Who called the woman this morning? A. Mr. Williams. B. Ms. Parker. C. Mr. Harris. 7. What does the woman ask Mike to do? A. Call to inform her of urgent things. B. Attend a meeting for sales directors. C. Confirm her appointment. 听第7段材料，回答第8~9题。 8. What will the man do first? A. Read the rules. B. Finish the drink. C. Show his student card. 9. What is probably the woman? A. A teacher. B. A librarian. C. A student. 听第8段材料，回答第10~13题。 10. Why does Gina come here? A. To meet a friend. B. To apply for a job. C. To do some shopping. 11. What does Ivan think of his present job? A. Tiring. B. Exciting. C. Relaxing. 12. How long does Ivan work on Saturday? A. 9 hours. B. 10 hours. C. 12 hours. 13. What do the speakers decide to do? A. Have a meal. B. Work together. C. Attend a course. 听第9段材料，回答第14~17题。 14. What kind of party will the woman have? A. An ice-skating party. B. A roller-skating party. C. A pool party. 15. Who will the man invite to the party? A. Katie. B. Sammy. C. David. 16. What advice does the woman think is workable? A. Decorating the place with balloons. B. Renting some winter animals. C. Buying a cheesecake. 17. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister. 听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。 18 When was the plane supposed to take off? A. At 5:00 am. B. At 10:00 am. C. At 10:20 am. 19. What will the weather be like in the evening in Los Angeles? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. 20. What are the passengers likely to do next? A. Enjoy a film. B. Watch a video. C. Have some drinks. 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 With summer just around the corner, it’s time to find some good books to read. Here are some you might like to try. The Big Miss The author was Tiger Woods’ coach for six years, and the book is a behind-the-scenes look into the famous golfer’s private life. One reader wrote on Amazon.com, “I’m a big Tiger fan, and I read this in one sitting. Brilliant!” Steve Jobs Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away. This is the official biography of his life. It’s based on over forty interviews with Steve, his friends and family members, plus a few enemies. The Hunger Games The story is set in a post-apocalyptic (世界末日后的) future. Most people are very poor. Every year, there’s a game show (called “The Hunger Games”) in which 18 teenagers are sent into the wild to battle it out until only one survives. The book has just been made into a highly successful Hollywood movie. Imagine How Creativity Works This is a very fun and very convincing book about the creative parts of our brain. It looks at people such as Bob Dylan, and the man who invented post-it notes and asks why they were so creatively successful. The author writes, “Once we know how creativity works, we can make it work for us.” The Venice Experiment: A Year of Trial and Error Living Abroad A few years ago, real-life American couple, Barry and Debbie decided to escape the rat race and live in Venice for a year. This is the story of their experiences there, and it’s full of funny anecdotes (奇闻轶事) about their struggle to adapt to the Venetian lifestyle. A fellow author said, “For anyone thinking of an overseas adventure, The Venice Experiment is a laugh-out-loud read.” 1. What is the main focus of The Big Miss? A. A biography of Steve Jobs. B. A behind-the-scenes look at Tiger Woods’ private life. C. A guide to improving golf skills. D. A story about a post-apocalyptic future. 2. What is the setting of The Hunger Games? A. A futuristic world with advanced technology. B. A historical setting during a war. C. A post-apocalyptic future where most people are poor. D. A fantasy world with magical creatures. 3. Which book would be most helpful for someone planning to live abroad? A. The Hunger Games. B. Imagine How Creativity Works. C. Steve Jobs. D. The Venice Experiment. B I’m losing my hair. I mention this not to get your sympathy (同情); don’t worry, this article will not be an exposition on how upset it is that my body is subjected to the effects of time. It’s just a fact, and honestly, I’m fine with it. Don’t get me wrong: if this had happened when I was 25, I would have traveled to an Istanbul clinic by plane with a wallet full of credit cards faster than you could say “Elton”. I would have had a baseball cap glued to my scalp (头皮), like Ron Howard. I would have hired a psychiatrist (精神病医生), put him on speed dial, and shed more tears than Gwyneth at the Oscars. But at 40, I’m fine with it. I’m a married father of two, unburdened by maintaining a Tinder profile. I’m tall, and bald (秃顶) from the top, so everyone who is shorter than me (i.e, most people) can’t even see my scalp. Most comfortingly, I stick to the knowledge that I had “good hair” for the first 30-ish years of my life. Not surprisingly, of course: the hair of my school photos is half Boris Johnson, half Rose West. But hairdressers would always praise me (I guess because there’s little else to chat about with a restless, football-hating boy) for my “great hair”. When I was an intern (实习生) at The Guardian, their design editor at the time, the respected Jonathan Glancey, once identified me in the hall because he’d been told my hair was “pre-Raphaelite” (I took this to mean I looked cultured and classical, rather than old-school). In any case, it’s thinning gradually: I’ve probably got another five years before I get bald completely. Nonetheless, this raises an interesting question: why am I still spending £50 getting my hair cut? 4. What is the author’s attitude toward losing his hair? A. He is indifferent and has accepted it as a natural part of aging. B. He is deeply upset and seeks sympathy. C. He is actively seeking medical treatments to repair hair loss. D. He is upset and blames his lifestyle for the hair loss. 5. How does the author write the text? A. Seriously. B. Indifferently. C. Bitterly. D. Humorously. 6. Why does the author mention Jonathan Glancey in the text? A. To show that he was once a famous hair model. B. To highlight how his hair was once described as “pre-Raphaelite”. C. To criticize Jonathan Glancey’s opinion about his hair. D. To explain how he got a job at The Guardian because of his hair. 7. What does the author find ironic (令人啼笑皆非的) about his current situation? A. He is spending £50 on haircuts despite his hair thinning. B. He is losing hair even though he uses expensive hair products. C. He is consulting a psychiatrist about his hair loss. D. He is wearing a baseball cap to hide his baldness. C From duck blood soup with vernicelli to donkey burger, traditional Chinese food served at street food stalls for breakfast, lunch, and dinner has become the “calling card” for many Chinese cities. Now, some Chinese restaurant owners are working on brand building and streamlining (精简) operations, hoping to crack a wider market. River snail rice noodles is an example of the successful transformation from humble street food to a national favorite. From the birth of the first pre-packaged river snail rice noodles company at the end of 2014, it only took 6 years for the industry’s output to exceed 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in 2020, Xinhua News Agency reported. Originally from South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the noodle dish became a best-selling food product on Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Taobao in 2019. In 2020, sales of river snail rice noodles on e-commerce platform Tmall jumped by 800percent year-on-year. In the first quarter of 2021, sales climbed by more than 30 percent, according to the data Tmall sent to the Global Times on Tuesday. Prepared servings of river snail rice noodles are now exported to over 20 countries and regions, and this business has created about 250,000 jobs across the production cycle, Xinhua News Agency reported. As one of the specialties of West China’s Shaanxi, Rougamo (肉夹馍), or Chinese meat burger, not only has a high reputation in China, but also has gained popularity abroad. Recently, a Rougamo store named Xi Shaoye in Toronto has become popular, with a queue line often hundreds of meters long, quickly rising to the top of the local review site Yelp’s burger list. Meng Bing, founder of the store, is a native of Shaanxi, and now has more than 70 Rougamo stores in Beijing, Hua Shang Daily reported. “Despite gaining international influence, there is still a long way to go for the Chinese snack chains in challenging the likes of KFC and McDonald’s in the West,” Zhu Danneng, a veteran food industry analyst, told the Global Times. 8. What is the main idea of the text? A. The history of Chinese street food. B. The competition between Chinese snack chains and Western fast food. C. The transformation of Chinese street food into a global market. D. The health benefits of traditional Chinese food. 9. According to the text, what contributed to the success of river snail rice noodles? A. The unique taste of the dish. B. The health benefits of the dish. C. The low cost of production. D. The introduction of pre-packaged versions. 10. What does the text suggest about Rougamo? A. It is only popular in China. B. It has gained international popularity. C. It is less popular than KFC and McDonald’s. D. It is originally from South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 11. What is Zhu Danpeng’s view on Chinese snack chains? A. They are already as popular as KFC and McDonald’s. B. They are not suitable for international markets. C. They need more time to compete with Western fast food chains. D. They are healthier than Western fast food. D Creative work used to be human-only. That’s no longer the case, as AI has showed its ability to create paintings, compose songs, and write news stories. In a new expression of its ever-widening artistic ability, AI is generating and improving traditional Chinese poems. Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and Ping An Technology recently presented a novel framework (机制) for high-quality Chinese poetry generation. Due to the nuanced (差别细微的) character choices and other unique literal characteristics, automatic generation of Chinese poetry is challenging for AI, and high-quality poems can hardly be generated by end-to-end methods. The researchers therefore developed a framework made up of a BERT-based encoder-decoder (编码-解码) structure to first generate a poem draft, and a new Quality-Aware Masked Language Model (QA-MLM) to improve the draft for better quality. QA-MLM was also designed to appraise a poem’s quality in terms of meaning, sentence structures and literary value. It can not only locate improper characters but also replace them with better ones based on the context information. QA-MLM will automatically end the polishing process when the edited draft is classified as qualified. Trained and tested with about 130,000 poems from five dynasties, three models (key-2-one, one-2-one, and two-2-one) were used to generate the poem drafts. Then QA-MLM came in to perform polishing. Both evaluation (评价) by humans and automatic evaluation examining factors such as tone accuracy and rhythm accuracy showed that the new approach is effective in Chinese poetry generation. Moreover, QA-MLM can even improve the consistency, fluency, meaningfulness and poeticness of poems generated by the three models tested. Although QA-MLM research is currently focused only on Chinese poetry generation, its text improving approach could be extended to other natural language generation areas. For writers of today who struggle with word choice, the algorithmic (算法) editing input could be welcome. 12. What is the main purpose of the QA-MLM in the context of Chinese poetry generation? A. To generate poem drafts from scratch. B. To translate Chinese poems into other languages. C. To polish and improve the quality of poem drafts. D. To create new poetic forms. 13. What does the underlined word “appraise” in paragraph 3 mean? A. process. B. evaluate C. improve. D. check. 14. What potential application of QA-MLM is mentioned beyond Chinese poetry generation? A. Translating ancient texts. B. Generating music lyrics. C. Creating new languages. D. Extending to other natural language generation areas. 15. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. AI’s Role in Traditional Chinese Poetry Generation B. The Nuanced Character Choices and Unique Literal Characteristics C. The Complexity of the Chinese Language D. The Need for Human Creativity 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Going green while travelling is an effective way to protect the Earth’s natural and cultural resources. It is also a great way to establish deeper connections with local communities and the environment. ____16____ Travel locally. If a vacation is what you need, try choosing nearby destinations and staying local. Surprise yourself by discovering the nearby attractions. This way, you get to save time and money and avoid air travel, which helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ____17____. Avoid eating at multinational chain restaurants or shopping in large supermarkets and brand stores. Instead, choose small businesses to help stimulate the local economy. This way, you’re helping keep people employed and preventing transportation across far distances. Choose green accommodation. ____18____ . To ensure this, you may need to find answers to questions like if the hotel is certified, or if it has a sustainability report, or what their waste management protocol (方案) and plastic policy . look like, or if their products and menus are locally sourced, and so on. Use sustainable transport. Flying can seem easy and attractive, but it’s especially harmful to the environment. If your destination can be reached by train, consider opting for it. While exploring cities, cycling and walking are recommended. ____19____ If you have no option but to fly, consider booking non-stop flights instead of having layovers (中途停留)。 Go paperless. A lot of attractions accept mobile tickets. ____20____ By going paperless, you not only help the environment but also avoid losing tickets and enjoy easy access to them at the same time. A. This prevents travelers from printing boarding passes, hotel reservations, and entry tickets. B. Always switch off lights before leaving your room. C Slow travel is a smart and responsible way to travel. D. To become a green sustainable traveller, you can follow these simple steps. E. It’s also advisable to use public transport instead of cars, which consume double the amount of fuel. F. On vacations, choose sustainable hotels that employ green practices. G. Shop and eat locally. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Today, in 2050, I got up early to get ready for work. I didn’t need an alarm clock any more because the ____21____ I had put in my body sent signals to my brain to ____22____ wake me up. Not only that, the chip (芯片) helps me learn things, remember better, and is ____23____ to the new 10G network. It also ____24____ a full body diagnosis (诊断) of my health every four seconds and if it finds any ____25____ in my body, it contacts my doctor directly. After I ____26____ of bed, I took my pills which give my body everything it needs. These pills will probably help me ____27____ 30% longer than in the past. Of course I still just want ____28____ food, but it is hard to find these days and is very expensive. After I said goodbye to my family, I put on my jetpack (喷气式背包). I live in a small city so my jetpack is the perfect ____29____ for travelling to work, which is only a few kilometres away. On the weekend, my family and I often take our electric cars. ______30______ in 2013, when the first commercial electric cars ______31______ the road, no one realised at the time that the batteries didn’t work. Today, all cars are connected through real-time wireless electricity and no longer ______32______ batteries. These cars drive by themselves. In the past five years, nearly 95% of all deadly traffic accidents have been ______33______ globally. That’s remarkable progress. Our society today is a Network Society. ______34______ cloud systems have been at the heart of our world for a long time and now basically everything around me is connected—my toothbrush, my shoes, the buttons on my jacket, my eyes, my brain and all things in my home. The ______35______ in the coming 35 years will be to bring the Network Society to the Moon because it’s becoming very popular to start buying property there. 21. A. band B. chip C. stage D. spot 22. A. gently B. mentally C. currently D. artistically 23. A. talented B. connected C. addicted D. concerned 24. A. affects B. causes C. does D. proceeds 25. A. pattern B. shade C. struggle D. problem 26. A. got out B. got up C. got over D. got through 27. A. perform B. master C. live D. respond 28. A. industrial B. regular C. expressive D. joyous 29. A. jacket B. masterpiece C. driver D. vehicle 30. A. ago B. before C. beneath D. back 31. A. hesitated B. appreciated C. hit D. began 32. A. need B. replace C. charge D. buy 33. A. killed B. reported C. caused D. avoided 34. A. Thick B. Advanced C. Threatening D. Expressive 35. A. challenge B. difficulty C. scene D. record 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或所给单词的正确形式。 The number of visitors to the Antarctic is increasing, according to a report. A visitor to the Antarctic said, “I ____36____ (travel) to over 50 countries up to now, but when I first landed in Antarctica, I was astonished by its ____37____ (beautiful).” Tourists ____38____ (lead) by a team of explorers with rich Antarctic experience visited islands and other ____39____ (spot). To protect the environment, they cleaned their shoes before each journey. They were required ____40____ (stay) at least five meters away from wildlife. Once, when they were on an island, a tourist’s plastic bag was blown away by the wind. An explorer battled against the strong wind to get ____41____ back. He told them“ ____42____ may kill a seagull or a seal is such a small piece of garbage”. Most visitors were between 40 and 70, because youngsters do not always have holidays, ____43____ are sometimes long enough to take the 18-day trip. In addition, the tourist companies are expanding their market with ____44____ (many) products. Therefore, tourists will have more choices when ____45____ (visit) Antarctica. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假如你是李华，你的英国网友Martin最近想练习打排球，他写邮件向你咨询。请按以下提示，写邮件回复。内容包括： 1.对他的想法表示支持； 2.对他提出合理的建议； 3.提出祝愿。 注意： 1.写作词数为80左右； 2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。 Dear Martin, I’m glad to receive your email asking for advice on how to play volleyball. I’d like to share. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语进行续写，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 About three years ago, something terrible happened to me. That was the day when it took only six hours to break my body and soul. You think I am a very old man—but I am not. It took less than a single day to change my hair from black to white. One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands where we often risked going and got more fish than others. All at once, the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm. A huge wave covered our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea. My elder brother put his mouth close to my ear and cried out “Moskoe-strom!” The moment I heard the word I became very frightened. I knew what he meant by that one word well enough. With the wind and waves, we were going in the direction of the whirlpool. We were hopeless. Nothing could save us. I felt sick, as if I was falling from a mountain top in a dream. We went round and round, nearer and nearer to the horrible edge of the whirlpool. It may appear strange, but at that moment, when we were on the edge of the whirlpool, I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it. I began to think how amazing a thing it was to die in such a way, and how wonderful it was to see the power of nature. Suddenly, we went over the edge. I thought my life was over. But moment after moment passed, and I was still safe. 注意： 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右; 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 Paragraph 1: The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: As you can see, the reason why I’m here to tell the story is that I made the right decision. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2025年春期六校第一次联考 高一年级英语试题 (考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分) 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the woman probably going to do this weekend? A. Visit Mr. Green. B. Go on a field trip. C. Study for a test. 2. How will the speakers go to the mall(购物中心)? A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 3.What does the man normally have for breakfast? A. Eggs. B. Cheese. C. Bread. 4.Where did the man meet Emma for the first time? A. In a high school. B. In a library. C. In his office. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A city. B. An actress. C. A play. 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. Who called the woman this morning? A. Mr. Williams. B. Ms. Parker. C. Mr. Harris. 7. What does the woman ask Mike to do? A. Call to inform her of urgent things. B. Attend a meeting for sales directors. C. Confirm her appointment. 听第7段材料，回答第8~9题。 8. What will the man do first? A. Read the rules. B. Finish the drink. C. Show his student card. 9. What is probably the woman? A. A teacher. B. A librarian. C. A student. 听第8段材料，回答第10~13题。 10. Why does Gina come here? A. To meet a friend. B. To apply for a job. C. To do some shopping. 11. What does Ivan think of his present job? A. Tiring. B. Exciting. C. Relaxing. 12. How long does Ivan work on Saturday? A. 9 hours. B. 10 hours. C. 12 hours. 13. What do the speakers decide to do? A. Have a meal. B. Work together. C. Attend a course. 听第9段材料，回答第14~17题。 14. What kind of party will the woman have? A. An ice-skating party. B. A roller-skating party. C. A pool party. 15. Who will the man invite to the party? A. Katie. B. Sammy. C. David. 16. What advice does the woman think is workable? A. Decorating the place with balloons. B. Renting some winter animals. C. Buying a cheesecake. 17. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister. 听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。 18. When was the plane supposed to take off? A. At 5:00 am. B. At 10:00 am. C. At 10:20 am. 19. What will the weather be like in the evening in Los Angeles? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. 20. What are the passengers likely to do next? A Enjoy a film. B. Watch a video. C. Have some drinks. 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 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. G 18. F 19. E 20. A 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. A 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. have traveled##have travelled 37. beauty 38. led 39. spots 40. to stay 41. it  42. What  43. which 44. more 45. visiting 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】 Dear Martin, I’m glad to receive your email asking for advice on how to play volleyball. I’d like to share. I whole-heartedly support your decision to play volleyball. It’s an exciting sport that can enhance your physical fitness and social skills. To start with choose a suitable volleyball and proper sports shoes. You can learn basic rules and skills from online resources. Then, practice serving, passing, and spiking regularly. Joining a volleyball club or a training camp is also a great idea as you can play with others and get professional guidance. I sincerely hope you’ll make rapid progress and have loads of fun in the volleyball world. Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】 The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed. I held on to the boat tightly, my heart pounding in my chest. I could see my brothers’ terrified faces. The noise of the water was deafening. Then, I was surprised to notice that the objects in the whirlpool were not all pulled to the bottom at the same rate. Lighter things seemed to stay on the surface longer. I quickly made a decision. I shouted to my brothers to tie themselves to the empty barrels on the boat. But my elder brother was too panicked to respond, and my younger brother was already nowhere to be seen in the wild water. As you can see, the reason why I’m here to tell the story is that I made the right decision. I tied myself firmly to a barrel. The force of the whirlpool was still strong, but the barrel kept me floating. Hours passed like years. Finally, the storm began to weaken, and the whirlpool’s power decreased. I was gradually carried out of the danger zone. When I was rescued by a passing ship, I was in a state of extreme exhaustion. The experience had changed me forever, making me respect the power of nature even more. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$