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西安中学2024-2025学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题 (时间：120分钟 满分: 100分) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分10分) 第一节 (共5小题;每小题0.5分，满分2.5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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Keep the receipt. B. Return the item online. C. Open the package. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a bank. B. In a shop. C. At an airport. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the woman sound? A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Surprised. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Who did the man go camping with? A. Martin. B. Jenny. C. Phoebe. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers doing? A. Preparing for a party. B. Doing some shopping. C. Making a cake. 第二节(共15小题;每小题0.5分，满分7.5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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How often does the woman go to the fitness club? A. Four times a week. B. Three times a week. C. Twice a week. 7. What does the woman think of swimming? A. Tiring. B. Enjoyable. C. Frightening. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Colleagues. C. Landlord and tenant. 9. Why does Susan hesitate to buy a house? A. She hasn’t got her parents’ support. B. She is unable to buy one on her own. C. She has no right to apply for a bank loan. 10. What is Mark most satisfied with about his new house? A. The price. B. The size. C. The location. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What prevents the man from leaving on Monday? A. The terrible weather. B. An urgent event. C. No tickets. 12. When will the man fly to Boston? A. On September 12th. B. On September 13th. C. On September 18th. 13. How much should the man pay? A. $800. B. $400. C. $200. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Why is Mike searching about Zarougui? A. To satisfy his curiosity. B. To learn to draw from her. C. To prepare for schoolwork. 15. What is special about Zarougui’s artworks? A. They’re painted on water. B. They’re made in rivers. C. They’re created on canvases. 16. Where did Zarougui most probably learn painting? A. At an artist’s home. B. At a school in Tunisia. C. At an art college abroad. 17. What is the woman? A. A teacher. B. A student. C. An artist. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. Why are the workshops to be planned? A. To cultivate students’ healthy eating habits. B. To encourage more students to go to college. C. To develop students’ independent living skills. 19. What do Damian Hinds’s words stress? A. Two sides of school life. B. The necessity of the course. C. Effects of active lifestyles. 20. What is the talk mainly about? A. The quiz before entering the university. B. The management of students’ daily life. C. The introduction to universities in England. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5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 POETRY CHALLENGE Write a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life. Prizes 3 Grand Prizes:Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner’s choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World. 6 First Prizes:The book Sky Pioneer:A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch. 50 Honorable Mentions:Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhart’s final flight. Rules Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification. ■Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can be any format, any number of lines. ■Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper. ■On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date. ■Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year. 21. How many people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Six. 22 What will each of the honorable mention winners get? A. A plane ticket. B. A book by Corinne Szabo. C. A special T-shirt. D. A photo of Amelia Earhart. 23. Which of the following will result in disqualification? A. Typing your poem out. B. Writing a poem of 120 words. C. Using both sides of the paper. D. Mailing your entry on October 30. B Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme — had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for. I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career. So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue. When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about. Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them. 24. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender’s name? A. Anxious. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Settled. 25. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________. A. criticise the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work 26. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________. A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing 27. What can we learn from this passage? A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution. C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction. C We journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new multimedia tools. Many young people don’t even realize it’s new. For them, it’s just normal. This hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I had brought a children’s book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures — a perfect match for his age. Picture this: my grandson sitting on my lap as I hold the book in front so he can see the pictures. As I read he reaches out and pokes (戳) the page with his finger. What’s up with that? He just likes the pictures, I thought. Then I turned the page and continued. He poked the page even harder. I nearly dropped the book. I was confused: Is there something wrong with this kid? Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my storybook was like that. Sorry, kid. This book is not part of your high-tech world. It’s an outdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like your grandfather. Well, I may be old, but I’m not hopelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit video and produce audio. I use mobile payment. I’ve even built websites. There’s one notable gap in my new-media experience, however: I’ve spent little time in front of a camera, since I have a face made for radio. But that didn’t stop China Daily from asking me last week to share a personal story for a video project about the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province. Anyway, grandpa is now an internet star — two minutes of fame! I promise not to let it go to my head. But I will make sure my 2-year-old grandson sees it on his tablet. 28. What do the underlined words “hit home for me” mean in paragraph 2? A. Provided shelter for me. B. Became very clear to me. C. Took the pressure off me. D. Worked quite well on me. 29. Why did the kid poke the storybook? A. He took it for a tablet computer. B. He disliked the colorful pictures. C. He was angry with his grandpa. D. He wanted to read it by himself. 30. What does the author think of himself? A. Socially ambitious. B. Physically attractive. C. Financially independent. D. Digitally competent. 31. What can we learn about the author as a journalist? A. He lacks experience in his job. B. He seldom appears on television. C. He manages a video department. D. He often interviews internet stars. D An Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing cattle, a development that could bring big changes to a profession that's relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor shortage. Salah Sukkarieh, a professor at the University of Sydney, sees robots as necessary given how cattlemen are aging. He is building a four-wheeled robot that will run on solar and electric power. It will use cameras and sensors to monitor the animals. A computer system will analyze the video to determine whether a cow is sick. Radio tags (标签) on the animals will measure temperature changes. The quality of grassland will be tracked by monitoring the shape, color and texture (质地) of grass. That way, cattlemen will know whether they need to move their cattle to another field for nutrition purposes. Machines have largely taken over planting, watering and harvesting crops such as corn and wheat, but the monitoring of cattle has gone through fewer changes. For Texas cattleman Pete Bonds, it's increasingly difficult to find workers interested in watching cattle. But Bonds doesn't believe a robot is right for the job. Years of experience in the industry - and failed attempts to use technology - have convinced him that the best way to check cattle is with a man on a horse. Bonds, who bought his first cattle almost 50 years ago, still has each of his cowboys inspect 300 or 400 cattle daily and look for signs that an animal is getting sick. Other cattlemen see more promise in robots. Michael Kelsey Paris, vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft. Cattle tend to be kept in remote places and their value has risen, making them appealing targets. 32. What is a problem with the cattle-raising industry? A. Soil pollution. B. Lack of workers. C. Aging machines. D. Low profitability. 33. What will Sukkarieh's robot be able to do? A. Monitor the quality of grass. B. Cure the diseased cattle. C. Move cattle to another field. D. Predict weather changes. 34. Why does Pete Bonds still hire cowboys to watch cattle? A. He wants to help them earn a living. B. He thinks men can do the job better. C He is inexperienced in using robots. D. He enjoys the traditional way of life. 35. How may robots help with cattle watching according to Michael Kelsey? A. Increase the value of cattle. B. Bring down the cost of labor. C. Make the job more appealing. D. Keep cattle from being stolen. 第二节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。 Society tells us that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A new study published in Human Development points out that using a childlike approach to learning can help people of any age take on and rise to new challenges. ____36____ Venture (冒险) outside your comfort zone. As adults, we tend to use similar skills day in and day out: We take jobs in fields we’re already good at, drive the same routes to the same places, and fall into routines we’re comfortable with. ____37____ Switching to something more challenging may have more cognitive benefits. ____38____ A fear of making mistakes is another reason why adults are slow to learn new things; if we try but fail, we can face criticism, lose money, or get fired. That’s why it’s important to build up a support network of people at work and at home — who allow you to make mistakes and learn from them. Make a serious commitment and don’t give up. ____39____ If you can afford it, spending money on a new pursuit — for example, booking a trip to Rome to practise your Italian — might also make it harder to throw in the towel. Learn more than one thing at once. We tend to zero in on one hobby or one skill. But dividing that time and energy into three or four areas will stretch your brain in all different directions. ____40____ Add singing lessons, and next year you try something else. You can add things gradually based on what you can handle. A. Turn to your friends and family B. The following strategies will do the trick C. Surround yourself with encouraging people D. Telling friends about your new goal can help keep you motivated E. But all this familiarity limits the parts of the brain we’re using regularly F. That doesn’t mean you should start all the new challenges all at once, though G. So feeling comfortable can reduce stress and make you happier and more productive 第三部分 语言知识运用(共三节，满分30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 Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have ____41____ the course earlier than she did. Her ____42____ came because she was carrying a ____43____ across the finish line. As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her ____44____ when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She ____45____ to help her fellow runner, Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with ____46____. She couldn’t. Bailey then ____47____ to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____48____ attention. Once there, Lenoue was ____49____ and later taken to a hospital, where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme _____50_____ to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey’s help. As for Bailey, she is more _____51_____ about why her act is considered a big _____52_____. “She was just crying. I couldn’t _____53_____ her,” Bailey told the reporter. “I feel like I was just doing the right thing.” Although the two young women were strangers before the _____54_____, they’ve since become friends. Neither won the race, but the _____55_____ of human kindness won the day. 41. A. designed B. followed C. changed D. finished 42. A. delay B. chance C. trouble D. excuse 43. A. judge B. volunteer C. classmate D. competitor 44. A. race B. school C. town D. training 45. A. agreed B. returned C. stopped D. promised 46. A. courage B. aid C. patience D. advice 47. A. went away B. stood up C. stepped aside D. bent down 48. A. medical B. public C. constant D. equal 49. A. interrupted B. assessed C. identified D. appreciated 50. A. hunger B. pain C. cold D. tiredness 51. A. worried B. ashamed C. confused D. discouraged 52. A. game B. problem C. lesson D. deal 53. A. leave B. cure C. bother D. understand 54. A. ride B. test C. meet D. show 55. A. secret B. display C. benefit D. exchange 第二节 单项选择 (共5小题;每小题0.5分，满分2.5分) 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 56. The manager _______ the workers how to improve the program since 9 a.m. A. has told B. is telling C. has been telling D. will have told 57. This is one of the best films ______. A. that have been shown this year B. that have shown C. that has been shown this year D. that has shown 58. Don’t worry. The hard work that you do now _____ later in life. A. will be repaid B. was being repaid C. has been repaid D. was repaid 59. In the lecture, the professor referred to many cases ______ parents knew their kids’ problems but couldn’t settle them in a correct way. A. why B. how C. when D. where 60. Despite facing financial adversity, Lily still ______ the high-paying job offer because it conflicted with her moral values. A. turned up B. turned down C. turned over D. turned away 第三节 单词拼写(共5小题;每小题0.5分，满分2.5分) 阅读下面句子，根据汉语提示在空白处填入1个适当的单词。 61. Some poems try to convey feelings such as joy and______ (悲伤). (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 62. Before we ________(抛弃)the ship, Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential supplies. （根据汉语提示单词拼写） 63. To______ (润色) up your article, you can use more figures of speech such as metaphors. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 64. He is a man of ______ (尊严，庄重) and unbending principle. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 65. I’ve got a dental ______(预约) at 3 o’clock. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 第四节 语法填空(共10小题;每题1分，满分10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。 For thousands of years, people have told fables (寓言) ___66___ (teach) a lesson or to pass on wisdom. Fables were part of the oral tradition of many early cultures, and the well-known Aesop’s fables date to the ___67___ (six) century, B. C. Yet, the form of the fable still has values today, ___68___ Rachel Carson says in “A Fable for Tomorrow.” Carson uses a simple, direct style common to fable. In fact, her style and tone (口吻) are seemingly directed at children. “There was once a town in the heart of America, ___69___ all life seemed to enjoy peaceful existence with its surroundings,” her fable begins, ___70___ (borrow) some familiar words from many age-old fables. Behind the simple style, however, is a serious message ___71___ (intend) for everyone. ___72___ (difference) from traditional fables, Carson’s story ends with an accusation instead of a moral. She warns of the environmental dangers facing society, and she teaches that people must take responsibility ___73___ saving their environment. The themes of traditional fables often deal with simple truths about everyday life. However, Carson’s theme is a more weighty ___74___ (warn) about environmental destruction. Carson proves that a simple literary form that has been passed down through the ages can still _____75_____ (employ) today to draw attention to important truths. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(满分10分) 76. 假定你是李华，你想参加学校举办的主题为“Love and Friendship”的英语诗歌朗诵比赛，请你给外教Mr. Smith发一封邮件，请他帮你选一首诗，并给予指导。 内容包括： (1)请求帮助；(2)比赛要求；(3)期待回复。 参考词汇：English Poetry Reading Contest(英语诗歌朗诵比赛) 注意： (1)词数80左右； (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Smith, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分20分) 77. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 When I was in high school, I was afraid of public speaking. My voice would shake, my hands would sweat, and my mind would go blank. During a class presentation on climate change, I stumbled(结结巴巴)over my words and froze halfway through. A few students giggled, and my face turned bright red. Afterward, my teacher, Mrs. Lee, pulled me aside. “You have great ideas,” she said, “but you need to trust yourself.” A week later, she announced a school-wide speech competition. To my horror, she signed me up. “Why me?” I protested. “I’ll embarrass myself again!” She smiled. “Courage isn’t the absence of fear—it’s moving forward despite it. Give it a try.” Reluctantly, I chose a topic close to my heart: “Small Acts of Kindness.” For weeks, I practiced daily—in front of my mirror, my dog, and even my little brother. My hands trembled during rehearsals, and I often forgot lines. Once, I tripped over a chair while practicing, but my brother clapped and said, “Do it again!” I recorded myself, cringed(畏缩)at every mistake, and tried again. Slowly, my confidence grew, though doubt still whispered: What if I freeze? What if no one cares? On the day of the competition, my legs felt like jelly. Backstage, I held my notes tightly, my heart pounding like a drum. When my name was called, the spotlight blinded me as I stepped onto the stage. For a second, panic surged—but then I spotted Mrs. Lee in the front row, nodding encouragingly. Her calm smile anchored me. I took a deep breath and began speaking. My voice wavered at first, but as I shared stories of kindness—a stranger helping my lost grandmother, classmates cheering for a struggling runner—my words flowed. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1： The moment I finished my speech, the auditorium fell silent. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Later that afternoon, Mrs. Lee handed me a small envelope. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 西安中学2024-2025学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题 (时间：120分钟 满分: 100分) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分10分) 第一节 (共5小题;每小题0.5分，满分2.5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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Keep the receipt. B. Return the item online. C. Open the package. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: I’d like to return something I bought over the holidays. It’s unopened and this is the receipt. M: OK, but that item was purchased on our online store. It is only allowed to be returned through our website. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a bank. B. In a shop. C. At an airport. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Good morning, sir. May I help you? M: Good morning! I’d like to open a savings account, please. By the way, could you please be quicker? I have to catch a plane before 12:00. W: OK. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the woman sound? A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Surprised. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: It is a real letdown. M: Why do you say so? It is very amusing. W: If I go to a theater, I expect more than just a laugh. Or at least I want to see some actors I’ve heard of, I mean, have you ever heard of Peter Griffith? 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Who did the man go camping with? A. Martin. B. Jenny. C. Phoebe. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Did you have a good time during your camping? M: Just so-so. Phoebe had been called away by her boss before we set out. Jenny felt sick all the way. I had to send her to Martin’s to give her a physical check-up. W: Oh! Maybe she got carsick. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers doing? A. Preparing for a party. B. Doing some shopping. C. Making a cake. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Take some flour, milk and sugar. Mix them, and add some eggs into the mixture. W: Right. I guess we can put it into the oven. M: Yes. And there is cream in the fridge. You can decorate it when it’s done. How about making another one next week as a birthday surprise for Mom? 第二节(共15小题;每小题0.5分，满分7.5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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How often does the woman go to the fitness club? A. Four times a week. B. Three times a week. C. Twice a week. 7. What does the woman think of swimming? A. Tiring. B. Enjoyable. C. Frightening. 【答案】6. A 7. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, Miss. I’m doing a survey about our customer service. How often do you come to our fitness club? W: I’m usually here on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I’m sure you’ve seen me here. M: Yeah, I see you here a lot. So, can you run 10 kilometers an hour on our running machine? W: Oh no, not that much, maybe 5 to 6 kilometers. M: Do you use the swimming pool a lot? The new swimming pool, many of our customers seem to really like it. W: No, I don’t use it at all. I can’t swim, and I’m scared of water. M: Why don’t you take our swimming lessons? It gives twice a week. W: I know. But I’m really afraid of even getting in the water. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Colleagues. C. Landlord and tenant. 9. Why does Susan hesitate to buy a house? A. She hasn’t got her parents’ support. B. She is unable to buy one on her own. C. She has no right to apply for a bank loan. 10. What is Mark most satisfied with about his new house? A. The price. B. The size. C. The location. 【答案】8. B 9. B 10. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Mark, thanks for inviting me over to take a look at your new house. It is bright and spacious. I really love it. Otherwise, it’s near our company. It’s convenient for you to go to work. M: That’s true. Glad you could make it, Susan. Just make yourself at home. W: Thanks. After seeing your new house, it’s gotten me thinking. Maybe I should buy a house, too. The problem is I can’t afford a house now. I don’t want to ask my parents for money, though they’re capable of helping me financially. M: You can apply for a loan at the bank. W: Well, I don’t really like this idea. So why did you decide to buy this house? M: Well, this house was a bit expensive, but you know it’s just a ten-minute walk to the subway station and a fifteen-minute walk to a park. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What prevents the man from leaving on Monday? A. The terrible weather. B. An urgent event. C. No tickets. 12. When will the man fly to Boston? A. On September 12th. B. On September 13th. C. On September 18th. 13. How much should the man pay? A. $800. B. $400. C. $200. 【答案】11. C 12. B 13. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Good morning. The United Airlines. What can I do for you? M: Yes, I’d like to make a reservation to Boston next week. W: When do you want to fly? M: Monday, September 12th. W: We have Flight 802 on Monday. Just a moment please. Let me check whether there’re seats available. I’m sorry we are all booked up for Flight 802 on that day. M: Then, any alternatives? W: The next available flight leaves at 9:30 on Tuesday morning, September 13th. Shall I book you a seat? M: Er... it is a direct flight, isn’t it? W: Yes, it is. You want to go first class or economy class? M: I prefer first class. What about the fare? W: One way is $200. M: OK. I will take the 9:30 flight. Two one-way tickets, please. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Why is Mike searching about Zarougui? A. To satisfy his curiosity. B. To learn to draw from her. C. To prepare for schoolwork. 15. What is special about Zarougui’s artworks? A. They’re painted on water. B. They’re made in rivers. C. They’re created on canvases. 16. Where did Zarougui most probably learn painting? A. At an artist’s home. B. At a school in Tunisia. C. At an art college abroad. 17. What is the woman? A. A teacher. B. A student. C. An artist. 【答案】14. C 15. A 16. C 17. B 【解析】 【原文】W: What are you doing, Mike? M: I need to write a school paper about an artist today. Now I’m searching about a Tunisian artist named Zohra Zarougui. She is a very special artist. W: Why do you say so? M: Because she paints on water using an ancient technique called Ebru. You know, most artists just paint on a canvas. W: I know a special artist, too. She likes making art works in rivers. So how did Zarougui learn that kind of technique? M: It is not taught in Tunisia, so Zarougui had to travel and study in a foreign country. She got a master’s degree, and after years of research, she returned to Tunisia. W: Do you know the history of this kind of art? M: Not so well I just know the art of Ebru first appeared and evolved in the 15th century in Persia and Ottoman Turkey. I still need to do more research. Have you finished all your homework? W: Not yet. I also need to do some research on the history of jazz in the US. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. Why are the workshops to be planned? A. To cultivate students’ healthy eating habits. B. To encourage more students to go to college. C. To develop students’ independent living skills. 19. What do Damian Hinds’s words stress? A. Two sides of school life. B. The necessity of the course. C. Effects of active lifestyles. 20. What is the talk mainly about? A. The quiz before entering the university. B. The management of students’ daily life. C. The introduction to universities in England. 【答案】18. C 19. B 20. A 【解析】 【原文】 W: Students from high school are to be quizzed on whether they can cook five hot meals, and how often they should change their sheets. The scheme is supported by the government to help them prepare for university. Ministers are urging schools to put on special workshops for students aged 16—18 to ensure they feel comfortable with the preparation of leaving home. The course, designed by the university accommodation provider Unite Students, will teach students how to manage their finances and how to live independently. According to the course materials, teachers should ask students questions which may not have occurred to them, such as “What is the price of a litre of milk?” and “List 5 hot meals you can cook.” and “How often will you wash your sheets once you move out of home?” Damian Hinds, the Education Secretary, said, “We are conscious that going to university is one of the most exciting things that happens in your life, but it can also be very challenging.” He said that an important part of education is preparing children for adulthood, so “it is right that we teach them what to expect for life after school”. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5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 POETRY CHALLENGE Write a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life. Prizes 3 Grand Prizes:Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner’s choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World. 6 First Prizes:The book Sky Pioneer:A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch. 50 Honorable Mentions:Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhart’s final flight. Rules Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification. ■Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can be any format, any number of lines. ■Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper. ■On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date. ■Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year 21. How many people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Six. 22. What will each of the honorable mention winners get? A. A plane ticket. B. A book by Corinne Szabo. C. A special T-shirt. D. A photo of Amelia Earhart. 23. Which of the following will result in disqualification? A Typing your poem out. B. Writing a poem of 120 words. C. Using both sides of the paper. D. Mailing your entry on October 30. 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇应用文。本文是一篇诗歌大赛的征稿启事。文章就参赛作品的内容、奖项、参赛规则等做了介绍。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据Prizes部分中第一段中的“Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner's choice”可知，每位获奖者都可以带一名家长和另一名由获奖者选择的人员。因此，每位获奖者可以带两个人。故选A。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Prizes部分中第三段“50 Honorable Mentions: Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhart's final flight”可知，每位优秀奖获奖者都将获得一件纪念埃尔哈特最后一次飞行的T恤。故选C。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一部分中的“Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification. Write a poem using 100 words or fewer”可知，所写的诗字数不能超过100字。否则，将会被取消资格。故结合选项，B选项(写一首120字的诗)是会被取消资格的。故选B。 B Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme — had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for. I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career. So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue. When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about. Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them. 24. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender’s name? A. Anxious. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Settled. 25. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________. A. criticise the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work 26. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________. A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing 27. What can we learn from this passage? A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution. C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction. 【答案】24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章中作者结合自己被拒绝后得到了更好的职业发展机会，告诉我们最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…”and my vision blurred (模糊). (当我看到邮件发件人的名字时，我的心跳加速了。这封邮件是这样开头的：“亲爱的格林先生，感谢您的关注”，“审核过程比预期的要长。”信的结尾是“我们很抱歉地通知你……”，我的视线模糊了)”可知，收到的是被拒绝的邮件，所以推测作者在看到电子邮件发件人的名字时感到焦虑。故选A。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. (因此，当我收到这封邮件后不久，负责这个项目的玛丽·德文教授邀请我去她的实验室观察正在进行的工作时，我感到非常震惊。我欣然接受了这个机会，几周后，当她邀请我和她谈谈我可以在她的实验室里从事的潜在项目时，我同样感到震惊——同时也是欣喜若狂。她提出的建议似乎没有我最初申请的项目那么令人兴奋，但我打算全力以赴)”可知，与德文教授交谈后，作者决定全心全意地投入实验室工作。故选D。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue. (我发现自己和一个机器人教授一起研究从沙漠中远程收集数据的技术。我可以在沙发上完成这个项目，而不是在沙漠的酷热中完成，它不仅在封锁期间幸存下来，而且在传统方法不奏效的地方也奏效了。最后，我有了新的科学兴趣去追求)”可推知，机器人学教授的项目很鼓舞人心。故选B。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them. (我明白了有时候我需要抓住提供的机会，即使这些机会在当时听起来并不完美，也要充分利用，而不是一成不变地制定计划)”结合文章中作者结合自己被拒绝后得到了更好的职业发展机会，告诉我们最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。故C选项“拒绝可以是重定向”最符合文章的主旨。故选C。 【点睛】 C We journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new multimedia tools. Many young people don’t even realize it’s new. For them, it’s just normal. This hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I had brought a children’s book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures — a perfect match for his age. Picture this: my grandson sitting on my lap as I hold the book in front so he can see the pictures. As I read, he reaches out and pokes (戳) the page with his finger. What’s up with that? He just likes the pictures, I thought. Then I turned the page and continued. He poked the page even harder. I nearly dropped the book. I was confused: Is there something wrong with this kid? Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my storybook was like that. Sorry, kid. This book is not part of your high-tech world. It’s an outdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like your grandfather. Well, I may be old, but I’m not hopelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit video and produce audio. I use mobile payment. I’ve even built websites. There’s one notable gap in my new-media experience, however: I’ve spent little time in front of a camera, since I have a face made for radio. But that didn’t stop China Daily from asking me last week to share a personal story for a video project about the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province. Anyway, grandpa is now an internet star — two minutes of fame! I promise not to let it go to my head. But I will make sure my 2-year-old grandson sees it on his tablet. 28. What do the underlined words “hit home for me” mean in paragraph 2? A. Provided shelter for me. B. Became very clear to me. C. Took the pressure off me. D. Worked quite well on me. 29. Why did the kid poke the storybook? A He took it for a tablet computer. B. He disliked the colorful pictures. C. He was angry with his grandpa. D. He wanted to read it by himself. 30. What does the author think of himself? A. Socially ambitious. B. Physically attractive. C. Financially independent. D. Digitally competent. 31. What can we learn about the author as a journalist? A. He lacks experience in his job. B. He seldom appears on television. C. He manages a video department. D. He often interviews internet stars. 【答案】28. B 29. A 30. D 31. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者曾经是一名记者，在春节期间，作者给孙子拿了一本儿童读物，孙子却以为是平板电脑，不停地戳书。 【28题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段“We journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new multimedia tools. Many young people don’t even realize it’s new. For them, it’s just normal.”以及画线词后文“as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday.”可知，作者是记者，生活在一个讲故事的新时代，有许多新的多媒体工具。许多年轻人甚至没有意识到它是新的。对他们来说，这很正常。而这在春节假期，作者和两岁的孙子坐在沙发上，尤其清楚认识到了这一点。故画线词意思是“我很清楚”。故选B。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中“He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my storybook was like that.(事实上，他对书本并不熟悉。他的父亲经常用一台装有彩色图片的平板电脑逗他开心，当你戳它们的时候，这些图片就会变得栩栩如生。他认为我的故事书就是那样的)”可知，那孩子戳故事书是因为他把它当成了平板电脑。故选A。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中“Well, I may be old, but I’m not hopelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit video and produce audio. I use mobile payment. I’ve even built websites. (我可能老了，但从数字角度来说，我还没有毫无希望的挑战。我编辑视频，制作音频。我用移动支付。我甚至建立了网站)”可知，作者认为自己懂数码技术。故选D。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“There’s one notable gap in my new-media experience, however: I’ve spent little time in front of a camera, since I have a face made for radio.(然而，在我的新媒体体验中有一个明显的差距：我很少在镜头前呆着，因为我的脸是为电台而生的)”可知，作者作为记者他很少上电视。故选B。 D An Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing cattle, a development that could bring big changes to a profession that's relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor shortage. Salah Sukkarieh, a professor at the University of Sydney, sees robots as necessary given how cattlemen are aging. He is building a four-wheeled robot that will run on solar and electric power. It will use cameras and sensors to monitor the animals. A computer system will analyze the video to determine whether a cow is sick. Radio tags (标签) on the animals will measure temperature changes. The quality of grassland will be tracked by monitoring the shape, color and texture (质地) of grass. That way, cattlemen will know whether they need to move their cattle to another field for nutrition purposes. Machines have largely taken over planting, watering and harvesting crops such as corn and wheat, but the monitoring of cattle has gone through fewer changes. For Texas cattleman Pete Bonds, it's increasingly difficult to find workers interested in watching cattle. But Bonds doesn't believe a robot is right for the job. Years of experience in the industry - and failed attempts to use technology - have convinced him that the best way to check cattle is with a man on a horse. Bonds, who bought his first cattle almost 50 years ago, still has each of his cowboys inspect 300 or 400 cattle daily and look for signs that an animal is getting sick. Other cattlemen see more promise in robots. Michael Kelsey Paris, vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft. Cattle tend to be kept in remote places and their value has risen, making them appealing targets. 32. What is a problem with the cattle-raising industry? A. Soil pollution. B. Lack of workers. C. Aging machines. D. Low profitability. 33. What will Sukkarieh's robot be able to do? A. Monitor the quality of grass. B. Cure the diseased cattle. C. Move cattle to another field. D. Predict weather changes. 34. Why does Pete Bonds still hire cowboys to watch cattle? A. He wants to help them earn a living. B. He thinks men can do the job better. C. He is inexperienced in using robots. D. He enjoys the traditional way of life. 35. How may robots help with cattle watching according to Michael Kelsey? A. Increase the value of cattle. B. Bring down the cost of labor. C. Make the job more appealing. D. Keep cattle from being stolen. 【答案】32. B 33. A 34. B 35. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了澳大利亚一名教授正在开发一种机器人，用于监测放牧牛的健康状况。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“An Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing cattle, a development that could bring big changes to a profession that's relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor shortage.（澳大利亚一名教授正在开发一种机器人，用于监测放牧牛的健康状况，这一开发可能会给畜牧业带来重大变化。几十年来，畜牧业主要依靠低技术手段，但目前正面临劳动力短缺的问题。）”可知，畜牧产业面临劳动力短缺的问题。故选B。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The quality of grassland will be tracked by monitoring the shape, color and texture (质地) of grass.（通过监测草的形状、颜色和质地来跟踪草地的质量。）”可知，Sukkarieh的机器人可以监测草的质量。故选A。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“But Bonds doesn't believe a robot is right for the job. Years of experience in the industry - and failed attempts to use technology - have convinced him that the best way to check cattle is with a man on a horse.（但邦兹认为机器人并不适合这份工作。多年的行业经验——以及使用技术的失败尝试——使他确信，检查牛的最好方法是让一名男子骑在马上。）”可知，皮特·邦兹仍然雇佣牛仔看牛是因为他认为人能做得更好。故选B。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Michael Kelsey Paris, vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft.（俄克拉荷马州养牛人协会副会长迈克尔·凯尔西·帕里斯说，鉴于人们对偷牛的担忧不断上升，机器人可能会非常有用。）”可知，机器人帮助照看牛，可以防止牛被偷。故选D。 第二节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。 Society tells us that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A new study published in Human Development points out that using a childlike approach to learning can help people of any age take on and rise to new challenges. ____36____ Venture (冒险) outside your comfort zone. As adults, we tend to use similar skills day in and day out: We take jobs in fields we’re already good at, drive the same routes to the same places, and fall into routines we’re comfortable with. ____37____ Switching to something more challenging may have more cognitive benefits. ____38____ A fear of making mistakes is another reason why adults are slow to learn new things; if we try but fail, we can face criticism, lose money, or get fired. That’s why it’s important to build up a support network of people at work and at home — who allow you to make mistakes and learn from them. Make a serious commitment and don’t give up. ____39____ If you can afford it, spending money on a new pursuit — for example, booking a trip to Rome to practise your Italian — might also make it harder to throw in the towel. Learn more than one thing at once. We tend to zero in on one hobby or one skill. But dividing that time and energy into three or four areas will stretch your brain in all different directions. ____40____ Add singing lessons, and next year you try something else. You can add things gradually based on what you can handle. A. Turn to your friends and family B. The following strategies will do the trick C. Surround yourself with encouraging people D. Telling friends about your new goal can help keep you motivated E. But all this familiarity limits the parts of the brain we’re using regularly F. That doesn’t mean you should start all the new challenges all at once, though G. So feeling comfortable can reduce stress and make you happier and more productive 【答案】36. B 37. E 38. C 39. D 40. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何用孩童般的学习方式来帮助任何年龄段的人接受并应对新挑战的策略。 【36题详解】 由上文“A new study published in Human Development points out that using a childlike approach to learning can help people of any age take on and rise to new challenges. (一项发表在《人类发展》杂志上的新研究指出，采用孩子般的学习方法可以帮助任何年龄段的人接受并应对新的挑战。)”可知，用孩子的方式学习能帮助各年龄段的人应对挑战，下文介绍了一些具体策略。B选项“The following strategies will do the trick (以下策略将奏效)”承上启下，符合语境。故选B。 【37题详解】 由上文“As adults, we tend to use similar skills day in and day out: We take jobs in fields we’re already good at, drive the same routes to the same places, and fall into routines we’re comfortable with. (作为成年人，我们往往日复一日地使用相似的技能：我们从事自己擅长领域的工作，开车走相同的路线去相同的地方，并陷入我们熟悉的日常习惯中。)”及下文“Switching to something more challenging may have more cognitive benefits. (转向更具挑战性的事情可能会有更多的认知益处。)”可知，本空应强调这种熟悉的日常对大脑使用的限制。E选项“But all this familiarity limits the parts of the brain we’re using regularly (但所有这些熟悉的情况限制了我们经常使用的大脑部分)” 能够承上启下，符合题意。故选E。 【38题详解】 由下文“That’s why it’s important to build up a support network of people at work and at home — who allow you to make mistakes and learn from them. (这就是为什么在工作和家庭中建立一个支持网络很重要 —— 他们允许你犯错并从中学习。)”可知，本空应强调要和给予鼓励的人在一起。C选项“Surround yourself with encouraging people (让自己周围都是鼓励你的人)”符合语境，能够概括该段内容。故选C。 【39题详解】 由上文“Make a serious commitment and don’t give up. (做出严肃的承诺，不要放弃。)”及下文“If you can afford it, spending money on a new pursuit — for example, booking a trip to Rome to practise your Italian — might also make it harder to throw in the towel. (如果你有能力，在新的追求上花钱 —— 例如，预订去罗马的旅行来练习意大利语 —— 也可能会让你更难放弃。)” 可知，本空应举例说明如何做出承诺并坚持下去。D 选项“Telling friends about your new goal can help keep you motivated (告诉朋友你的新目标可以帮助你保持动力)”是对做出承诺的具体举例，能够承上启下，符合题意。故选D。 【40题详解】 由上文“But dividing that time and energy into three or four areas will stretch your brain in all different directions. (但将时间和精力分配到三到四个领域会从各个不同方向锻炼你的大脑。)”及下文“Add singing lessons, and next year you try something else. You can add things gradually based on what you can handle. (加上唱歌课程，明年你再尝试其他的。你可以根据自己的能力逐渐增加新的内容。)”可知，本空应强调不必一下子开始所有新挑战。F选项“That doesn’t mean you should start all the new challenges all at once, though (不过，这并不意味着你应该一下子开始所有的新挑战)”能够承上启下，符合题意。故选F。 第三部分 语言知识运用(共三节，满分30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 Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have ____41____ the course earlier than she did. Her ____42____ came because she was carrying a ____43____ across the finish line. As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her ____44____ when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She ____45____ to help her fellow runner, Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with ____46____. She couldn’t. Bailey then ____47____ to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____48____ attention. Once there, Lenoue was ____49____ and later taken to a hospital, where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme _____50_____ to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey’s help. As for Bailey, she is more _____51_____ about why her act is considered a big _____52_____. “She was just crying. I couldn’t _____53_____ her,” Bailey told the reporter. “I feel like I was just doing the right thing.” Although the two young women were strangers before the _____54_____, they’ve since become friends. Neither won the race, but the _____55_____ of human kindness won the day. 41. A. designed B. followed C. changed D. finished 42. A. delay B. chance C. trouble D. excuse 43. A. judge B. volunteer C. classmate D. competitor 44. A. race B. school C. town D. training 45. A. agreed B. returned C. stopped D. promised 46. A. courage B. aid C. patience D. advice 47. A. went away B. stood up C. stepped aside D. bent down 48. A. medical B. public C. constant D. equal 49. A. interrupted B. assessed C. identified D. appreciated 50. A. hunger B. pain C. cold D. tiredness 51. A. worried B. ashamed C. confused D. discouraged 52. A. game B. problem C. lesson D. deal 53. A. leave B. cure C. bother D. understand 54. A. ride B. test C. meet D. show 55. A. secret B. display C. benefit D. exchange 【答案】41. D 42. A 43. D 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. A 54. C 55. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了在明尼苏达州举行的一次越野赛中，Melanie Bailey背着另一个参赛者Danielle Lenoue过终点线并接受医疗检查的善行义举。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Melanie Bailey应该更早完成比赛。A. designed设计；B. followed跟随；C. changed改变；D. finished完成。根据下一段的“carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____8____ attention”可知，Bailey在比赛中背一名参赛者，所以完成比赛晚了，因此句子表示“Melanie Bailey应该更早完成比赛”。故选D。 【42题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的延迟是因为她背着一名竞争对手冲过终点线。A. delay延误；B. chance机会；C. trouble麻烦；D. excuse借口。根据上文“Melanie Bailey should have ____1____ the course earlier than she did”和上一题的解析可知，Melanie Bailey应该更早完成比赛，她的延迟是因为她背着一名竞争对手冲过终点线。故选A。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的延迟是因为她背着一名参赛者冲过终点线。A. judge裁判；B. volunteer志愿者；C. classmate同学；D. competitor参赛者。根据第一段的“hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race”可知，她是背着一名参赛者冲过终点线。故选D。 【44题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：据当地一家报纸报道，当Bailey跑到比赛的三分之二多的时候，她前面的一名选手开始痛苦地哭泣。A. race比赛；B. school学校；C. town城镇；D. training训练。根据第一段的“hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race”可知，此处是说“当Bailey跑到比赛的三分之二多的时候”。故选A。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她停下来帮助她的同伴Danielle Lenoue。A. agreed同意；B. returned回来；C. stopped停止；D. promised答应。根据下文“to help her fellow runner”可知，她停下来帮助她的同伴Danielle Lenoue。故选C。 【46题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Bailey扶着她的胳膊，看看她能否帮助下向前走。A. courage勇气；B. aid帮助；C. patience耐心；D. advice建议。根据上文“Bailey took her arm”可知，此处表示看她是否能在她的帮助下向前走。故选B。 【47题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后Bailey弯下腰，让Lenoue爬到她的背上，一路背着她走到终点线，然后又走了300英尺，到Lenoue接受治疗的地方。A. went away离开； B. stood up站起来；C. stepped aside让路；D. bent down弯腰。根据下文“let Lenoue climb onto her back”可知，Bailey弯下腰，让勒诺爬到她的背上。故选D。 【48题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后Bailey弯下腰，让Lenoue爬到她的背上，一路背着她走到终点线，然后又走了300英尺，到Lenoue接受治疗的地方。A. medical医疗的；B. public公众的；C. constant持续不断的；D. equal平等的。根据上文“began crying in pain”可知，Danielle Lenoue很疼，所以是要接受治疗，medical attention意为“医疗救助”。故选A。 【49题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Lenoue在那里接受了检查，后来被送往医院，在那里她得知自己的一个膝盖受了重伤。A. interrupted打断；B. assessed评估；C. identified识别；D. appreciated感激。根据下文“later taken to a hospital”可知，她是先接受了检查，再被送往医院，也就是先接受评估。故选B。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果没有Bailey的帮助，她可能会在极度的痛苦中挣扎着到达那个援助检查站。A. hunger饥饿；B. pain疼痛；C. cold感冒；D. tiredness疲劳。根据第5空前的“began crying in pain”可知，此处表示“如果没有Bailey的帮助，她可能会在极度的痛苦中挣扎着到达那个援助检查站”。故选B。 【51题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：至于Bailey，她更困惑的是为什么她的行为被认为是一件大事。A. worried担心的；B. ashamed惭愧的；C. confused困惑的；D. discouraged泄气的。根据下文“I feel like I was just doing the right thing”可知，Bailey觉得自己只是做了正确的事情，所以她对她的行为被认为是一件大事感到困惑。故选C。 【52题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：至于Bailey，她更困惑的是为什么她的行为被认为是一件大事。A. game游戏；B. problem问题；C. lesson课；D. deal交易，局面。根据下文“I feel like I was just doing the right thing”可知，Bailey觉得自己只是做了正确的事情，所以她对她的行为被认为是一件大事感到困惑，a big deal意为“非常重要的事”。故选D。 【53题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不能离开她。A. leave离开；B. cure治愈；C. bother打扰；D. understand理解。根据上文“She was just crying”以及Lenoue爬到她的背上，一路背着她走到终点线，然后又走了300英尺。可知，Bailey看见Lenoue哭喊，所以觉得不能离开她。故选A。 【54题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然这两个年轻女子在那场体育比赛之前是陌生人，但后来她们成了朋友。A. ride短途旅程；B. test测试；C. meet体育比赛；D. show展示。根据第一段“hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race”及空前的“the two young women were strangers before”可知，当时是一场比赛，句子表示“这两个年轻女子在那场体育比赛之前是陌生人”。故选C。 【55题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：两人都没有赢得比赛，但展示出的人类善良赢得了胜利。A. secret秘密；B. display展示；C. benefit利益；D. exchange交换。根据第二段的“let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____8____ attention”可知，Bailey背着一个参赛者过终点，并背她去接受检查，这展示了人类的善良。故选B。 【点睛】 第二节 单项选择 (共5小题;每小题0.5分，满分2.5分) 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 56. The manager _______ the workers how to improve the program since 9 a.m. A. has told B. is telling C. has been telling D. will have told 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：从上午九点开始，经理在一直不停地告诫工人如何去完善这个项目。由时间状语since 9 a.m.可知用现在完成时。根据句意，此处需要的是“一直不停地告诫”，强调持续性，故完成进行时更好，所以答案选C。 57. This is one of the best films ______. A. that have been shown this year B. that have shown C. that has been shown this year D. that has shown 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句和时态语态。句意：这是今年上映的最好的电影之一。空处为定语从句，“one of + 复数名词”作先行词时，定语从句的谓语动词用复数形式，这里先行词是 “films”，所以排除C、D选项，films与show之间是被动关系，即“电影被放映”，应该用“have been shown”。故选A。 58. Don’t worry. The hard work that you do now _____ later in life. A. will be repaid B. was being repaid C. has been repaid D. was repaid 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：不要担心，你现在付出的努力在以后一定会有所回报。根据句子末尾出现的时间状语later in life意为在以后的生活中，可以判断为将来时态，主语The hard work与谓语为被动关系。故选A。 59. In the lecture, the professor referred to many cases ______ parents knew their kids’ problems but couldn’t settle them in a correct way. A. why B. how C. when D. where 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：在讲座中，教授提到了许多案例，在这些案例中，父母知道孩子们的问题，但无法以正确的方式解决它们。空处引导定语从句，先行词是many cases，是抽象地点，关系词在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where引导。故选D。 60. Despite facing financial adversity, Lily still ______ the high-paying job offer because it conflicted with her moral values. A. turned up B. turned down C. turned over D. turned away 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管面临经济困境，Lily仍然拒绝了那份高薪工作的邀请，因为它与她的道德价值观相冲突。A. turned up出现，调大；B. turned down拒绝，调小；C. turned over移交，翻转；D. turned away拒绝进入。根据“because it conflicted with her moral values.”可知，Lily拒绝了高薪工作的邀请。故选B。 第三节 单词拼写(共5小题;每小题0.5分，满分2.5分) 阅读下面句子，根据汉语提示在空白处填入1个适当的单词。 61. Some poems try to convey feelings such as joy and______ (悲伤). (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】sorrow 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：有些诗试图表达喜悦和悲伤等情感。根据并列连词and前名词joy可知，用名词形式，在句中作宾语。名词“悲伤”英文为sorrow。根据汉语提示及句意，故填sorrow。 62. Before we ________(抛弃)the ship, Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential supplies. （根据汉语提示单词拼写） 【答案】abandoned##deserted 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：在我们弃船之前，Shackleton冷静地把我们叫到一起，告诉我们去抢救最基本的物资。根据汉语提示“抛弃”以及前文we可知，此处应用动词abandon或desert作谓语，根据句意和后文called可知，此处描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填abandoned/deserted。 63. To______ (润色) up your article, you can use more figures of speech such as metaphors. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】polish 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：为了润色你的文章，你可以多使用比喻之类的修辞手法。polish up润色；改善。不定式to后接动词原形。根据汉语提示及句意，故填polish。 64. He is a man of ______ (尊严，庄重) and unbending principle. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】dignity 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：他是一个有尊严、有坚定原则的人。“尊严，庄重”为名词dignity，作宾语，不可数名词。故填dignity。 65. I’ve got a dental ______(预约) at 3 o’clock. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】appointment 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：我三点钟约了牙医。“预约”用appointment，此处作宾语，前面有a，可知，空处用名词单数。故填appointment。 第四节 语法填空(共10小题;每题1分，满分10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。 For thousands of years, people have told fables (寓言) ___66___ (teach) a lesson or to pass on wisdom. Fables were part of the oral tradition of many early cultures, and the well-known Aesop’s fables date to the ___67___ (six) century, B. C. Yet, the form of the fable still has values today, ___68___ Rachel Carson says in “A Fable for Tomorrow.” Carson uses a simple, direct style common to fable. In fact, her style and tone (口吻) are seemingly directed at children. “There was once a town in the heart of America, ___69___ all life seemed to enjoy peaceful existence with its surroundings,” her fable begins, ___70___ (borrow) some familiar words from many age-old fables. Behind the simple style, however, is a serious message ___71___ (intend) for everyone. ___72___ (difference) from traditional fables, Carson’s story ends with an accusation instead of a moral. She warns of the environmental dangers facing society, and she teaches that people must take responsibility ___73___ saving their environment. The themes of traditional fables often deal with simple truths about everyday life. However, Carson’s theme is a more weighty ___74___ (warn) about environmental destruction. Carson proves that a simple literary form that has been passed down through the ages can still _____75_____ (employ) today to draw attention to important truths. 【答案】66. to teach 67. sixth 68. as 69. where 70. borrowing 71. intended 72. Different 73. for 74. warning 75. be employed 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了寓言的形式在今天仍然具有价值。 【66题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：几千年来，人们通过讲寓言来传授知识或传授智慧。根据句意可知，此处表达“来传授知识和智慧”，所以用不定式作目的状语。故填to teach。 【67题详解】 考查数词。句意：寓言是许多古代文化口述传统的一部分，而著名的伊索寓言可以追溯到公元前6世纪。century“世纪”前面要用序数词形式。故填sixth。 【68题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：然而，正如雷切尔·卡森在《明日寓言》中所说，寓言的形式在今天仍然具有价值。引导非限定性定语从句，且有“正如”之意，用关系代词as引导。故填as。 69题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：“从前，在美国的中心地带有一个小镇，那里所有的生命似乎都和周围的环境一起享受着和平的生活，”她的寓言是这样开头的，借用了许多古老寓言中的一些熟悉的词。句中先行词为town，在非限定性定语从句作地点状语，所以用关系副词where引导。故填where。 【70题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：“从前，在美国的中心地带有一个小镇，那里所有的生命似乎都和周围的环境一起享受着和平的生活，”她的寓言是这样开头的，借用了许多古老寓言中的一些熟悉的词。句中已有谓语动词，所以用非谓语动词形式。逻辑主语her fable与borrow之间为主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语。故填borrowing。 【71题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，在简洁的风格背后，是每个人都想要传达的重要信息。be intended for打算为……所用，在句中作定语，所以用过去分词形式。故填intended。 【72题详解】 考查形容词。句意：与传统寓言不同，卡森的故事以一种指责而不是道德结束。be different from与……不同，所以用形容词作状语。故填Different。 【73题详解】 考查介词。句意：她警告社会面临的环境危险，并教导人们必须承担起保护环境的责任。take responsibility for对……负责。故填for。 【74题详解】 考查名词。句意：然而，卡森的主题是对环境破坏的更严重警告。形容词weighty后接名词形式。根据句中不定冠词a可知，用可数名词的单数形式。故填warning。 【75题详解】 考查语态。句意：卡森证明了一种简单的文字形式已经流传了几个世纪，今天仍然可以用来引起人们对重要真理的注意。从句主语a simple literal form与employ之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态。情态动词can后接动词原形。故填be employed。 【点睛】 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(满分10分) 76. 假定你是李华，你想参加学校举办的主题为“Love and Friendship”的英语诗歌朗诵比赛，请你给外教Mr. Smith发一封邮件，请他帮你选一首诗，并给予指导。 内容包括： (1)请求帮助；(2)比赛要求；(3)期待回复。 参考词汇：English Poetry Reading Contest(英语诗歌朗诵比赛) 注意： (1)词数80左右； (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Smith, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Mr. Smith, I’m Li Hua. I’m eager to participate in the “Love and Friendship” themed English Poetry Reading Contest held by our school. However, I’m having trouble choosing a suitable poem. The contest requires us to recite an English poem within five minutes. I sincerely hope you can help me select a poem and offer some guidance on pronunciation and intonation. Your help would be of great significance to me. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文写作中的求助信。要求考生给外教Mr. Smith写封信，就自己想要参加学校举办的主题为“Love and Friendship”的英语诗歌朗诵比赛向其求助，希望对方能帮助自己选一首诗，并给予指导。 【详解】1.词汇积累 渴望：be eager to→ be anxious to 参加：participate in→ take part in 做某事有困难：have trouble doing→ have difficulty doing 真诚地：sincerely→ genuinely 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I’m eager to participate in the “Love and Friendship” themed English Poetry Reading Contest held by our school. 拓展句：I’m eager to participate in the “Love and Friendship” which is themed English Poetry Reading Contest held by our school. 【点睛】【高分句型1】The contest requires us to recite an English poem within five minutes.（运用了非谓语动词担当宾语补足语） 【高分句型2】I sincerely hope you can help me select a poem and offer some guidance on pronunciation and intonation.（运用了省略that的宾语从句） 第二节(满分20分) 77. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 When I was in high school, I was afraid of public speaking. My voice would shake, my hands would sweat, and my mind would go blank. During a class presentation on climate change, I stumbled(结结巴巴)over my words and froze halfway through. A few students giggled, and my face turned bright red. Afterward, my teacher, Mrs. Lee, pulled me aside. “You have great ideas,” she said, “but you need to trust yourself.” A week later, she announced a school-wide speech competition. To my horror, she signed me up. “Why me?” I protested. “I’ll embarrass myself again!” She smiled. “Courage isn’t the absence of fear—it’s moving forward despite it. Give it a try.” Reluctantly, I chose a topic close to my heart: “Small Acts of Kindness.” For weeks, I practiced daily—in front of my mirror, my dog, and even my little brother. My hands trembled during rehearsals, and I often forgot lines. Once, I tripped over a chair while practicing, but my brother clapped and said, “Do it again!” I recorded myself, cringed(畏缩)at every mistake, and tried again. Slowly, my confidence grew, though doubt still whispered: What if I freeze? What if no one cares? On the day of the competition, my legs felt like jelly. Backstage, I held my notes tightly, my heart pounding like a drum. When my name was called, the spotlight blinded me as I stepped onto the stage. For a second, panic surged—but then I spotted Mrs. Lee in the front row, nodding encouragingly. Her calm smile anchored me. I took a deep breath and began speaking. My voice wavered at first, but as I shared stories of kindness—a stranger helping my lost grandmother, classmates cheering for a struggling runner—my words flowed. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1： The moment I finished my speech, the auditorium fell silent. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Later that afternoon, Mrs. Lee handed me a small envelope. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The moment I finished my speech, the auditorium fell silent. For an agonizing second, I feared the worst. Had I bombed? Then, like a sudden thunderclap, applause erupted. The audience rose to their feet, cheering and whistling. I was stunned. Classmates I barely knew smiled and gave me thumbs - up. Some even rushed forward to congratulate me. Overwhelmed with relief and joy, I realized that my hard work had paid off. I had faced my fear and triumphed. Later that afternoon, Mrs. Lee handed me a small envelope. Inside was a note that read, “I knew you could do it. Your courage and the power of your words are inspiring. Keep believing in yourself.” Along with the note was a medal. “You won second place,” she said, beaming with pride. Holding the medal, I felt a new - found sense of self - assurance. Mrs. Lee’s faith in me had been the push I needed. From that day on, I was no longer the girl who trembled at the thought of public speaking. I was a conqueror, ready to face any challenge that came my way. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者在高中时期从害怕公开演讲到通过努力和老师的鼓励在学校演讲比赛中取得成功的经历，展现了个人在面对恐惧、克服困难、实现自我成长的过程。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我演讲一结束，礼堂里就安静了下来。”以及第二段首句内容“那天下午晚些时候，李老师递给我一个小信封。”可知，第一段可描写让作者意外的是，礼堂里爆发出雷鸣般的掌声，作者的演讲大获成功。 ②由第二段首句内容“那天下午晚些时候，李老师递给我一个小信封。”可知，第二段可描写李老师为作者感到自豪，而作者也拥有了自信。 2.续写线索：演讲一结束，礼堂里就安静下来——作者心下一沉，觉得自己搞砸了——然后，突然之间，礼堂里爆发出雷鸣般的掌声——作者惊呆了，原来自己的演讲非常成功——作者意识到努力终有回报——后来，李老师给了作者一个信封——作者发现里面有一张便条，李老师说自己就知道作者一定会成功，让作者相信自己——信封里还有一枚奖章，摸着奖章，作者感受到了一种新的自信——从那天起，作者不再是那个一想到公开演讲就会颤抖的女孩 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①意识到：realize/ come to know ②信任：believe in/ trust ③颤抖：tremble/ shake 情绪类 ①惊讶的：stunned/ astonished ②高兴：joy/ delight 【点睛】【高分句型1】Classmates I barely knew smiled and gave me thumbs - up.（运用了省略关系代词的定语从句） 【高分句型2】From that day on, I was no longer the girl who trembled at the thought of public speaking.（运用了who引导的定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $Listening test . twenty two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。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。I'd like to return something I bought over the holidays. It's unopened and this is the receipt. okay? But that item was purchased at our online, so IT is only allowed to be returned through our website. Good mornings, sir. May I help you? Good morning. I'd like to open a savings account, please. By the way, could you please be quicker? I have to catch a plane . before twelve OK. IT is a real let down. Why do you say so? IT is very amusing. If I go to a theater, I expect more than just a love. Or at least I want to see some actors i've heard of. I mean, have you ever heard of Peter griffin? Did you have a good time during your camping? Just so so fb had been called away by her boss before we set out. Jenny felt sick all the way. I had to send her a Martins to give her . a physical check up. Oh, maybe he got. Take some flower milk and sugar, mix them and add some eggs into the mixture, right? I guess we can put IT into the evin. Yes, and there is cream in the fridge. You can decorate IT what it's done. How about making another one next week as a birthday surprise for mom? 第二节听下面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ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第六和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Hi, miss, i'm doing a survey about our customer service. How often do you come to our . a fitness club? I'm usually here on monday, tuesday, thursday and saturday. I'm sure you have seen me here. Yeah, I see you here a lot. So can you run ten kilometers an hour on our running machine? Oh no, not that much. Maybe five to six kilometers. Do you use the . swiming pool a lot? The new swimming pool. Many of our customers seem to really like IT. No, I don't use IT at all. I can't swim and i'm scared of water. What you take our swiming lessons IT gives twice a week. I know, but i'm really afraid of even getting in the water. Hi, miss, i'm doing a survey about our customer service. How often do you come to our . fitness club? I'm usually here on monday, tuesday, thursday and saturday. I'm sure you've sedney here. Yeah, I see you here a lot. So can you run ten kilometers an hour on our . running machine? Oh no, not that much. Maybe five to six kilometers. Do you use the swimming pool? A lot. The new swimming pool, many of our customers seem to really like IT. No, I don't use IT at all. I can't swim and i'm scared of water. What did you take? Our swimming ssn IT gives twice a week. I know, but i'm really afraid of even getting in the water. 听下面一段对话，回答第八至第13个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Mark, thanks for inviting me over to take a look at to your new house. IT is brighten spaces. I really love IT. Otherwise it's near our company. It's convenient for you to go to work. That's true. Glad you could make IT, Susan, just make yourself at home. thanks. After seeing your new house, it's gotten me thinking maybe I should buy a house to. The problem is I can't afford a house now. I don't want to ask my parents for money, though they are capable of helping . me financially. You apply for a at the bank. Well, I don't really like this idea. So why did you decide to buy this house? Well, this house was a bit expensive, but you know, it's just a ten minute walk to the subway station and a fifteen minute walk to a park. Mark, thanks for inviting me over to take a look at your new house. IT is bright and spacious. I really love IT, otherwise it's near our company. It's convenient for you to go to work. That's true. Glad you could make IT. Susan, just make yourself at home. thanks. After seeing your new house, it's gotten me thinking, maybe I should buy a house to. The problem is I can't afford a house now. I don't want to ask my parents for money, though they're capable of helping me financially. You can apply for a low at the bank. Well, I don't really like this idea, so why did you decide to buy this house? Well, this house was a bit expensive, but you know, it's just a ten minute walk to the subway station and a fifteen minute walk to a park. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13 3个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Good morning, the united airlines. What can I do for you? Yes. i'd like to make a reservation to boston next week. When do you want . to fly day sep twice? We have flight IO two on monday. Just a moment. Please let me check whether their seats available. I'm sorry, we are all booked up for flight ado two . on that day. Any alternatives? The next available flight leaves at nine thirteen on tuesday morning, september thirteenth. Shall I book you a seat? IT is a direct flight. isn't IT? yes. IT is you want to go first class or economy class? I prefer first class. What about the fair? One way is two hundred dollars. Okay, I will take the nine thirty flight. Two, one way tickets, please. Good morning. The united airlines. What can I do for you? Yes, i'd like to make a reservation. The boston next week. When do you want . to fly day some tea twice? We have flight IO two on monday. Just a moment. Please let me check whether their seats available. I'm sorry, we are all booked up for flight ado two . on that day. Any alternatives? The next available flight leaves at nine thirty on tuesday morning, september thirteenth. Shall I book . with IT is a direct flight. And IT, yes. IT is, you want to go first. Classical economy class. I prefer first class. What about the fair? One way is two hundred dollars. Okay, I will take the nine thirty flight two, one way tickets, please. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。What are you doing, mike? I need to write a school paper about an artist today. Now i'm searching about a tunisian artist named zora zug. SHE is a very special artist. Why do you say so? Because he paints on water using an ancient technique called abril. You know, most artists are just paint on a canvas. I know a special artist too. He likes making art works and rivers. So how did zog we learn that kind of technique? IT is not taught indonesia. So ZARA guy had a travel and study in a foreign country. SHE got a master's degree. And after years of research, SHE returned to tiny sia. Do you know the history of . this kind of art? Not so well. I just know the art of April first appeared and evolved in the fifteen century in pressure and autumn turkey. I still need to do more research. Have you finished all . your homework? Not yet. I also need to do some research on the history of jazz in the us. What are you doing, mike? I need to write a school paper about an artist today. Now i'm searching about a tunisian artist named zora zug. SHE is a very special artist. Why do you say so? Because he paints on water using an ancient technique called abril. You know, most artists are just paint on a canvas. I know a special artist too. He likes making art works and rivers. So how did zog we learn that kind of technique? IT is not taught into nesik. So zargheba travel and study in a foreign country. SHE got a master's degree. And after years of research, SHE returned to tune sia. do you know the history of . this kind of art? Not so well. I just know the art of e. Brew first appeared and evolved in the century in pressure and autumn turkey. I still need to do more research. Have you finished all . your homework? Not yet. I also need to do some research on the history of jazz in the U. S. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第23个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Students from high school are to be quiet on whether they can cook five hot meals and how often they should change their sheet. The scheme is supported by the government to help them prepare for university. Ministers are urging schools to put on special workshops for students aged sixteen to eighteen to ensure they feel comfortable with the preparation of leaving home. Of course, designed by the university accommodation provider, unite students will teach students how to manage their finances and how to live independently. According to the course materials, teachers should ask students questions which may not have occurred to them, such as what is the Price of a leader of milk and least five hot meals you can cook, and how often will you wash your sheet once you move out of home? David hind, the education secretary, said, we are conscious that going to university is one of the most exciting things that happens in your life, but I can also be very chAllenging. He said that an important part of education is preparing children for adulthood. So IT is right that we teach them what to expect for life after school. Students from high school are to be quiet on whether they can cook five hot meals and how often they should change their sheet. The scheme is supported by the government to help them prepare for university. Ministers are urging schools to put on special workshops for students aged sixteen to eighteen to ensure they feel comfortable with the preparation of leaving home. The course designed by the university accommodation provider, unite students will teach students how to manage their finances and how to live independently. According to the course materials, teachers should ask students questions which may not have occurred to them, such as what is the Price of a leader of milk and least five hot meals you can cook, and how often will you wash your sheet once you move out of home? David hind, the education secretary, said, we are conscious that going to university is one of the most exciting things that happens in your life, but I can also be very chAllenging. He said that an important part of education is preparing children for adulthood. So IT is right that we teach them what to expect for life after school.