河北省邯郸市大名县第一中学2024-2025学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题

1 高二年级 2025-2026第一学期月考英语试题 时间：120分 分值：150分 命题人：允相卿 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，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. How many languages can the woman speak up to now? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 2. What does the man do most weekends? A. He watches basketball matches. B. He watches football matches. C. He goes shopping. 3. What happened to the man? A. He lost his report. B. He lost his way. C. He lost his phone. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In an office 5. What will the woman do first? A. Hand in her homework. B. Go to the library. C. Go to the classroom. 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。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6、7题。 6. What does the woman want to borrow? A. A chemistry book. B. A notebook. C. Some money. 7. Why does the woman work part-time? A. Because her father lost his job. B. Because her mother lost her job. C. Because her brother lost his job. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8、9题。 8. What is the man asking the woman for? A. Suggestions on his job interview. B. Suggestions on the company’s products. C. Help with his research. 9. What is the woman always ready to do? A. Learn more about the company. B. Go shopping with the man. C. Wear casual clothes. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10至 12题。 10. How long has the man lived in this area? A. For 5 years. B. For 10 years. C. For 15 years. 11. How far is the gas station from the place where the two speakers are? A. About half a mile. B. About two miles. C. About two and a half miles. 12. What can be known about the gas station? A. It is very large. B. It has a red roof. C. It is very small. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13至 16题。 13. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Buy a sports car. B. Sell his family car. C. Buy a small family car. 14. What season is it now? A. It is spring. B. It is winter. C. It is autumn. 15. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Friends. C. Husband and wife. 16. Why doesn’t the man want to get a new car? A. Because of his feeling to the old one. B. Because of the season. C. Because of the high price. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17至 20题。 17. Why did people come to the bar? A. To hear the lady sing. B. To make the lady famous. C. To listen to the piano. 18. When did the pianist know he had a talent for singing? A. After he became a famous pianist. B. That night after his first singing. 2 C. Long before he played the piano in the bar. 19. What happened to the pianist at last? A. He became a well-known singer in America. B. He had his own piano bar. C. He continued to play the piano in the bar. 20. Which of the following will the author agree on? A. People will succeed if they have talent. B. Everyone should make full use of his talent. C. Few people have real talent. 第二部分 阅读理解（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 Favorite Books for Young Readers The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble (For ages 5 to 8) Everywhere you look in The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, there’s a tiny, precise and lovely detail—a plant, a bird, a lizard, a shell and of course the great horses. This story of a Plains Indian girl who runs away with a band of wild horses, and eventually becomes one of them, won the Caldecott in 1978. The recognition was well-deserved for its insightful portrayal (描写 ) of the bond between the human spirit and the wilderness. Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall (For ages 4 to 8) Waves roll by, seasons come and go, keepers tend to their duties, and through it all, the lighthouse stands tall, sending its light out into the darkness, signaling hello to all the ships at sea. The Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall does a significant job showing the timeless nature of lighthouse life—and the change that’s coming. The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson (For ages 6 to 9) One of the most—if not the most—beautiful books on this list. Kadir Nelson’s fancy, photorealistic paintings pair with Kwame Alexander’s powerful words for a tribute (致敬) to decades of Black brilliance, pain and perseverance. “This is one of those texts that really spoke to me; it was beautifully written and I felt it was a really great pairing of words and pictures of an author and an artist,” Nelson said. Harlem by Walter and Christopher (For ages 9 and up) This poem by Walter Dean Myers—a revered elder of children’s literature—celebrates Harlem, where he grew up, full of“ colors loud enough to be heard” and songs first heard in the villages of “Ghana/Mali/Senegal”. His son Christopher’s vivid illustrations, part paint and part collage (拼贴画 ), don’t talk down to kids, instead pulling them into a lively city. 21. What is the focus of the book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses? A. The girl’s strong connection with nature. B. The girl’s artistic talent in drawing horses. C. The girl’s expertise in training wild animals. D. The girl’s close relationship with her family. 22. Whose book is recommended for 4-year-old kids? A. Paul Goble’s. B. Sophie Blackall’s. C. Kwa me Alexander and Kadir Nelson’s. D. Walter and Christopher’s. 23. What is special about Harlem? A. It’s a historical account of a famous battle. B. It’s a novel describing life in a quiet village. C. It’s a poem featuring the writer’s hometown. D. It’s a collection of songs from African countries. B One of my earliest memories is of my father sitting me down at our kitchen table with canvases, paints, and brushes. He taught me how to blend colors and use different materials. Whenever we felt inspired, we set out all our materials and painted what our hearts desired. My father grew up in a small village in the Dominican Republic. Despite not having many materials available, he created art with whatever he had. My father saved his money to buy paints and colored pencils to draw on the walls around his home. When he was 15, he arrived in America alone and stayed with his aunt in Florida for a while before finishing high school in New York with another aunt. He 3 studied very hard. Eventually, my father was able to obtain his citizenship. As I got older, he continued to give me lessons, teaching me different brush strokes and how to take care of my art supplies. He taught me to find beauty in everything and everyone around me. I grew to love drawing people, as I could highlight the physical features that make everyone unique and beautiful. It wasn’t until I began looking carefully into my father’s paintings and the work of popular artists on Instagram that I started to be more critical of my work. I started to worry that I could never live up to my father’s talent. My simple, two-dimensional drawings fell flat compared to his realistic landscapes. Going through my sketchbooks and portfolios, I found fault in all my drawings. Art was my favorite thing in the world but I started to believe I wasn’t good at it. Instead of working toward improving, I decided to give up drawing. My father noticed that I had been drawing and painting less and told me, “Mia, you should audition for the school. I wish I’d had an opportunity to study art like this when I was a kid.” My father’s bravery and strength are things that I desire to have. So over the next few months, I worked on my portfolio. Looking back at my pictures, I can see how much I have improved since then. The school must have seen potential in my drawings because I got in! It was eye-opening to attend a college that specializes in the arts. I learned to embrace my individuality and my talent. I have become more open about sharing my artworks and receiving constructive criticism, which raises my self-belief in my art. 24. Why does the author introduce her father’s experience in paragraph 2? A. To prove that art is a way to fight poverty. B. To illustrate the roots of her father’s influence on her. C. To criticize the lack of educational chances in rural areas. D. To contrast her life with the difficulties her father experienced. 25. What do the underlined words “fell flat” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Lacked visual appeal. B. Better than other works. C. Had complex structures. D. Looked incredibly realistic. 26. What kind of person is the author’s father? A. Brave and carefree. B. Creative but stubborn. C. Ambitious but dependent. D. Persistent and supportive. 27. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Art is about following established rules. B. Talent guarantees admission to art programs. C. Confidence comes from accepting imperfection. D. Progress can be achieved through trial and error. C Good news, coffee lovers: Your daily cup of Joe might be doing good to your heart, namely by helping to reduce the risk of heart failure, suggest the findings of a new study. In an analysis of data from three large studies on the topic, researchers found that those who reported drinking one or more cups of caffeinated (含咖徘因的) coffee a day had “a related decreased long-term heart failure risk”. For the report published in Circulation: Heart Failure, researchers used machine learning to examine data from a large study from the Framingham Heart Study, referencing this data against two other studies. “Each study included at least 10 years of follow-up, and altogether the studies provided information on more than 21,000 U.S. adult participants,” researchers said. When analyzing the Framingham Heart Study, researchers noted that when compared to non-coffee drinkers, coffee drinkers’ risk of heart failure decreased by 5% to 12% for each cup they drank each day. As for decaffeinated coffee, researchers noted that it did, not have the same benefits as caffeinated coffee, with one study suggesting that decaffeinated coffee may have an opposite effect. Dr. David Kao, senior study author, said in a statement, “The relation between caffeine and heart failure risk reduction was surprising. Coffee and caffeine are often considered by the general population to be ‘bad’ for the heart because people relate them to health problems like palpitations, high blood pressure, etc. The relationship between increasing caffeine consumption and decreasing heart failure risk turns that thought on its head.” “However, there is not yet enough clear evidence to prove that increasing coffee consumption can decrease the risk of heart disease with the same strength and certainty as stopping smoking, losing weight, or exercising,” Kao noted. The researchers also warned that the findings only focused on black coffee, that is, plain coffee, without added sugar and high-fat dairy products such as cream. 28. What’s the finding of the new study? A. The number of heart failure cases has decreased gradually. B. Coffee can help lower the possibility of heart failure. C. Caffeine does harm to people’s health. 4 D. Coffee helps cure heart disease. 29. How did researchers achieve their finding? A. By searching online for detailed information. B. By interviewing experts about their opinions. C. By conducting surveys among young adults. D. By comparing data from long-term studies. 30. What can directly affect the result of the study? A. The brand of coffee. B. The age of the subjects. C. The addition of caffeine to coffee. D. The amount of coffee consumption. 31. What is Dr. Kao’s attitude towards the result? A. Indifferent. B. Positive. C. Curious. D. Careful. D “How many of us as children have stared up at a church-like top of a giant tree and climbed it in wonder, which is a really special part of our lives?” asks Bill Laurance, a tropical ecologist at James Cook University. “The leaves of big trees in forests are spreading out in all directions. We’re faced with organisms that have evolved for long periods of ecological stability.” “There’s a lot to discuss on the issue,” says David Lindenmayer, a conservation ecologist at the Australian National University. “Climate change will mean that, in some forests, big trees won’t reach the same sizes they used to.” The effects of climate change, including long droughts, more invasive species and so on increase the simple physical challenges that big trees face in pulling water from their roots to their leaves and withstanding windstorms. Lindenmayer and Laurance define “large, old trees” as the largest five percent mature trees within a species. The flexible definition means that in some forests, the large, old trees might be only 20 meters tall and 100 years old. These large, old trees control the surrounding plant communities, affect water and nutrient distribution, and provide food and shelter for wildlife. “They’re really the breadbaskets of the forest,” says Laurance. “This is a very environmentally and ecologically important group of organisms, and they need special care and handling.” Determining the distribution and habitat requirements for large, old trees in the landscape is the first step towards ensuring their survival, “We have to ensure that what we’re thinking is long-term, to match the way these trees have existed for hundreds or even thousands of years,” says Laurance. “It’s going to be a real challenge to keep some places where there is still wildlife and the big church-like trees that we all really care about.” 32. How does the author lead in the topic of the text? A. By definition. B. By comparison. C. By quoting someone’s words. D. By drawing some conclusions. 33. What can we learn about big trees from paragraph 2? A. They are affected by various factors. B. They have become shorter but thicker. C. They easily pull water from their roots. D. They grow taller because of climate change. 34. Which of the following does Laurance want to express in the last paragraph? A. The plants around control trees’ survival. B. It is necessary to take good care of big trees. C. Big trees mainly depend on wildlife for survival. D. Planting big trees is the first step in forest protection. 35. What can be the best title for the text? A. Protect Forest Giants B. Keep Ecological Stability C. Deal with Forest Organisms D. Fight Against Climate Change 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山可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 You listen to music every day. Some music hits your hearts. Some music makes you full of joy. ___36___ In order to analyse functions of music, let’s see the benefits it brings. Music makes you express your emotion. ___37___This way your brain conveys the thoughts without speaking a word. When we try to express some sad emotion, you will use soft and deep music. ___38___ Music is an extremely unique way to develop the capability of memorising. The best example to prove this sentence is that you can easily learn something in the form of songs. The reason behind learning 5 a song quickly is that your mind enjoys music.Whatever your minds enjoy, it keeps it. Music makes you creative. Music is key to creativity. It helps you in improving your mind by making it more artistic. No matter what the great invention is, it requires art. Creativity is fulfilled by music. ___39___ Music improves your fine reasoning skills. During a study of children, it was shown that if children are exposed to three or more years of musical training, these same kids performed better. ___40___ They had better listening and speaking skills than those who had none. The children even tested better for vocabulary and reasoning skills. A. This was the result. B. Music is an art of beauty. C. Some music makes you tearful. D. Music makes you live a better life. E. Music makes learning more pleasant. F. You should choose some kind of music with powerful beats. G. You usually play the music that reflects your thoughts or your emotions. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30分） 第一节（共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 When Mysha decided to improve her fitness in late 2019, taking up running was a no-brainer. She lives in a beautiful town on Scotland’s east coast, so she found___41___wasn’t so bad, with breathtaking scenery. Yet even though Mysha quickly fell in love with running, something started to ___42___her ― the beaches and paths she ran along were covered in litter. __43__, she was always doing a little litter-picking, but when she saw an American runner online talking about plogging, a new____44_____emerging among runners, she was excited to try it out for herself. Plogging ___45___in Sweden, and the word comes from the Swedish word ploka, meaning “to__46__while jogging”. Mysha started following a(n)___47___online called Environmental Fitness and began to take an shopping bag with her on runs and fill it with___48___. It wasn’t long until she uncovered some of the upsetting _____49____of littering. She started to find___50__chemicals contained in batteries leaking into the environment and small animals___51___in plastic bottles struggling to chew their way out. These discoveries made Mysha even more __52____about litter picking. She joined her local litter-picking group and soon was asked to ___53___leadership of the group. Despite the big volumes of litter being dropped, Mysha and her fellow litter-pickers___54___to get out and plog. “The thought of keeping other people's spirits up and seeing their __55__ spread to more people keeps me going. Together, we can achieve amazing things!” Mysha says. 41. A. jogging B. skating C. cycling D. hiking 42. A. puzzle B. excite C. bother D. amuse 43. A. Proudly B. Actually C. Secretly D. Luckily 44. A. trend B. skill C. lesson D. trick 45. A. existed B. renewed C. advanced D. originated 46. A. relax B. pick C. think D. recycle 47. A. order B. rule C. initiative D. tradition 48. A. food B. clothes C. tools D. waste 49. A. truths B. processes C. instances D. consequences 50. A. rare B. poisonous C. organic D. unstable 51. A. raised B. trapped C. placed D. buried 52. A. curious B. worried C. passionate D. confused 53. A. take over B. insist on C. turn down D. rise to 54. A. ceased B. hesitated C. attempted D. continued 55. A. actions B. dreams C. hobbies D. memories 第二节（共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Porcelain (瓷器) , ___56___( feature ) its delicate texture, pleasing color, and refined sculpture, has been one of the ___57___( good ) artworks introduced to the western world through the Silk Road. The earliest one was found made of Kaolin in the Shang Dynasty (17th-11th Century BC) , and possessed the common aspects of the smoothness and unaffected quality of hard enamel (搪瓷), though pottery wares were more ___58___( wide ) used among most of the ordinary people. Anyway it was the beginning. In the following dynasties, due to its durability and shine, porcelain rapidly became ___59___ necessity of daily life, especially in the middle and upper classes. They were made in the form of all kinds of ___60___( item) , such as bowls, cups, vases and so on. 6 Blue and white china (qinghua )is the most widespread and famous Chinese porcelain, ___61___ originated in the Tang and Song eras (618 AD-1279 AD), but its technology didn’t mature ___62___ the Yuan era (1271 AD-1368 AD). Through the ___63___( develop ) of over 4,000 years, now it is still a brilliant kind of art that attracts thousands of people. The Porcelain Capital, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province, which ___64___( praise ) for thousands of years, will be certain ____65____( satisfy ) your appetite for beauty. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40分） 第一节（满分 15分） 假定你是李华，你校将举办主题为“First Aid”的英语演讲比赛，请给你校外籍教师 Mr. Smith写邮 件邀请他担任评委。内容包括： 1.活动时间及地点； 2.活动内容及目的。 注意： 1.写作词数应为 80左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Mr. Smith, _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Best regards, Li Hua 第二节(满分 25分) 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。 An awkward experience I was walking along the road to school one day and I met my friend Raine. He suggested that we skip school and go to the movies. I refused because my dad was very strict and I knew he would be mad. Raine offered various reasons but I still refused. Finally, he said there was a Will Smith movie at the local cinema and that I couldn’t afford to miss it. Finally curiosity got the better of me and I agreed to go. So we set off to the movies together, bought our tickets, popcorn and drinks and settled down comfortably. The movie was due to start in fifteen minutes and the lights were still on. We watched people coming in groups, families and there were couples too. Some of them looked like school students cutting classes like us. As I turned around, I suddenly caught sight of my uncle Andy and aunt Jane walking in. I sank into my seat quickly to avoid being spotted. I signaled to Raine that there was someone I didn’t want to see. But Raine made it more obvious by turning around and asking “Who? And where?” loudly, which made me sit even lower in my seat. To make things worse, they came and sat just in the row behind us. I couldn’t help but overhear(偷听) their conversation. They were discussing how much I would have loved to come to this movie, knowing my admiration for Will Smith. They were even commenting about the students cutting classes. They spoke in a low voice, but their words were loud enough for me to catch. They discussed the bad influence of cutting classes and the importance of studying hard at school. My heart sank with these words. It was as if they were unknowingly lecturing me, reminding me why I shouldn’t have given in to Raine’s suggestion. 注意： 1. 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。 Soon the lights were turned off and the movie began. ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ To my surprise, my uncle and aunt were standing at the exit smiling. _________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 高二月考英语答案2025.5 听力部分1. 【答案】C 【原文】M: Can you speak French now? W: Not yet, but I want to learn it next term. So far I have already mastered Japanese, Chinese and English. 2. 【答案】A 【原文】W: There are many good places for shopping in London. And I’ve been to lots of museums. I like living here. M: So do I. I like it here because I can watch basketball matches most weekends. 3.【答案】C 【原文】M: Oh, I’ve lost my mobile phone at the station. W: Oh dear. If I were you, I would report it to the police immediately. 4.【答案】B 【原文】W: Go to the “New Arrivals” section and find something to read. I’m going to return these books you never finished. M: All right. I guess I’ve been spending a lot more time in my office writing lately. 5.【答案】A 【原文】M: Would you like to go to the library with me to return a book? W: I’d like to, but I must go to the teachers’ office to hand in my homework first. 【答案】6. B 7. A 【原文】W: Ted, can I borrow your notebook for chemistry? M: Here you are. W: You are a great help, Ted. M: I don’t quite understand why you need my notebook. You do well in making notes. W: Well, recently, I have to work in a restaurant from 7 o’clock to 10 o’clock every evening. And sometimes I can’t follow the teacher. M: Oh, that’s really bad for your study. Do you have to work part-time? W: Yeah. My father lost his job two months ago and I must make some money by myself. M: Hmm, I understand. Please take care of yourself! W: Thanks. 【答案】8. A 9. B 【原文】M: Could you help me figure out how to get ready for my job interview? W: The most important thing is to make sure you know the company and what services or products it provides. Do you know all about them? M: Yes, I understand nearly everything about the company. W: What’s more, you have to decide whether the company is casual or formal. When you are choosing what to wear, keep all of that in mind. Have you chosen what to wear in the company? M: No, not yet. W: I’m always ready to go shopping with you! Anytime you need help, please let me know. Should we talk about other basics? M: OK, I’m listening. 【答案】10. C 11. C 12. B 【原文】W: Excuse me, sir. I’m a bit lost. Could you help me out, please? M: Sure! I can give you directions. I know this area well. I’ve been living here for fifteen years. Where are you heading? W: I need to find a gas station. My car is low on gas. M: Alright. Go down this road and drive on for about two more miles. W: OK. Is it on this road? M: No. Take the third left and go for about half a mile. You will get to the gas station. W: Is the gas station on the left side or the right side of the road? M: It will be on the right. W: What does it look like? M: It has a red roof. You can’t miss it. W: Thanks a lot! 【答案】13. C 14. B 15. C 16. A 【原文】W: Jack, I think we should buy a small family car? M: What? You mean we should sell my sports car! Never! W: But it’s expensive to run and it’s really old. You bought it long before I met you. M: That’s true but I never have any trouble with it! It always starts at once when I press the starter! W: It didn’t start at once yesterday morning! M: That was only because it was so cold now in winter! W: Good cars should starts easily in any season. M: That’s right but I still don’t want to sell my sports car. It’s my old friend. 【答案】17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B 【详解】Once there was a pianist in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady was tired of listening to the piano and asked him to sing a song. So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had expected he could sing so beautifully! All the people present had a good time and the pianist was also very happy because he found that he could sing well. He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name pianist in a no-name bar. Now he found, by accident, his ability to sing, so he went on working hard on singing. Later, the pianist became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole. You, too, have skills and abilities that you haven’t found. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you do nothing about your talent. 阅读理解【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四本适合年轻读者阅读的书籍。这些书籍不仅能够丰富孩子们的想象力，还能启发他们对世界的认知。 【21题详解】细节理解题。根据The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble部分“The recognition was well-deserved for its insightful portrayal (描写) of the bond between the human spirit and the wilderness.(这一认可是当之无愧的，因为它深刻地描写了人类精神与荒野之间的纽带)”可知，这本书展现了主人公和大自然之间的紧密联系。故选 A。 【22题详解】细节理解题。根据Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall部分“For ages 4 to 8 (适合4至8岁的儿童)”可知，适合4岁孩子阅读的书是Sophie Blackall所著的Hello Lighthouse。故选B。 【23题详解】细节理解题。根据Harlem by Walter and Christopher部分“This poem by Walter Dean Myers—a revered elder of children’s literature—celebrates Harlem, where he grew up, (沃尔特·迪恩·迈尔斯（Walter Dean Myers）是一位受人尊敬的儿童文学前辈，他的这首诗歌颂了他成长的哈莱姆区)”可知，哈莱姆区是作者成长的地方，由此可知，Harlem是一首描写作者家乡的诗歌。故选C。 【答案】24. B 25. A 26. D 27. C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者受父亲影响学习绘画，在经历自我怀疑后，在父亲的鼓励下重拾信心，最终进入艺术院校，学会接纳自己的个性和才华的故事。 【24题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段“My father grew up in a small village in the Dominican Republic. Despite not having many materials available, he created art with whatever he had. My father saved his money to buy paints and colored pencils to draw on the walls around his home. When he was 15, he arrived in America alone and stayed with his aunt in Florida for a while before finishing high school in New York with another aunt. He studied very hard. Eventually, my father was able to obtain his citizenship. ( 我父亲在多米尼加共和国的一个小村庄长大。尽管没有很多可用的材料，但他还是用他拥有的任何东西创作艺术。我父亲攒钱买了颜料和彩色铅笔，在他家的墙上画画。15岁时，他独自来到美国，在佛罗里达和姑姑住了一段时间，然后在纽约和另一位姑姑一起完成了高中学业。他学习非常努力。最终，我父亲获得了公民身份。)”可知，作者介绍她父亲的经历是为了说明她父亲对艺术的热爱和追求是如何影响她的，即她父亲对她产生影响的根源。故选B。 【25题详解】词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“It wasn’t until I began looking carefully into my father’s paintings and the work of popular artists on Instagram that I started to be more critical of my work. I started to worry that I could never live up to my father’s talent. (直到我开始仔细研究我父亲的画作以及Instagram上受欢迎艺术家的作品时，我才开始对自己的作品更加挑剔。我开始担心自己永远无法达到父亲那样的才华水平。)”可知，作者觉得自己简单、二维的画作与她父亲逼真的风景画相比是缺乏视觉吸引力的。由此可知，fell flat意为“缺乏视觉吸引力”。故选A。 【26题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段“He studied very hard. Eventually, my father was able to obtain his citizenship. (他学习非常努力。最终，我父亲获得了公民身份。)”和第五段“My father noticed that I had been drawing and painting less and told me, “Mia, you should audition for the school. I wish I'd had an opportunity to study art like this when I was a kid.” (我父亲注意到我画画少了，告诉我：“米娅，你应该去学校面试。我希望我小时候有机会像这样学习艺术。”)”可知，作者的父亲在艰苦的条件下依然坚持艺术创作，并努力学习获得了公民身份，这显示出他的坚持和毅力。同时，他鼓励作者追求自己的艺术梦想，这显示出他的支持态度。故选D。 【27题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“It was eye-opening to attend a college that specializes in the arts. I learned to embrace my individuality and my talent. I have become more open about sharing my artworks and receiving constructive criticism, which raises my self-belief in my art. (上一所专门教授艺术的大学让我大开眼界。我学会了接纳自己的个性和才华。我变得更加愿意分享自己的作品，并接受建设性的批评，这增强了我对自己艺术的自信。)”可知，作者学会了接纳自己的个性和才华，变得更加自信，这说明自信来自接受自己的不完美。故选C。 【答案】28. B 29. D 30. C 31. D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。新的研究表明，每天喝一杯或几杯含咖啡因的咖啡会降低心脏衰竭的风险。 【28题详解】细节理解题。由第一段中“Your daily cup of Joe might be doing good to your heart, namely by helping to reduce the risk of heart failure, suggest the findings of a new study. (一项新的研究表明，你每天喝一杯Joe咖啡可能对你的心脏有好处，即有助于降低心力衰竭的风险)”可知，新的研究结果表明喝咖啡可能会降低心脏衰竭的风险。故选B项。 【29题详解】细节理解题。由第二段中““Each study included at least 10 years of follow-up, and altogether the studies provided information on more than 21,000 U.S. adult participants,” researchers said. (研究人员说：“每项研究都包括至少10年的随访，这些研究总共提供了21000多名美国成年参与者的信息。”)”可知，研究人员通过对比长期研究的数据，得出研究结果。故选D项。 【30题详解】推理判断题。由第一段中“In an analysis of data from three large studies on the topic, researchers found that those who reported drinking one or more cups of caffeinated (含咖徘因的) coffee a day had “a related decreased long-term heart failure risk”. (在对三项大型研究数据的分析中，研究人员发现，那些报告每天喝一杯或多杯含咖啡因咖啡的人“长期心力衰竭风险降低”)”和第三段中“As for decaffeinated coffee, researchers noted that it did, not have the same benefits as caffeinated coffee, with one study suggesting that decaffeinated coffee may have an opposite effect. (至于无咖啡因咖啡，研究人员指出，它确实没有含咖啡因咖啡那么有益，一项研究表明，无咖啡因咖啡可能会产生相反的效果)”可知，喝含咖啡因的咖啡才可能会降低心脏衰竭的风险，无咖啡因咖啡没有含咖啡因咖啡那么有益，故咖啡中咖啡因的添加对实验结果有直接影响。故选C项。 【31题详解】推理判断题。由最后一段中““However, there is not yet enough clear evidence to prove that increasing coffee consumption can decrease the risk of heart disease with the same strength and certainty as stopping smoking, losing weight, or exercising,” Kao noted. (Kao指出：“然而，目前还没有足够的明确证据证明，增加咖啡消费可以像戒烟、减肥或锻炼一样，降低患心脏病的风险。”)”可知，Kao认为没有足够的证据表明增加含咖啡因的咖啡的消耗量能降低心脏衰竭的风险，因此他对待研究的结果是持谨慎的（Careful）态度。故选D项。 【答案】32. C 33. A 34. B 35. A 【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了古树是森林的粮仓，对环境和生态都非常重要，我们要保护森林巨人。 【32题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段““How many of us as children have stared up at a church-like top of a giant tree and climbed it in wonder, which is a really special part of our lives?” asks Bill Laurance, a tropical ecologist at James Cook University. ”（“我们当中有多少人在孩提时代曾仰望一棵像教堂一样的大树顶部，满怀好奇地爬上去，这是我们生活中特殊的一部分?”詹姆斯·库克大学的热带生态学家比尔·劳伦斯问道。），第二段引用David Lindenmayer的话“Climate change will mean that, in some forests, big trees won’t reach the same sizes they used to.”（“气候变化将意味着，在一些森林中，大树将无法达到它们过去的大小。”）可知作者导入主题是通过引用某人的话。故选C。 【33题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“The effects of climate change, including long droughts, more invasive species and so on increase the simple physical challenges that big trees face in pulling water from their roots to their leaves and withstanding windstorms.”（气候变化的影响，包括长期干旱、更多入侵物种等，增加了大树在将水从根部抽到叶子和抵御风暴方面面临的简单物理挑战。），可知从第2段我们可以了解到：大树受到各种因素的影响。故选A。 【34题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段第二三句 “They’re really the breadbaskets of the forest,” says Laurance. “This is a very environmentally and ecologically important group of organisms, and they need special care and handling.”（“他们真的是森林的粮仓，” Laurance说。“这是一组对环境和生态都非常重要的生物，它们需要特别的照顾和处理。”），可知在最后一段中，Laurance想表达的是：有必要好好照顾大树。故选B。 【35题详解】主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“These large, old trees control the surrounding plant communities, affect water and nutrient distribution, and provide food and shelter for wildlife. “They’re really the breadbaskets of the forest,” says Laurance. “This is a very environmentally and ecologically important group of organisms, and they need special care and handling.” Determining the distribution and habitat requirements for large, old trees in the landscape is the first step towards ensuring their survival, “We have to ensure that what we’re thinking is long-term, to match the way these trees have existed for hundreds or even thousands of years,” says Laurance”（这些又大又老的树木控制着周围的植物群落，影响着水和养分的分布，并为野生动物提供食物和庇护所。“它们真的是森林的粮仓，”劳伦斯说。“这是一群在环境和生态上非常重要的生物体，它们需要特殊的照顾和处理。”确定景观中大型古树的分布和栖息地需求是确保它们生存的第一步，“我们必须确保我们的想法是长期的，以匹配这些树已经存在了数百年甚至数千年的方式，”劳伦斯说。），可知文章是要告诉我们保护森林巨人。所以文章最佳标题是A选项（保护森林巨人），故选A。 【答案】36. C 37. G 38. E 39. B 40. A 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了音乐所带来的好处。 【36题详解】根据上文“Some music hits your hearts. Some music makes you full of joy.(有些音乐能打动你的心。有些音乐让你充满喜悦)”可知，上文提到了音乐会让你充满喜悦，可知有喜就有悲，C选项与上文内容相似、形式相同。故C选项“有些音乐让你流泪”符合语境，故选C。 37题详解】根据后文“This way your brain conveys the thoughts without speaking a word. When we try to express some sad emotion, you will use soft and deep music.(这样你的大脑不用说话就能传达思想。当我们试图表达一些悲伤的情绪时，你会使用柔和而深沉的音乐)”可知，本段的主旨是音乐可以表达情绪，关键词为“情绪”，故G选项“你通常演奏反映你思想或情感的音乐”符合语境，故选G。 【38题详解】根据本段内容“Music is an extremely unique way to develop the capability of memorising. The best example to prove this sentence is that you can easily learn something in the form of songs. The reason behind learning a song quickly is that your mind enjoys music. Whatever your minds enjoy, it keeps it.(音乐是一种非常独特的培养记忆能力的方式。证明这句话的最好例子是，你可以很容易地从歌曲的形式中学到一些东西。快速学习一首歌背后的原因是你的大脑喜欢音乐。无论你的大脑喜欢什么，它都会保留它)”可知，后文提到倾听音乐，让大脑感到舒适，从而会记住要学习的内容，即音乐有助于学习。故E选项“音乐使学习更愉快”符合语境，故选E。 【39题详解】可知，本句顺承上文提到的“No matter what the great invention is, it requires art. Creativity is fulfilled by music.(无论这项伟大发明是什么，它都需要艺术)”可知，本句的内容与音乐和艺术有关，关键词为“艺术”。故B选项“音乐是一种美的艺术”符合语境，故选B。 【40题详解】根据上文“During a study of children, it was shown that if children are exposed to three or more years of musical training, these same kids performed better.(在一项针对儿童的研究中，研究表明，如果孩子接受三年或三年以上的音乐训练，这些孩子的表现会更好)”以及后文“They had better listening and speaking skills than those who had none. The children even tested better for vocabulary and reasoning skills.(他们比那些没有听力和口语的人有更好的听力和口语技能。孩子们甚至在词汇和推理能力方面测试得更好)”可知，本句置于两句之间，为下文的解释说明做铺垫，说明上文研究的结果。故A选项“这就是结果”符合语境，故选A。 【答案】41. A 42. C 43. B 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. B 51. B 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Mysha在跑步过程中，沿途捡拾垃圾，并加入一个名为“环境健身”的网络倡议，并希望这一行为传播到更多的人。 【41题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她住在苏格兰东海岸一个美丽的小镇上，所以她发现慢跑并没有那么糟糕，有令人惊叹的风景。A. jogging慢跑；B. skating滑冰；C. cycling骑车；D. hiking徒步。根据下文“Yet even though Mysha quickly fell in love with running”可知，此处表示Mysha是在慢跑。故选A。 【42题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，尽管米莎很快就爱上了跑步，但有些事情开始困扰她——她跑过的海滩和小路上到处都是垃圾。A. puzzle困惑；B. excite兴奋；C. bother打扰；D. amuse使欢乐。根据下文“the beaches and paths she ran along were covered in litter.”可知，Mysha看到海滩边和步道上布满垃圾，感到很困扰。故选C。 【43题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：事实上，她一直在捡垃圾。A. Proudly自豪地；B. Actually实际上；C. Secretly秘密地；D. Luckily幸运地。根据下文“she was always doing a little litter-picking”可知，现实生活中，Mysha一直在捡垃圾。故选B。 【44题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当她看到一位美国跑步者在网上谈论plogging，这是跑步者中出现的一种新趋势时，她很兴奋地想自己尝试一下。A. trend趋势；B. skill技能；C. lesson课程；D. trick把戏。根据下文“she was excited to try it out for herself”可知，Mysha想亲自尝试一下这个新出现的流行趋势。故选A。 【45题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当她看到一位美国跑步者在网上谈论plogging，这是跑步者中出现的一种新趋势时，她很兴奋地想自己尝试一下。A. existed存在；B. renewed更新；C. advanced进步；D. originated起源。根据下文“the word comes from the Swedish word ploka”可知，这个单词来源于瑞典语，因此此处表示Plogging起源于瑞典。故选D。 【46题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个词来自瑞典语ploka，意思是“慢跑时拣”。A. relax放松；B. pick捡拾；C. think思考；D. recycle回收。根据下文“began to take an shopping bag with her on runs and fill it with __48____”可知，这些人跑步时带着购物袋是为了沿途捡拾垃圾。故选B。 【47题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：Mysha开始跟随一个名为“环境健身”的网络倡议，开始随身携带购物袋跑步，并将垃圾装满。A. order命令；B. rule规则；C. initiative倡议；D. tradition传统。根据“began to take an shopping bag with her on runs”可知，此处人们开始参与跑步时捡拾垃圾，因此这里指跟随这个倡议开始行动。故选C。 【48题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：Mysha开始跟随一个名为“环境健身”的网络倡议，开始随身携带购物袋跑步，并将垃圾装满。A. food食物；B. clothes衣服；C. tools工具；D. waste垃圾。根据下文“It wasn’t long until she uncovered some of the upsetting ___49___ of littering”可知，Mysha看到沿途令人担忧的垃圾，因此人们携带购物袋边跑步边捡拾垃圾。故选D。 【49题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：没过多久，她就发现了乱扔垃圾的一些令人不安的后果。A. truths真相；B. processes过程；C. instances例子；D. consequences结果。根据下文“struggling to chew their way out.”可知，动物被困住，才会挣扎想要逃跑。这是环境污染的不良后果。故选D。 【50题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她开始发现电池中含有的有毒化学物质泄漏到环境中，被困在塑料瓶里的小动物挣扎着咀嚼出来。A. rare少见的；B. poisonous有毒的；C. organic有机的；D. unstable不稳定的。根据下文“chemicals contained in batteries”可知，包含在电池里的化学物质是有毒的。故选B。 【51题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她开始发现电池中含有的有毒化学物质泄漏到环境中，被困在塑料瓶里的小动物挣扎着咀嚼出来。A. raised举起；B. trapped困住；C. placed放置；D. buried埋葬。根据下文“struggling to chew their way out.”可知，动物被困住，才会挣扎想要逃跑。故选B。 【52题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些发现让米莎对捡垃圾更加感兴趣。A. curious好奇的；B. worried担忧的；C. passionate热情的；D. confused困惑的。根据下文“She joined her local litter-picking group”可知，Mysha加入了本地捡拾垃圾小组，因此她对这个环保行为充满热情。故选C。 【53题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：她加入了当地的捡垃圾小组，并很快被任命为小组的领导。A. take over接管职位；B. insist on兼坚持；C. turn down拒绝；D. rise to升起。根据下文“leadership of the group”可知，Mysha接管担任了小组领导。故选A。 【54题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管有大量的垃圾被丢弃，米莎和她的捡垃圾的同伴们继续走出去和跋涉。A. ceased停止；B. hesitated犹豫；C. attempted试图；D. continued继续。根据上文“Despite the big volumes of litter being dropped”可知，尽管环保小组人员数量骤降，这里有让步关系，所以Mysha和其他成员继续环保行为，与上文形成对比转折。故选D。 【55题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：一想到让别人振作起来，看到他们的行为传播给更多的人，我就会坚持下去。A. actions行为；B. dreams梦想；C. hobbies爱好；D. memories记忆。根据下文“Together, we can achieve amazing things!”可知，我们在共同努力开展环保行动，并影响了很多人。故选A。 【答案】56. featuring 57. best 58. widely 59. a 60. items 61. which 62. until 63. development 64. has been praised 65. to satisfy 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国的瓷器，包括其发展、特点和应用。 【56题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：瓷器以其细腻的质地、赏心悦目的色彩和精致的雕刻而成为通过丝绸之路传入西方世界的最好的艺术品之一。分析句子可知，此处为非谓语动词作后置定语修饰“Porcelain”，“Porcelain”与“feature”（以…… 为特色）之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词“featuring”作定语，修饰“Porcelain”。故填featuring。 【57题详解】考查形容词最高级。句意：瓷器以其细腻的质地、赏心悦目的色彩和精致的雕刻而成为通过丝绸之路传入西方世界的最好的艺术品之一。“one of the +形容词最高级 +名词复数”是固定结构，意为“最…… 之一”，“good”的最高级是“best”。故填best。 【58题详解】考查副词。句意：最早的陶器是在商代（公元前17 -11世纪）用高岭土制成的，虽然陶器在大多数普通人中使用得更广泛，但它具有坚硬珐琅的光滑和不受影响的品质。由副词修饰动词可知，这里需要一个副词来修饰动词“used”，“wide”的副词形式是“widely”，意为“广泛地”。故填widely。 【59题详解】考查冠词。句意：在随后的朝代，由于其耐用性和光泽，瓷器迅速成为日常生活的必需品，特别是在中上层阶级。根据句意可知，这里表示泛指“一种日常生活的必需品”，“necessity” 在这里是可数名词，且“necessity”是以辅音音素开头的单词，所以用不定冠词“a”。故填a。 【60题详解】考查名词复数形式。句意：它们以各种物品的形式制成，如碗、杯子、花瓶等。“all kinds of” 表示“各种各样的”，后面接可数名词复数，“item”的复数形式是“items”。故填items。 【61题详解】考查定语从句。句意：青花瓷器是最广泛和最著名的中国瓷器，起源于唐宋时期（公元618年至1279年），但其技术直到元时代（公元1271年至1368年）才成熟。分析句子可知，设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是“Blue and white china (qinghua )”，指物，在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词“which”引导。故填which。 【62题详解】考查固定句型。句意：青花瓷器是最广泛和最著名的中国瓷器，起源于唐宋时期（公元618年至1279年），但其技术直到元时代（公元1271年至1368年）才成熟。分析句子可知，“not...until...”是固定句型，意为“直到…… 才……”，这里表示“直到元朝它的技术才成熟”。故填until。 【63题详解】考查名词。句意：经过4000多年的发展，现在它仍然是一门吸引着成千上万人的灿烂艺术。冠词“the”后面需要接名词，“develop”的名词形式是“development”，意为“发展”。故填development。 【64题详解】考查动词时态和语态。句意：江西景德镇，千年来的瓷器之都，一定能满足你对美的需求。此处为谓语动词的填入，根据句意可知，“Jingdezhen”与“praise”（称赞）之间是被动关系，且“for thousands of years”表示一段时间，常与现在完成时连用，现在完成时的被动语态结构是“have/has been +过去分词”，主语“Jingdezhen 是单数，所以用“has been praised”。故填has been praised。 【65题详解】考查固定短语。句意：江西景德镇，千年来的瓷器之都，一定能满足你对美的需求。“be certain to do sth.”是固定短语，意为“一定会做某事”，所以用“to satisfy”。故填to satisfy。 应用文：【答案】Dear Mr. Smith, I’m writing to invite you to serve as a judge for our English speech contest themed “First Aid”. The event will take place this Friday, from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. in the school lecture hall. The contest aims to raise students’ awareness of first aid knowledge and improve their English speaking skills. Participants will share their insights into the importance of first aid and practical skills in emergencies. Your valuable advice will greatly enrich the contest. We would appreciate it if you could come. Looking forward to your early reply. Best regards, Li Hua 读后续写：【答案】 Soon the lights were turned of and the movie began. However, I didn’t enjoy the movie at all for fear of being spotted. I sank my body further into my seat, praying that they wouldn’t notice me. Every now and then I would steal glances at them. Every time they chatted in a whisper, my heart was pounding violently. Thankfully, after what seemed years, the movie came to an end and the lights came on. I waited anxiously until my aunt and uncle left the cinema. I let out a sigh of relief, dashed for the door and tried to make a quick exit with Raine. To my surprise, my uncle and aunt were standing at the exit smiling. When they called out my name, I was so embarrassed that I lowered my head with a burning face, unsure of what to do. They walked up to me and my aunt asked why I was absent from school patiently. Palms sweating, I stammered out an excuse but they seemed unconvinced. Patting my shoulder gently, my uncle promised, “We won’t tell your father but hope that you won’t skip school again.” I nodded my head in great shame. From then on, this awkward experience kept reminding me of the importance of honesty and responsibility in my life. This experience has taught me that sometimes we need to make a tough decision to do what is right. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$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。Can you speak french now? Not yet, but I want to learn IT next term. So far, I have already master japanese, chinese and english. There are many good places for shopping in london, and i've been to lots of museums. I like living here. so do I. I'd like IT here because I can watch basketball matches most weekends. Oh, i've lost my mobile phone at the station. Oh, dear, if I were you, I would report IT to the police immediately. Go to the new arrival section and find something to read. I'm going to return these books you never finished. All right? I guess i've been spending a lot more time in my office writing lately. Would you like to go to the library with me to return a book? I'd like to, but I must go to the teacher's office to hand in my homework first. 第一节到此结束，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。Ted, can I borrow your notebook for chemistry? You are. You are a great help. Ted. I don't quite understand why you need my new book. You do well in making notes. Well, recently, I have to work in a restaurant from seven o'clock to ten o'clock every evening, and sometimes I can't follow the teacher. Oh, that's really bad for your study. What do you have to work part time? Yeah, my father lost his job two months ago, and I must make some money by myself. HMM, I understand. Please take care of yourself. thanks. Ted, can I borrow your note? Ook for chemistry. here you are. You are a great helped. I don't quite understand why you need my notebook. You do well in making notes. Well, recently, I have to work in a restaurant from seven o'clock to ten o'clock every evening, and sometimes I can't follow the teacher. Oh, that's really bad for your study. Do you have to work part time? Yeah, my father lost his job two months ago, and I must make some money by myself. HMM, I understand. Please take care of yourself. thanks. 听下面一段对话，回答第八和第9两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Could you help me figure out how to get ready for my job interview? The most important thing is to make sure you know the company and what services or products IT provides. Do you know all about them? Yes, I understand nearly everything about the company. What's more, you have to decide whether the company is casual or formal when you are choosing what to wear. Keep all of that in mind. Have you chosen what to wear in the company? No, not yet. I'm always ready to go shopping with you anytime you need help. Please let me know. Should we talk about other basics? Okay, i'm listening. Could you help me figure out how to get ready for my job interview? The most important thing is to make sure you know the company and what services or products IT provides. Do you know all about them? Yes, I understand nearly everything about the company. What's more, you have to decide whether the company is casual or formal when you are choosing what to wear. Keep all of that in mind. Have you chosen what to wear in the company? No, not yet. I'm always ready to go shopping with you anytime you need help, please let me know. Should we talk about other basics? Okay, i'm. 听下面一段对话，回答第十至第十二三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Excuse me, sir, i'm a bit lost. Could you help me out, please? Sure, I can give you directions. I know this area well. I've been living here for fifteen years. Where are you heading? I need to find a gas station. My car is a long gas. Alright, go down this road and drive on for about two more miles. Okay, is IT on this road? No, take the third left and go for about half a mile. You will get to the gas station. Is the gas station on the left side or the right side of the road? IT will be on the right. What does that look like? IT has a red roof. You can't miss IT. Thanks a lot. Excuse me, sir, i'm a bit lost. Could you help me out, please? Sure, I can give you directions. I know this area well. I've been living here for fifteen years. Where are you heading? I need to find a gas station. My car is low on gas. Alright, go down this road and drive on for about two more miles. okay? Is IT on this road? No, take the third left and go for about half a mile. You will get to the gas station. Is the gas station on the left side or the right side of the road? IT will be on the right. What does that look like? IT has a red roof. You can't miss IT. Thanks a lot. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Jack, I think we should buy a small family car. What you mean? We should sell my sports car? Never, but it's . expensive to run and it's really old. You bought IT long before I met you. That's true, but I never have any trouble with IT. IT always starts at once when I press the starter. IT didn't start at once yesterday morning. That was only because that was so cold. Now in winter. good cars should start easily in any season. That's right, but I still don't want to sell my sports car. It's my old friend. Jack, I think we should buy a small family car. What you mean? We should sell my sports car? Never, but it's . expensive to run and it's really old. He bought IT long before I met you. That's true, but I never have any trouble with IT. IT always starts at once when I press the starter. IT didn't start at once yesterday morning. That was only because that was so cold. Now in winter. good cars should start easily in any season. That's right, but I still don't want to sell my sports car. It's my old friend. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第24个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Once there was a pianist in a bar, people came just to hear him play. But one night a lady was tired of listening to the piano and asked him to sing a song, so he did. He had never seen in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time. Nobody had expected he could sing so beautifully. All the people present had a good time. And the pianist was also very happy because he found that he could sing well. He may have lived the rest of his life as a no name penis and no name bar. Now he found by accident his ability to sing. So he went done, working hard on singing. Later, the penis became one of the best known singers in the U. S. His name was making you too have skills. And the abilities that you haven't found, you may not feel that your talent is great, but IT may be Better than you think with hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you do nothing about your talent. Once there was a pianist in a bar, people came just to hear him play. But one night a lady was tired of listening to the piano and asked him to sing a song, so he did. He had never seen in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time. Nobody had expected he could sing so beautifully. All the people present had a good time, and the pianist was also very happy because he found that he could sing well. He may have lived the rest of his life as a no name priest in a no name bar. Now he found by accident his ability to sing. So he went done, working hard on singing. Later, the penis became one of the best known singers in the U. S. His name was not king kle. You too have skills and the abilities that you haven't found. You may not feel that your talent is great, but IT may be Better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you do nothing about your talent.