河北省石家庄二中实验学校教育集团2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语(学科)试题

石家庄二中教育集团2024-2025学年度高二年级第二学期 期中考试 英语(学科)试卷 (时间：120分钟，分值150分) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Why is the man going to Florida? A. To buy a cat. B. To take yoga classes. C. To attend a business meeting. 2. How will the woman go to school? A. By car. B. By bike. C. On foot. 3. What is the woman doing? A. Drawing a map. B. Making a travel plan. C. Preparing for a class. 4. What can we know about the woman? A. She didn’t have a bike. B. She didn’t tell the man the truth. C. Her mother made up a story. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Rainforests. B. Animals. C. Weather. 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至第7两个小题。 6. What’s the girl going to do this afternoon? A. Go to Miss Defoe’s office. B. Work in the restaurant. C. Have a biology test. 7. Why is the girl going to give up biology? A. She isn’t fond of the subject. B. She wants to take another course. C. She is afraid she can’t pass the exam. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。 8. Where is Susan going? A. America. B. Canada. C. Britain. 9. Who insists on taking the trip by air? A. Susan’s husband. B. Susan’s children. C. Susan’s parents. 10. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Friends. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。 11. Where are the speakers? A. In Rome. B. In America. C. In England. 12. Why does the woman feel envious? A. There is more sunshine in Rome. B. It rains less often in England. C. Americans know how to enjoy themselves. 13. What do many tourists go to Rome for according to the man? A. The beautiful scenery. B. The delicious food. C. The tasteful wine. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。 14. When will most of the exams end? A. By this Friday. B. By January 23rd. C. By January 26th. 15. How many students are there in the man’s dorm? A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. 16. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Make a video. B. Give Mark a call. C. Make a plan for the party. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. What does the speaker say about the dolphin? A. It is man’s largest friend. B. It is man’s favorite animal. C. It is man’s most intelligent friend. 18. What were those dolphin paintings mainly made of? A. Glass. B. Wood. C. Stones. 19. How many dolphin themes were there at the exhibition? A. About 100. B. About 150. C. About 750. 20. Who is Pandora? A. An organizer. B. A dolphin. C. A reporter. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Participating in art competitions is essential for students to gain formal recognition and impress college admission officers. Today, we have a list of art competitions on regional, national, and international scales. EarthX Eco-Art Competition It invites young artists aged 5-22 to create 2-D or 3-D art that illustrates the theme: Protectors for the Planet. The theme can be interpreted in various ways, including individuals taking action towards a more sustainable planet, or highlighting the efforts of environmental leaders working to sustain ecosystems. Deadline: March 8, 2024 The Children’s Drawing Contest Sponsored by International Certification Organization Network, the contest, whose theme this year is “Passing on Our Precious Earth to The Future”, invites children aged 7-15 worldwide to draw the kind of natural environment they would like to live in. 48 winners will receive special memorabilia. All entrants will receive a participation prize. Medium: Drawings with any type of paint, pastel, etc. Deadline: May 31, 2024 Science without Borders Challenge The competition is open to children and young people under the age of 16. We welcome entries from both groups and individuals to create art to promote public awareness of the need to preserve, protect, and restore nature. The theme is “The Sixth Extinction” and you can focus on the protection of endangered species. Acceptable media include paint, pencil, marker, crayon, ink, felt, and oil pastel. Deadline: March 4, 2024 The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the longest-running literary and art competition in the US, provides opportunities and academic awards for creative young people to express their talent. The theme this year is “Tell Your Climate Story”. Students in the 9th to 12th grades can submit poetry, fiction and nonfiction to show their understanding of environmental issues. Deadline: June 10, 2024 1. On which date can participants send their entries to EarthX Eco-Art Competition? A. May 6 2024. B. March 15, 2024. C. April 28, 2024. D. February 9, 2024. 2. Which competition best suits teenagers good at writing poems? A EarthX Eco-Art Competition. B. The Children’s Drawing Contest. C. Science without Borders Challenge. D. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. 3. What do the four competitions have in common? A. They target students under the age of 20. B. They are about environmental protection. C. They require participants to write a story. D. They only accept entries from individuals. B Despite being born without hands, 12-year-old Aubrey Sauvie has never let limitations hold her back. From mastering martial arts (武术) to expressing herself through art, she advances bravely in a world that often prioritizes physical ability. However, her passion for drumming presented a special barrier: how could she hold the drumsticks without slipping out? Aware of Aubrey’s problem, her band director proposed her for Tech Engineering for Kids, a program which is run through a junior-level engineering course of the Tennessee Tech University. It involves students working in teams to design a form of custom assistive technology for children with special needs. Up to now, they have created toys and devices for children with sensory disorder. Learning about Aubrey’s story, a team of ten engineering students of the program decided to create 3D-printed prostheses (义肢) specifically designed for drumming. They would send a certain design to Aubrey, who would then provide feedback, like “I think this is good, but it's a little bit long. Could it be shortened?’ or “It’s a little bit hot on my arm. Could you potentially, like, make it a little bit more breathable?” The team created about six iterations of the prostheses until they were satisfied with the final product, which was not only hard-wearing but also flexible, allowing for drumstick attachments on both arms. This innovation not only improved sound quality but also provided the flexibility needed for advanced drumming techniques. Aubrey was very grateful for this technical solution. “I was really excited that I was going to be able to use the new prostheses and try them out,” she remarked. “They are becoming a very useful and resourceful tool to help me with my drumming.” With her newfound drumming freedom, Aubrey sets her sights on mastering a full drum set. Meanwhile. Tech Engineering for Kids readies itself to extend its reach, bridging the gap between limitations and ambitions through technology. 4. What troubles Aubrey a lot? A. Lacking passion for sports. B. Owning no talent for music. C. Inaccessibility to expert training. D. Inability to operate an instrument. 5. What is Tech Engineering for Kids intended to do? A. Offer engineering courses. B. Design sustainable devices. C. Create personalized adaptive tools. D. Improve overall users’ experience. 6. Which can replace the underlined word “iterations” in Paragraph 3? A. Uses. B. Versions. C. Materials. D. Kinds. 7. What does the text mainly tell us? A. Limitation brings down people’ creativity. B. Ambition fuels the desires of the disabled. C. Science breaks down the barriers among people. D. Technology empowers people to pursue dreams. C Why do some people live to be older than others?You know the standard explanations: keeping a moderate diet, engaging in regular exercise,etc.But what effect does your personality have on your longevity?Do some kinds of personalities lead to longer lives?A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100. The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing,more active and less neurotic (神经质的) than other people.Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span.These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times. Interestingly,however,other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer.Those who were more self-disciplined,for instance,were no more likely to live to be very old.Also,being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life,which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways. Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate.But the new paper suggests that if you want long lifeyou should strive to be as outgoing as possible. Unfortunately,another recent study shows that your mother’s personality may also help determine your longevity.That study looked at nearly 28,000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were more anxious,depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets.Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we’re adults,which may mean that kids of depressed moms end up dying younger. Personality isn’t destiny(命运),and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change.But both studies show that long life isn’t just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health. 8. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation？ A. Helpful people can live a relatively long life. B. Readiness to accept new ideas offer more possibility to enjoy longevity. C. Being self-discipline makes no difference to longevity. D. Personality characteristics that prove advantageous actually vary with times. 9. According to the author,outgoing and sympathctic people _______. A. have a good understanding of evolution. B. are more likely to recover from hardship. C. are probably more active and neurotic. D. generally appear more resourceful. 10. What does the recent study of Norwegian mothers show？ A. Children’s personality characteristics are always shared by their mothers. B. People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die at a young age. C. Mothers’ may have a longer influence on children than fathers’. D. Mothers’ ancient may affect their children’s life spans. 11. What can we learn from the findings of the two new studies？ A. A mixture of mental and physical health produces longevity. B. A person’s lifestyle is largely related to his or her health. C. Personality plays a decisive and significant role in how healthy one is. D. Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one’s life span. D It is a well-known fact that plastic bottles, which take hundreds of years to rot, are harmful to our environment. However, efforts by environmentalists to encourage consumers to switch to alternatives, like water fountains or reusable bottles, have not been very effective. The U.S. alone uses over 50 million plastic bottles annually, 80% of which end up in landfills. To try to stop that, Rodrigo García González, Pierre Paslier and Guillaume Couche from the Imperial College London have been working on a revolutionary solution — water wrapped inside an eatable container made mostly from seaweed. All the customer has to do to relieve his/her thirst is pop the entire drop into the mouth. The inventors, who have been working on the Ooho bubble since 2014, use a simple two-step cooking process called spherification (球化) to create the delicate container. They begin by dipping a frozen ball of water or juice into a chemical solution (溶液). This helps form a layer around the liquid. The ball is then absorbed in a solution made from seaweed extract. This creates a second layer, helping strengthen the structure so that the water or juice does not leak. In addition to saving our environment, the biodegradable (可降解的) packaging costs just two cents each, making it cheaper to produce than plastic. After three years of perfecting the design, the inventors, who recently raised over 1 million USD from a financial activity, are ready to bring the Ooho bubble to local market. However, there are a few challenges that still need to be overcome before the product’s launch. In addition to getting accustomed to the taste of the covering, each eatable container contains just a mouthful of water, requiring consumers to drink multiple bubbles to relieve their thirst. There is also the issue of finding an eco-friendly packaging to transport the bubbles so that they remain clean and do not burst. Hopefully, the inventors will find ways to handle the issues so that we can reduce, or perhaps even remove, plastic bottles. 12. Why was the Ooho bubble created? A. To test a newly-designed material. B. To change consumers’ drinking habit. C. To reduce pollution caused by plastic. D. To take a share of drinking water industry. 13. What will the inventors probably do next? A. Solve some specific problems of the product. B. Collect more money to expand production. C Distribute the Ooho bubble to global market. D. Advertise the advantages of the Ooho bubble. 14. What is the author’s attitude towards the Ooho bubble’s launch? A. Uncaring. B. Doubtful. C. Confident. D. Opposed. 15. Which of the following could be the best title for the text? A. Scientists Work out a New Kind of Water B. Plastic Bottles Will Be Replaced by the Ooho Bubble C. Environmental Pollution is Expected to Be Solved D. The Ooho Bubble Aims to Remove Plastic Bottles 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The WHO predicts that half of the world’s population will have nearsightedness by 2050. It’s clear that our vision is becoming increasingly blurry, but researchers are only now beginning to understand why. Generally a childhood phenomenon, nearsightedness happens when the eyeball grows too long from front to back. Eyes have a “stop signal” so that they grow proportionally with the head. However, that signal can be interrupted by genetic and environmental factors, which leads to our eyeballs growing a bit too much, making them too big for the optic (视觉的) nerves. ___16___ Signs that we might have nearsightedness include headaches and tiredness when driving or playing sport. While we tend to blame the increased use of screens, experts believe the real reason lies in less time spent outdoors. ___17___ A study found a correlation between increased UVB (紫外线) exposure and a decrease in nearsightedness, particularly in children and young adults. Exposure to natural light helps regulate normal growth and development of the eyeball. ___18___ Most screens are high contrast - like black text on a white page, or light text on a dark background. Some scientists think that the contrast of reading a book or looking at a bright screen in a dark room might be overstimulating our retinas (视网膜). ___19___ Most people’s vision will stabilize in their teens but some people develop nearsightedness later in life, typically between ages 20 and 40. ___20___ People with nearsightedness are at a higher risk of developing other eye issues as they age. That’s why regular eye tests are important. A. Unclear vision isn’t the only downside. B. Then comes more growth of the eyeball. C. White background texts don’t affect our eyesight. D. Our increased use of screens does cause a problem. E. Natural light is essential for healthy eye development. F. We can reduce nearsightedness by changing our lifestyles. G. That mismatch leads to far-off objects looking out of focus. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 My mom, who was 95, lived in an assisted living care center in St. Paul, Minnesota. I drove up from Chicago one weekend for a visit. Her eyesight had grown ___21___ so she couldn’t read the newspapers. Her memory was ___22___. But her deep love for us, her four ___23___ and her grandkids, and of life, still ___24___ although not so brightly. I told Mom that her hands looked really ___25___ and asked if she’d like some skin cream. “Sure,” she said. So I rubbed some Jergen’s lotion into her leathery palms and bent fingers, which used to play the piano so ___26___. As I did this, she closed her eyes and ___27___ a deep sigh. “That feels good,” she said. That was the ___28___ conversation I had with my dear Mom in person. She died two months later. So I’m ___29___ now, on Mother’s Day, with this picture of her beautiful 95-year-old hands and all the ___30___ they carried. Those are the hands that ___31___ me out of the baby bed when I was crying, and that rubbed my neck shoulders when I was an ___32___, pimply (长着粉刺的) teenager. Those were the hands that ___33___ eggs and squeezed orange juice –– all for me and my three brothers and my father. And those were the hands that taught me how to play the piano, in the hope I’d learn how to make music and know its impressive ___34___ and power. All I know to say this Mother’s Day is the same ___35___, inadequate phrase I used to say to her all the time and that I now hear our three kids say to my wife, Carol. “Thanks, Mom.” 21. A. dark B. clear C. cloudy D. rainy 22. A. increasing B. slipping C. developing D. shining 23. A. brothers B. sisters C. sons D. daughters 24. A. fell B. shook C. lost D. burned 25. A. beautiful B. dry C. big D. thin 26. A. skillfully B. quickly C. violently D. loudly 27. A. let out B. drive off C. pick up D. put away 28. A. first B. least C. most D. last 29. A. caught B. occupied C. mixed D. left 30. A. hatred B. pity C. love D. interest 31. A. lifted B. dragged C. threw D. put 32. A. ambitious B. active C. energetic D. anxious 33. A. hatched B. fried C. rolled D. painted 34. A. curiosity B. dullness C. beauty D. difficulty 35. A. long B. wonderful C. light D. simple 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。 Classical Chinese poetry is traditional Chinese poetry ____36____ (write) in classical Chinese and in certain traditional forms. Many ____37____ (poem) come from particular historical periods, such as the poetry of the Tang Dynasty and the verse of the Song Dynasty. Its ____38____ (exist) dates back to at least as early as the appearance of Shijing. There are ____39____ (vary) combinations of forms and genres, most of ____40____ arose in the Tang Dynasty. Development of classical Chinese poetry ____41____ (active) continued up to the year of 1919, when the May 4th Movement ____42____ (take) place, and it is still popular even today. Classical Chinese poetry created during this 3,000-year period has been developing continuously, ____43____ (produce) a great deal of diversity—classified by both major historical periods ____44____ dynastic periods. One key aspect of classical Chinese poetry is its close inter-relationship with other forms of Chinese art, such as Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy (书法). Classical Chinese poetry has proven to have a strong impact ____45____ poetry worldwide. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假如你是李华，你的英国朋友John来信说他们学校要组织中英文化交流项目，他要负责策划学校举办的中国文化节，但不知道如何将文化节办好，请你给他回信提一些建议，内容包括： 1.文化节活动项目； 2.学校间文化交流的意义； 3.你对他的鼓励。 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 John, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数为150左右。 Dora is a seven-year-old girl. One day, when she visited her friend Alice, she saw a beautiful bird in a cage on the balcony of the house. Alice told her it was her new pet. “How beautiful it is!” Dora said. “I also want to have such a bird as my pet.” That day when Dora returned home, she told her mother about Alice’s bird. Then she asked, “Mom, can I also get a bird?” “Of course, you can,” her mother replied. “But you need to wait because I’ve no time to go to a pet store these days.” Dora agreed. One day, when Dora was back home from school, she saw a cage in the living room. In the cage was a beautiful blue bird. Her mother was standing next to the cage, smiling. “Oh, a bird!” Dora shouted happily. She ran to it and looked at it happily. “It’s a birthday gift for you,” her mother said. “Thank you, Mom. I love it so much!” Dora shouted excitedly. The following day, Dora invited her friends to come over to see her bird. All of her friends said it was a really beautiful bird and Dora was very glad to hear that. She and her friends played with the bird for a long time that day. Her friends all wished they could have such a bird as their pet. Sadly, a few weeks later, Dora became sick. The doctor told her parents that she got the flu and had to stay at home. In order not to make her friends sick, her parents asked her friends not to come to play with her. Dora felt very sad. How she wished her friends would come and visit her! But she knew her parents were right. She’d better stay alone. Since Dora had no one to play with, she could only play with her bird. However, she felt that her bird didn’t seem to be happy either. Paragraph 1: Dora watched her bird in silence. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: When her mother came inside, Dora told her mother about her decision. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 石家庄二中教育集团2024-2025学年度高二年级第二学期 期中考试 英语(学科)试卷 (时间：120分钟，分值150分) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Why is the man going to Florida? A. To buy a cat. B. To take yoga classes. C. To attend a business meeting. 2. How will the woman go to school? A. By car. B. By bike. C. On foot. 3. What is the woman doing? A. Drawing a map. B. Making a travel plan. C. Preparing for a class. 4. What can we know about the woman? A. She didn’t have a bike. B. She didn’t tell the man the truth. C. Her mother made up a story. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Rainforests. B. Animals. C. Weather. 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至第7两个小题。 6. What’s the girl going to do this afternoon? A. Go to Miss Defoe’s office. B. Work in the restaurant. C. Have a biology test. 7. Why is the girl going to give up biology? A. She isn’t fond of the subject. B. She wants to take another course. C. She is afraid she can’t pass the exam. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。 8. Where is Susan going? A. America. B. Canada. C. Britain. 9. Who insists on taking the trip by air? A. Susan’s husband. B. Susan’s children. C. Susan’s parents. 10. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Friends. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。 11. Where are the speakers? A. In Rome. B. In America. C. In England. 12. Why does the woman feel envious? A. There is more sunshine in Rome. B. It rains less often in England. C. Americans know how to enjoy themselves. 13. What do many tourists go to Rome for according to the man? A. The beautiful scenery. B. The delicious food. C. The tasteful wine. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。 14. When will most of the exams end? A. By this Friday. B. By January 23rd. C. By January 26th. 15. How many students are there in the man’s dorm? A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. 16. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Make a video. B. Give Mark a call. C. Make a plan for the party. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. What does the speaker say about the dolphin? A. It is man’s largest friend. B. It is man’s favorite animal. C. It is man’s most intelligent friend. 18. What were those dolphin paintings mainly made of? A. Glass. B. Wood. C. Stones. 19. How many dolphin themes were there at the exhibition? A. About 100. B. About 150. C. About 750. 20. Who is Pandora? A. An organizer. B. A dolphin. C. A reporter. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. G 17. E 18. D 19. B 20. A 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. D 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. written 37. poems 38. existence 39. various 40. which 41. actively 42. took 43. producing 44. and 45. on 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】 Dear John, Learning that you are appointed the task to organize the Chinese Culture Festival, I am more than delighted to offer some suggestions. Art is an inseparable part of Chinese culture, which includes paintings, dramas, handcrafts and so on. Therefore, it makes sense to arrange for a gallery exhibiting various traditional Chinese art forms. Additionally, the Chinese lay great significance and proud themselves on their traditional festivals. To get everyone involved, you can hold a couple of DIYs, such as making dumplings and zongzi to create a festival atmosphere. The exchange between different cultures promotes communication and understanding between different nations. I’m confident that you are able to make the event a success with ample preparations. Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】Paragraph 1: Dora watched her bird in silence. She found her bird kept looking out of the window. In the trees outside, many birds were playing gladly. She thought that perhaps her bird didn’t like being kept in the cage at all, just as she hoped to stay with her friends. Before she got sick, she didn’t think a lot about her bird. Now, Dora realized she shouldn’t selfishly take away its freedom for her own enjoyment. Paragraph 2: When her mother came inside, Dora told her mother about her decision. She said, “Mom, can you set my bird free?” Her mother was surprised and asked why. “I’m sure it also wants friends,” Dora said. Her mother agreed. She opened the cage and the bird cheerfully flew out of the window. A few days later, Dora could play with her friends again. How excited she was! And when she looked out at the birds in the trees, she knew her bird must be very happy at that moment. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$