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四中高二6月份期末检测 英 语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号等填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。每段对话读两遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will the man get from the woman? A. Some candy. B. Some fruit. C. Some water. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man think of his trip to Port Vilbo? A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Tiring. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why is the woman upset? A. She can’t decide on a movie. B. She can’t work out a weekend plan. C. She can’t accept the man’s invitation. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the man looking for? A. The park. B. The business building. C. The finance building. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is probably the woman? A. A librarian. B. A writer. C. A researcher. 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，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What does the man want to do? A. Have his shoes repaired. B. Work in the repair shop. C. Get his shoes back now. 7. What are the shop assistants going to do next week? A. Take a business trip. B. Decorate the shop. C. Spend a holiday. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Which is the woman’s favorite hobby? A. Writing at home. B. Doing exercise. C. Collecting recipes. 9. Why does the woman suggest cooking? A. It is good to do alone. B. It is a creative hobby. C. It helps avoid going to restaurants. 10. What does the man probably think of cooking? A. It’s a fun thing to do with his family. B. It’s healthy to cook his own food. C. It’s hard to learn. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. Who is a bathroom worker? A. Dana. B. Sam. C. David. 12. What can we say about the man speaker? A. He was rude. B. He was strange. C. He was new in the building. 13. How much will Sam probably tip next time? A. About one dollar. B. About two dollars. C. About ten dollars. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Where did the man learn about the Clean Air Project? A. From the newspaper. B. From the woman. C. From a book. 15. What did the man do last Sunday? A. He planted some trees. B. He organized an activity. C. He interviewed an environmental group. 16. What does the man advise the woman to do in the end? A. Join a recycling program. B. Ride a bike to school. C. Ask her father for help. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. In which field do the speakers probably work? A. The advertising industry. B. The art industry. C. The high-tech industry. 18. What is the woman speaker’s concern about the use of Sora? A. Reducing the companies’ creativity. B. Making it hard to tell the real from the fake. C. Impacting the market for advertising agencies. 19. What is one of OpenAI’s primary competitors? A. Lumiere. B. Runway. C. Pika. 20. What will the speakers do next? A. Decline the application of the technology. B. Seek advice on technology improvement. C. Adapt to changes by enhancing themselves. 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 Tower Poetry Summer Schools About the summer schools Young poets between 18 — 23 years old are invited every two years to apply for the Tower Poetry residential summer school, which takes place in Oxford. The program can offer a chance to develop their own poetic voice through a series of exciting and challenging workshops run by two famous poets during the week. All the fees will be paid for by Tower Poetry, except travel costs. The Tower Poetry Competition is held every year, with students between 16 — 18 years of age challenged to write a poem. The top three winners will automatically be offered places on the summer school following their 18th birthday. Summer School 2024 The 2024 Tower Poetry Summer School will take place on 21 — 27 August, 2024. This year’s professors will be the well-known poets Helen Mort and André Naffis-Sahely and we will have readings from the wonderful John Clegg and Isabel Galleymore. If you would like to apply for a place on the Summer School, please send the following to tower.poetry@chch.ox.ac.uk: A short cover letter telling us about yourself and explaining why you would like to take part in the Summer School. Four or five poems you have written — Applicants to the residential summer school are accepted on the basis of your written works. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, 30 May, 2024. To be qualified for the Tower Poetry Summer School, you must be no younger than 18 years old, and no older than 23 years old, by August 21, 2024. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Megan, the Tower Poetry Administrator: tower.poetry@chch.ox.ac.uk. 21. What can we know about the Tower Poetry residential summer school? A. It is organized yearly. B. It lasts for the whole summer vacation. C. It offers free accommodations and travel. D. It is open to young poets of a certain age range. 22. What can participants do during the 2024 Tower Poetry Summer School? A. Celebrate their 18th birthday. B. Attend lectures by famous poets. C. Share their poems with John Clegg. D. Join in the Tower Poetry Competition. 23. Which of the following can lead to disqualification for the Tower Poetry Summer School? A. Being younger than 18 years old. B. Making the submission on May 29, 2024. C. Being the second-place holder in the poetry competition. D. Submitting five poems that you’ve created originally. B We’ve all seen this happen in a science-fiction movie: The super heroes jump into a shaky spaceship and escape the bad guys by flying through the asteroid (小行星) belt, where huge rocks fall and spin (旋转) so close that the crew has to duck and dive to avoid being broken into pieces. It’s exciting, but it’s wrong: In our solar system, the odds are pretty good that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able to see another. Yet they do interact if given enough time. Even in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, crashes are ineluctable. And when two space rocks go “crash” in the main belt, big impacts blow lots of asteroid fragments (碎片) out into space. In many cases, these fragments stay on much the same orbital path as the parent asteroid, although they gradually separate from it because of slight speed differences. After thousands of years, some fragments might be clear across the Sun, but their distance from the Sun and the shape and direction of their orbits remain similar. Such conserved features are collectively called an asteroid’s orbital elements. The groupings sharing orbital elements are identified as “families”, which are named after the largest asteroid in the group. Studying asteroids by focusing on their families can help us make a good guess about what properties a newly-found one has if it belongs to a better-studied family. Care must be taken, though. Some very large asteroids have differentiated materials in the center and on the surface, so confirming those guesses usually requires taking spectra (光谱), the time-consuming process of breaking an object’s incoming light into individual colors to reveal its composition. It’s more than a mere academic exercise to find this particular branch of an asteroid family tree: Some asteroids are potentially risky, meaning they could crash with Earth some time in the distant future. If we know how they find their way to the inner solar system from the main belt to pose threats in the first place, we can defend our planet from future worrisome asteroids. 24. What is the author’s view on the scene in the sci-fi movie? A. It ignores the special visual effects. B. It goes against the established facts. C. It overestimates the super heroes’ role. D. It fuels people’s interest in the asteroid. 25. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “ineluctable” in paragraph 2? A. Unlikely. B. Uncommon. C. Unavoidable. D. Unimportant. 26. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The formation of asteroid families. B. The definition of orbital elements. C. The moving pattern of asteroid fragments. D. The naming rule of asteroid groups. 27. What can be inferred about the study of asteroid family? A. It is a high-risk practice. B. It is built on assumptions. C. Its range needs to be expanded. D. Its value can’t be overstated. C Vivian learned to read and write English at just two years old before her family moved to PEI, Canada, where she attended a public school. Vivian says her love for learning came from her grandmother, a high school biology teacher. “She taught me at a very young age. We’d go to the park and she would make up a game and I wouldn’t even know that I was learning,” she tells the local newspaper Charlottetown Guardian. Vivian hoped for grade-skipping due to her excellence in all subjects. Her parents have been supportive of her drive to seek knowledge. However, the school officials were concerned that she wouldn’t keep up socially with her older classmates if she were to skip more than one grade. Then, she wrote to the newspaper. “Imagine you are playing an exciting video game. You defeat the boss and are ready to move on to the next stage. However, you discover that the game requires you to wait until every other player has finished. Imagine the boredom you would experience and the loss of desire to play afterwards,” she wrote in the letter. “In our current educational system, this is how it works. Kids should be allowed to fly when they’re ready.” Vivian moved with her family from PEI to Halifax, and at a private school there, after several tests, teachers placed her in Grade 8 from fourth grade. After a brief high school career in British Columbia, she returned to PEI to attend university, where she hoped to gain the skills to become a veterinarian (兽医). Vivian was just 12 when she began her university studies — and is on track to finish a biology degree before she can get behind the wheel of a car. So far, university has been no sweat for Vivian. She finished her first semester with grades above 91 percent. Now, at 13, she has just wrapped her first year at the University of Prince Edward Island. 28. How did Vivian’s grandmother educate her at a young age? A. She led her to study unconsciously. B. She set a good example for her. C. She was supportive of her choices. D. She forced her to learn from childhood. 29. Why did Vivian mention playing a video game in her letter? A. To illustrate an idea. B. To clarify a concept. C. To propose a solution. D. To make an assumption. 30. What was Vivian’s purpose in moving from PEI to Halifax? A. To get her biology degree. B. To study as a veterinarian. C. To skip grades successfully. D. To stick to her hobby freely. 31. What lesson can we learn from Vivian’s story? A. Learning at an early age can be harder. B. School systems should be more flexible. C. Self-acceptance depends on self-pride. D. School education equals home studying. D The convenience of modern life is nothing short of astonishing. As I write this, some of the greatest hits are being sent to my phone. I could also hire a taxi, or have food delivered to my house within moments. The fact that, as a culture, we celebrate such short cuts is understandable. Yet most people are able to sense that convenience has a darker side. We often resist (抵抗) doing the things we need to do in order to make progress. Behind every plan lies this horrible sense of Inertia (惰性). Why is this resistance — and our desire for ease — such an essential part of our nature? The idea of “Evolutionary Mismatch” can explain. It is the idea that we evolved (进化) for a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and that while our society has changed completely, our brains and bodies haven’t. For hunter-gatherers, rest was essential to balance their periods of intense activity, such as hunting in the rain or escaping from danger. It’s the reason we still ask: “Do I really have to be doing this? Shouldn’t I save my energy?” During snowstorms, when there was little chance to hunt for animals, the hunters who chose to stay in the caves were more likely to live and pass on their genes and we’ve inherited (继承) that way of living. Since then, we’ve invented technology and changed our environments to serve our nature to save energy. The questions are: is it a trap (陷阱)? What do we lose by following our nature to prioritize (优先考虑) comfort and convenience? Continually choosing the convenient path weakens your ability to deal with unavoidable difficulties. And, from an evolutionary point of view, some measure of discomfort is just as important to our survival as rest and relaxation. Our ancestors (祖先) didn’t survive simply by being lazy, but through a combination of playing it safe and taking necessary risks: for example, pushing through the pain and effort of leaving a familiar home, in order to find a place closer to sources of food and better protected from the threats. It is this difficulty itself that shapes and develops our character. In the technological world, we must sometimes make an effort to act in opposition to our nature. As a culture, we must remember that while convenience feels good in the moment, our ability to adapt and overcome challenges is part of our evolutionary inheritance too. 32. What can we learn about “inertia” in paragraph 2? A. It is a sign of laziness that should be overcome. B. It is a natural tendency to resist necessary effort. C. It is caused by the convenience of modern life. D. It disappears when practical plans are made. 33. “Evolutionary Mismatch” in paragraph 2 means the imbalance between ______. A. personal goals and social expectations B. human nature and the modern environment C. modern conveniences and ancient challenges D. the resistance to progress and the hunter-gatherer lifestyle 34. According to the text, prioritizing convenience in modern life may ______. A. slow down technological advances B. do damage to our physical health C. cause over-dependence on technology D. harm our ability to overcome challenges 35. What can be the best title for the text? A. Convenience Trap: The Dark Side of Modern Life B. Refusing Comfort: The Only Path to Personal Growth C. Evolutionary Mismatch: Why Our Brains Haven’t Caught Up D. The Selfish Gene: How Evolution Shapes Our Desire for Ease 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。 Should You Add Your Child to Your Credit Card? Adding your kid to your credit card can be a shortcut to helping them establish their own credit history, which is hugely important for their financial future. ____36____ So, should you do it? ____37____ From there, you will want to weigh the pros and cons and consider the specifics of your situation to decide what the right call is. ●____38____ You can add your child to your credit card account by making them an authorized user. This arrangement can help establish their credit history. Besides, if your child is old enough to begin to understand credit cards and budgeting, then this could be a financial literacy lesson for them ● What are the risks of adding your child to your credit card? One notable downside of adding your kid to your credit card: ____39____ If they run up charges, you are responsible for a potentially larger bill. On the other hand, it is also possible that you could end up hurting their credit. Being an authorized user can only help build credit as long as you [the primary user] pay your bill on time every month. ● What should you consider before making your child an authorized user? ____40____ Some have a minimum age requirement for authorized users and others charge a fee for adding one. It is equally important to determine whether your child is really ready for this financial responsibility — and how you will keep tabs on them along the way. A. They could end up hurting your credit. B. You can just trust your feelings and skip the research. C. You can start by reviewing your card issuer’s policies. D. What are the benefits of getting yourself credit cards? E. How can adding your kid as an authorized user help them? F. The first step in making this decision is getting clear on authorized-user basics. G. But it’s natural to have mixed feelings about handing over a credit card in your name. 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) One day after snowing, Paul’s mother advised him to play outside. Paul thought it so cold. Seeing him ____41____, his mother said, “You can build a snowman to ____42____ your father when he comes home.” Paul ____43____. He got a bucket, collected everything for his snowman and started with a small ball of snow, and then rolled it into a big ball. At another window, Alice, his new neighbour, was ____44____ Paul. Alice asked her mother if she could help Paul. “It’s cold outside. Do you ____45____ to go out?” her mother asked. Alice nodded, put on her winter clothes and ran to Paul’s yard. She asked if he needed help with his ____46____. “Yes, please,” Paul said with ____47____. “My father will be home soon.” “Okay. What can I do?” Alice asked. “I built my snowman’s body with two snowballs. I need to roll one more for its ____48____.” But Alice said a snowman only had two snowballs, one was for the body and one for the head. Paul disagreed with her, saying he didn’t need her ____49____. Alice walked into her own yard ____50____ and built her own snowman. She rolled two big balls and made a snowman. Then she ____51____ the snowman with her hat and scarf. Finally, she was satisfied with her work. Paul made a hat for his snowman with the ____52____. He was about to complete his work when something ____53____ happened. The snowman’s head fell off and crashed! Paul cried, “Dad is almost home!” Hearing Paul’s cry, Alice ran to him and ____54____ to help. They rolled another snowball and finished it in time, and both laughed in ____55____. They were happy that their snowmen make them good neighbours despite their disagreement. 41. A. frightened B. unwilling C. impatient D. anxious 42. A. punish B. surprise C. invite D. inspire 43. A. agreed B. hesitated C. complained D. cried 44. A. examining B. helping C. watching D. questioning 45. A. pretend B. like C. regret D. want 46. A. homework B. snowman C. project D. lesson 47. A. joy B. satisfaction C. hope D. patience 48. A. hand B. ear C. head D. foot 49. A. company B. suggestion C. help D. money 50. A. hopefully B. confidently C. nervously D. angrily 51. A. covered B. destroyed C. drew D. decorated 52. A. ruler B. bucket C. button D. coin 53. A. exciting B. funny C. terrible D. amusing 54. A. offered B. refused C. stopped D. decided 55. A. despair B. brief C. public D. relief 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。 The Science Of Scratching Mom knew what she was talking about after all: Scratching really does make the itch worse. Good ____56____ it feels, the burst of ecstasy (狂喜) you get from clawing your irritated skin only prolongs a vicious itch-scratch cycle, putting true relief ____57____(far) out of reach. But why? Though itch has troubled our species for thousands of years, scientists have just begun to comprehend the physiological mechanisms ____58____it. Over the past couple of decades, research has shown ____59____ scratching taps into our brains’ reward and immune systems, producing a strange mix of sensations that makes it all but impossible to resist. “You scratch to feel better,” says Brian Kim, a neuroimmunologist at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine, “but in doing so, you actually activate immune pathways that are counterproductive.” In 1660, a definition of itch arose that’s still in use today: an unpleasant sensation that provokes the desire to scratch. It results from ____60____ from insect bites and poisonous plants to allergic reactions and skin conditions like eczema (湿疹). Until recently, itch was considered a form of mild pain ____61____ (arise) from the weak activation of pain receptors. This “intensity theory” speculated that itch stood at one end of the pain spectrum, and ____62____ (transition) all the way to full-blown suffering as a stimulus grew stronger. But in 2014, Zhou-Feng Chen, an itch researcher then at Washington University, discovered that serotonin (the mood-regulating “happiness hormone”) plays a big role in perpetuating (使永久) the itch-scratch cycle. The research team found that when mice scratch an itch, their brains release a surge of serotonin, resulting in a moment of pure bliss. These results were consistent with a PLOS One study from the previous year, which showed that scratching activates the brain regions ____63____ (involve) in the reward circuit, a neural network that floods the body with euphoria-inducing chemicals in response to pleasurable activities and substances. It’s the same system ____64____ underlies addiction, which isn’t surprising if you’ve ever lost an hour scratching at mosquito bites. But Kim notes there’s another side to this coin: the longing not to feel pleasure ____65____ to ease discomfort. “That’s what’s so complex about it,” he says. “There are different levels at which you need to scratch.” 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分 40 分) 66. 假定你是李华，你校英文报对高三学生高考后的旅行计划进行了问卷调查，结果如图所示。请你根据以下柱状图的内容，给校英语报写一篇短文，内容包括： 1．调查结果； 2．简述原因； 3．你的选择。 要求： 1．写作词数应为80个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Students’ Holiday Travel Choices ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。 It was the first day of our new grade. Everyone in the classroom was chatting happily, excited to see each other again after the long holidays. When the door slid open, all of us stopped talking and turned to look. In came our teacher Ms. Green, followed by a plain-looking boy. “This is Ben,” Ms. Green announced. “He is a transfer student, and he’s going to be in our class starting from today. Make sure all of you welcome him warmly.” The class clapped. But I didn’t want to have a second look at the newcomer, for he had no outstanding qualities considering his small figure and casual T-shirt. “Oh, I forgot to mention one thing,” Ms. Green spoke up. “Ben actually has hearing problems. Normally he would have hearing aids on, but his old ones have just been broken. His doctor suggested that he stay at home until he got his new ones. However, Ben insisted on attending his first day of school. But don’t worry — he speaks beautifully and can talk to all of you. So if you want to communicate with him, just write down your words on a piece of paper, and he’ll be happy to talk with you.” This single speech sent the whole class up into an uproar: Some students looked at each other with expressions of surprise. Others voiced cries of concern out of pity. Ms. Green calmed everyone down. “I’d like someone to personally help him out throughout the day. Do I have any volunteers?” “How can a disabled person be intelligent?” I thought to myself. I refused to raise my hand, expecting someone else would. But nobody did or said anything. Dead silence spread across the classroom. It was by total bad luck that my eyes happened to meet Ms. Green’s. “How about you, Justin?” she asked me. “Is it okay for you to take care of Ben just for today?” It is difficult to refuse a request by someone, especially if that person is a teacher. I sighed and nodded slightly. Ms. Green gestured for Ben to sit beside me and then asked us to share our holiday stories with the class. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡上作答： Para 1: Immediately, the class became excited. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para 2: Then Ben rose and walked onto the platform. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 四中高二6月份期末检测 英 语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号等填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。每段对话读两遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will the man get from the woman? A. Some candy. B. Some fruit. C. Some water. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Mrs. White, have you got something for my sore throat? I’m suffering from it these days. W: I have some candy for sore throat which may work for it. Drinking more hot water and eat more fruit. M: It’s nice of you. Thanks a lot. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man think of his trip to Port Vilbo? A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Tiring. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: What do you think I should do for fun while I’m in Port Vilbo? I’m looking forward to the trip. M: Port Vilbo doesn’t have anything fun to do except drive up and down the main street, and I wouldn’t exactly call that fun. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why is the woman upset? A. She can’t decide on a movie. B. She can’t work out a weekend plan. C. She can’t accept the man’s invitation. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Is anything wrong? You look a little unhappy. W: I can’t decide what to do this weekend. M: Would you like to see what’s on at the cinema? I heard there’s a very good film on. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the man looking for? A. The park. B. The business building. C. The finance building. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, I wonder if you could direct me to the finance building. W: To find the finance building, you’ll need to go to the other side of the university, which is a ten-minute walk past the business building and through the park. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is probably the woman? A. A librarian. B. A writer. C. A researcher. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Excuse me, I’m looking for a book for my research. It’s called Psychology of Behavior. Do you have it? W: Yes, we do. You’ll find it in Section 2 on the middle shelf. 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，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What does the man want to do? A. Have his shoes repaired. B. Work in the repair shop. C. Get his shoes back now. 7. What are the shop assistants going to do next week? A. Take a business trip. B. Decorate the shop. C. Spend a holiday. 【答案】6. A 7. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hello, is this Joe’s Shoe Repair? W: Yes. How can I help you? M: I’m calling to find out your business hours. W: Usually we are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. M: If I bring a pair of shoes to be fixed today, when will they be ready? W: Normally it will be in three or four days, but not this week. M: Why? W: We are closed till this Friday for decoration. M: What if I bring them next week? W: That’s not good either. We will have a holiday and we are closed from Monday to Thursday. M: Okay, I will wait then. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Which is the woman’s favorite hobby? A. Writing at home. B. Doing exercise. C. Collecting recipes. 9. Why does the woman suggest cooking? A. It is good to do alone. B. It is a creative hobby. C. It helps avoid going to restaurants. 10. What does the man probably think of cooking? A. It’s a fun thing to do with his family. B. It’s healthy to cook his own food. C. It’s hard to learn. 【答案】8. B 9. B 10. A 【解析】 【原文】M: I want a new hobby but I’m not sure what to do. Do you have any interesting hobbies? W: I have a lot of hobbies. I am a writer and work at home, so I have free time to do other things. And I don’t like being bored, so I find new hobbies. My favorite one is exercise. It is good for me and makes me feel strong. I walk my dog around the neighborhood or go to the gym. M: That is very healthy. I don’t like exercise, though. Do you have any other fun hobbies? W: Well, I also like to cook. It’s not hard to learn. I cook healthy foods, but you can cook anything. It’s a creative hobby. You can look up recipes and find new dishes to create, and you can cook with your wife and kids. It’s a fun thing for people to do together. Then you have something good to eat when you’re done. M: That’s a great idea. I think I’ll start cooking with my family. We usually just go to restaurants. Thanks for the help. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. Who is a bathroom worker? A. Dana. B. Sam. C. David. 12. What can we say about the man speaker? A. He was rude. B. He was strange. C. He was new in the building. 13. How much will Sam probably tip next time? A. About one dollar. B. About two dollars. C. About ten dollars. 【答案】11. C 12. C 13. B 【解析】 【原文】M: That bathroom had a person in it. He was all dressed up in a fancy uniform giving people warm towels. W: He’s a bathroom worker in the building. He’s named David. Did you give him a tip? M: A tip? Is that why he gave me a strange look? W: Yeah, he wanted you to give him some money, Sam. M: But I only have a twenty-dollar bill with me. W: You should tip about a dollar. M: He must have thought I was rude. Now I can never go back here. W: It’s okay, Sam. He knows you’re not from here. M: How did you know you were supposed to give the guy money? W: I had been here five times before someone told me. M: Well, I can just tip him twice the next time I come here. W: You’ll be coming here every week to get your salary, so just be nice to him. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Where did the man learn about the Clean Air Project? A. From the newspaper. B. From the woman. C. From a book. 15. What did the man do last Sunday? A. He planted some trees. B. He organized an activity. C. He interviewed an environmental group. 16. What does the man advise the woman to do in the end? A. Join a recycling program. B. Ride a bike to school. C. Ask her father for help. 【答案】14. A 15. A 16. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Hey, Tom, your report on air pollution is brilliant. How did you come up with the idea of writing it? M: One morning I noticed some terrible smells in the air while I was reading a book on the balcony. I got curious and wanted to find more information, so I read a newspaper where I learned about the Clean Air Project. Then I joined it and wrote the report. W: I see. What can we do to help reduce air pollution? M: Last Sunday I took part in a tree planting activity in the city park. It was organized by a local environmental group. I also ride my bike to school every weekday instead of driving a car. It’s an effective way to reduce air pollution. My father joined a recycling program in the neighborhood. Why don’t you sign up for it too? I believe it can make a big difference if we all take action. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. In which field do the speakers probably work? A. The advertising industry. B. The art industry. C. The high-tech industry. 18. What is the woman speaker’s concern about the use of Sora? A. Reducing the companies’ creativity. B. Making it hard to tell the real from the fake. C. Impacting the market for advertising agencies. 19. What is one of OpenAI’s primary competitors? A. Lumiere. B. Runway. C. Pika. 20. What will the speakers do next? A. Decline the application of the technology. B. Seek advice on technology improvement. C. Adapt to changes by enhancing themselves. 【答案】17. A 18. C 19. A 20. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Have you seen the latest news about OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video generator? M: Yeah, it’s causing quite a shock in the advertisement industry. Everyone in our company is talking about how it might influence our traditional advertisement methods. W: Exactly. With Sora’s ability to create videos from text, some people are worried that it will disturb the market for traditional video production and advertising agencies. M: Well, there are also concerns about creativity. True, video has begun to improve at a surprising pace. Companies like Runway and Pika have shown text-to-video models of their own, and Google’s Lumiere is one of OpenAI’s primary competitors in this space. Similar to Sora, Lumiere gives users text-to-video tools and also lets them create videos from a still image. W: It’s definitely something we need to keep an eye on, as it could reshape the advertising landscape significantly. M: We’ll need to adapt and find ways to use this technology, making it work to our advantage. 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 Tower Poetry Summer Schools About the summer schools Young poets between 18 — 23 years old are invited every two years to apply for the Tower Poetry residential summer school, which takes place in Oxford. The program can offer a chance to develop their own poetic voice through a series of exciting and challenging workshops run by two famous poets during the week. All the fees will be paid for by Tower Poetry, except travel costs. The Tower Poetry Competition is held every year, with students between 16 — 18 years of age challenged to write a poem. The top three winners will automatically be offered places on the summer school following their 18th birthday. Summer School 2024 The 2024 Tower Poetry Summer School will take place on 21 — 27 August, 2024. This year’s professors will be the well-known poets Helen Mort and André Naffis-Sahely and we will have readings from the wonderful John Clegg and Isabel Galleymore. If you would like to apply for a place on the Summer School, please send the following to tower.poetry@chch.ox.ac.uk: A short cover letter telling us about yourself and explaining why you would like to take part in the Summer School. Four or five poems you have written — Applicants to the residential summer school are accepted on the basis of your written works. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, 30 May, 2024. To be qualified for the Tower Poetry Summer School, you must be no younger than 18 years old, and no older than 23 years old, by August 21, 2024. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Megan, the Tower Poetry Administrator: tower.poetry@chch.ox.ac.uk. 21. What can we know about the Tower Poetry residential summer school? A. It is organized yearly. B. It lasts for the whole summer vacation. C. It offers free accommodations and travel. D. It is open to young poets of a certain age range. 22. What can participants do during the 2024 Tower Poetry Summer School? A. Celebrate their 18th birthday. B. Attend lectures by famous poets. C. Share their poems with John Clegg. D. Join in the Tower Poetry Competition. 23. Which of the following can lead to disqualification for the Tower Poetry Summer School? A. Being younger than 18 years old. B. Making the submission on May 29, 2024. C. Being the second-place holder in the poetry competition. D. Submitting five poems that you’ve created originally. 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了Tower Poetry Residential Summer School的相关信息，包括参与条件、活动内容、申请方式等。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Young poets between 18—23 years old are invited every two years to apply for the Tower Poetry residential summer school, which takes place in Oxford. (Tower Poetry暑期学校每两年举办一次，面向18—23岁的年轻诗人。)”可知，Tower Poetry暑期学校每两年举办一次，面向18至23岁的年轻诗人开放，故Tower Poetry暑期学校对一定年龄范围内的年轻诗人开放。故选D。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This year’s professors will be the well-known poets Helen Mort and André Naffis-Sahely and we will have readings from the wonderful John Clegg and Isabel Galleymore. (今年的教授将是著名的诗人Helen Mort和André Naffis-Sahely，我们还将有精彩的John Clegg和Isabel Galleymore的阅读。)”可知，今年的教授将是著名的诗人Helen Mort和André Naffis-Sahely，我们还将有精彩的John Clegg和Isabel Galleymore的阅读。由此可知，在2024年Tower Poetry暑期学校期间，参与者可以参加著名诗人的讲座。故选B。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“To be qualified for the Tower Poetry Summer School, you must be no younger than 18 years old, and no older than 23 years old, by August 21, 2024. (要有资格参加Tower Poetry暑期学校，你必须在2024年8月21日之前年满18岁，不超过23岁。)”可知，参加Tower Poetry暑期学校，必须在2024年8月21日之前年满18岁，不超过23岁。由此可推知，未满18岁将导致失去参加Tower Poetry暑期学校的资格。故选A。 B We’ve all seen this happen in a science-fiction movie: The super heroes jump into a shaky spaceship and escape the bad guys by flying through the asteroid (小行星) belt, where huge rocks fall and spin (旋转) so close that the crew has to duck and dive to avoid being broken into pieces. It’s exciting, but it’s wrong: In our solar system, the odds are pretty good that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able to see another. Yet they do interact if given enough time. Even in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, crashes are ineluctable. And when two space rocks go “crash” in the main belt, big impacts blow lots of asteroid fragments (碎片) out into space. In many cases, these fragments stay on much the same orbital path as the parent asteroid, although they gradually separate from it because of slight speed differences. After thousands of years, some fragments might be clear across the Sun, but their distance from the Sun and the shape and direction of their orbits remain similar. Such conserved features are collectively called an asteroid’s orbital elements. The groupings sharing orbital elements are identified as “families”, which are named after the largest asteroid in the group. Studying asteroids by focusing on their families can help us make a good guess about what properties a newly-found one has if it belongs to a better-studied family. Care must be taken, though. Some very large asteroids have differentiated materials in the center and on the surface, so confirming those guesses usually requires taking spectra (光谱), the time-consuming process of breaking an object’s incoming light into individual colors to reveal its composition. It’s more than a mere academic exercise to find this particular branch of an asteroid family tree: Some asteroids are potentially risky, meaning they could crash with Earth some time in the distant future. If we know how they find their way to the inner solar system from the main belt to pose threats in the first place, we can defend our planet from future worrisome asteroids. 24. What is the author’s view on the scene in the sci-fi movie? A. It ignores the special visual effects. B. It goes against the established facts. C. It overestimates the super heroes’ role. D. It fuels people’s interest in the asteroid. 25. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “ineluctable” in paragraph 2? A. Unlikely. B. Uncommon. C. Unavoidable. D. Unimportant. 26. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The formation of asteroid families. B. The definition of orbital elements. C. The moving pattern of asteroid fragments. D. The naming rule of asteroid groups. 27. What can be inferred about the study of asteroid family? A. It is a high-risk practice. B. It is built on assumptions. C. Its range needs to be expanded. D. Its value can’t be overstated. 【答案】24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 【解析】 【导语】本文围绕小行星展开介绍，讲述了科幻电影中的错误场景、小行星碰撞后产生碎片并形成小行星家族的过程以及研究小行星家族的意义。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“It’s exciting, but it’s wrong: In our solar system, the odds are pretty good that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able to see another.(这很刺激，但这是错误的：在我们的太阳系中，你很有可能站在一颗小行星的表面而甚至看不到另一颗小行星。)”可知，作者指出电影中的场景虽然刺激，但与现实情况不符，电影情节违背了既定事实。 【25题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中“Yet they do interact if given enough time. Even in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, crashes are ineluctable.(然而，如果给它们足够的时间，它们确实会互动。即使在火星和木星轨道之间的小行星带，碰撞也是ineluctable。)”以及“when two space rocks go “crash” in the main belt(当两块太空岩石在主带中“撞击”时)”可知，小行星在长时间下会发生相互作用，并讲述了两块岩石撞击的情况，由此可推测出，碰撞应该是必然会发生的。ineluctable意为“不可避免的”，与unavoidable意思相近。 【26题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“In many cases, these fragments stay on much the same orbital path as the parent asteroid, although they gradually separate from it because of slight speed differences. After thousands of years, some fragments might be clear across the Sun, but their distance from the Sun and the shape and direction of their orbits remain similar. Such conserved features are collectively called an asteroid’s orbital elements. The groupings sharing orbital elements are identified as “families”, which are named after the largest asteroid in the group.(在许多情况下，这些碎片与母小行星保持在大致相同的轨道上，尽管由于速度略有不同，它们会逐渐与母小行星分离。数千年后，一些碎片可能会完全在太阳对面，但它们与太阳的距离以及轨道的形状和方向仍然相似。这些保存下来的特征统称为小行星的轨道要素。共享轨道要素的组合被确定为“家族”，以该组合中最大的小行星命名。)”可知，本段主要讲述了小行星碰撞产生碎片，碎片因保留相似的轨道要素而形成“小行星家族”的过程，即小行星家族的形成。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“It’s more than a mere academic exercise... we can defend our planet from future worrisome asteroids.(这不仅仅是单纯的学术练习……我们可以保卫我们的星球免受未来令人担忧的小行星的威胁。)”可知，对小行星家族的研究不仅具有学术意义，更重要的是它能帮助我们了解威胁地球的小行星的来源，从而保卫地球。由此推断，这项研究的价值极其重要。 C Vivian learned to read and write English at just two years old before her family moved to PEI, Canada, where she attended a public school. Vivian says her love for learning came from her grandmother, a high school biology teacher. “She taught me at a very young age. We’d go to the park and she would make up a game and I wouldn’t even know that I was learning,” she tells the local newspaper Charlottetown Guardian. Vivian hoped for grade-skipping due to her excellence in all subjects. Her parents have been supportive of her drive to seek knowledge. However, the school officials were concerned that she wouldn’t keep up socially with her older classmates if she were to skip more than one grade. Then, she wrote to the newspaper. “Imagine you are playing an exciting video game. You defeat the boss and are ready to move on to the next stage. However, you discover that the game requires you to wait until every other player has finished. Imagine the boredom you would experience and the loss of desire to play afterwards,” she wrote in the letter. “In our current educational system, this is how it works. Kids should be allowed to fly when they’re ready.” Vivian moved with her family from PEI to Halifax, and at a private school there, after several tests, teachers placed her in Grade 8 from fourth grade. After a brief high school career in British Columbia, she returned to PEI to attend university, where she hoped to gain the skills to become a veterinarian (兽医). Vivian was just 12 when she began her university studies — and is on track to finish a biology degree before she can get behind the wheel of a car. So far, university has been no sweat for Vivian. She finished her first semester with grades above 91 percent. Now, at 13, she has just wrapped her first year at the University of Prince Edward Island. 28. How did Vivian’s grandmother educate her at a young age? A. She led her to study unconsciously. B. She set a good example for her. C. She was supportive of her choices. D. She forced her to learn from childhood. 29. Why did Vivian mention playing a video game in her letter? A. To illustrate an idea. B. To clarify a concept. C. To propose a solution. D. To make an assumption. 30. What was Vivian’s purpose in moving from PEI to Halifax? A. To get her biology degree. B. To study as a veterinarian. C. To skip grades successfully. D. To stick to her hobby freely. 31. What lesson can we learn from Vivian’s story? A. Learning at an early age can be harder. B. School systems should be more flexible. C. Self-acceptance depends on self-pride. D. School education equals home studying. 【答案】28. A 29. A 30. C 31. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了早慧少女薇薇安因公立学校制度限制无法跳级，转学后顺利越级升学，13岁就读大学的故事，引发对教育灵活性的思考。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“She taught me at a very young age. We’d go to the park and she would make up a game and I wouldn’t even know that I was learning, (她在我很小的时候就教我学习。我们会去公园，她会编出游戏，我甚至都意识不到自己正在学习，)” 可知，奶奶通过游戏的方式引导薇薇安在不知不觉中学习。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Imagine you are playing an exciting video game. You defeat the boss and are ready to move on to the next stage. However, you discover that the game requires you to wait until every other player has finished. Imagine the boredom you would experience and the loss of desire to play afterwards, (想象一下：你正玩着一款扣人心弦的电子游戏，击败Boss后正准备进入下一关。可你却发现，游戏要求你必须等其他所有玩家都完成当前关卡后才能继续。想想你会感到多么乏味，之后也彻底失去了继续玩下去的兴致，)”描述薇薇安信中用打游戏通关却要等待其他玩家的类比，以及后文“In our current educational system, this is how it works. Kids should be allowed to fly when they’re ready. (我们当下的教育体系就是这样运作的。应该允许准备好的孩子展翅高飞。)”可知，她提到电子游戏是为了形象地阐明自己对教育制度的观点。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“However, the school officials were concerned that she wouldn’t keep up socially with her older classmates if she were to skip more than one grade. (然而校方担心，如果她跳超过一级，就无法和年长的同学正常社交。)”以及第四段“Vivian moved with her family from PEI to Halifax, and at a private school there, after several tests, teachers placed her in Grade 8 from fourth grade .(薇薇安一家从爱德华王子岛搬到哈利法克斯，在当地的一所私立学校，经过多项测试后，老师将她从四年级直接升到了八年级。)”可知，她搬家的目的是为了能够顺利跳级。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“In our current educational system, this is how it works. Kids should be allowed to fly when they’re ready. (我们当下的教育体系就是这样运作的。应该允许准备好的孩子展翅高飞。)”以及第四段薇薇安在公立学校被限制跳级、转学至私立学校后顺利越级升学的经历可知，文章表明僵化的教育制度会束缚学生发展，学校体系应当更加灵活，适配不同学生的成长节奏。 D The convenience of modern life is nothing short of astonishing. As I write this, some of the greatest hits are being sent to my phone. I could also hire a taxi, or have food delivered to my house within moments. The fact that, as a culture, we celebrate such short cuts is understandable. Yet most people are able to sense that convenience has a darker side. We often resist (抵抗) doing the things we need to do in order to make progress. Behind every plan lies this horrible sense of Inertia (惰性). Why is this resistance — and our desire for ease — such an essential part of our nature? The idea of “Evolutionary Mismatch” can explain. It is the idea that we evolved (进化) for a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and that while our society has changed completely, our brains and bodies haven’t. For hunter-gatherers, rest was essential to balance their periods of intense activity, such as hunting in the rain or escaping from danger. It’s the reason we still ask: “Do I really have to be doing this? Shouldn’t I save my energy?” During snowstorms, when there was little chance to hunt for animals, the hunters who chose to stay in the caves were more likely to live and pass on their genes and we’ve inherited (继承) that way of living. Since then, we’ve invented technology and changed our environments to serve our nature to save energy. The questions are: is it a trap (陷阱)? What do we lose by following our nature to prioritize (优先考虑) comfort and convenience? Continually choosing the convenient path weakens your ability to deal with unavoidable difficulties. And, from an evolutionary point of view, some measure of discomfort is just as important to our survival as rest and relaxation. Our ancestors (祖先) didn’t survive simply by being lazy, but through a combination of playing it safe and taking necessary risks: for example, pushing through the pain and effort of leaving a familiar home, in order to find a place closer to sources of food and better protected from the threats. It is this difficulty itself that shapes and develops our character. In the technological world, we must sometimes make an effort to act in opposition to our nature. As a culture, we must remember that while convenience feels good in the moment, our ability to adapt and overcome challenges is part of our evolutionary inheritance too. 32. What can we learn about “inertia” in paragraph 2? A. It is a sign of laziness that should be overcome. B. It is a natural tendency to resist necessary effort. C. It is caused by the convenience of modern life. D. It disappears when practical plans are made. 33. “Evolutionary Mismatch” in paragraph 2 means the imbalance between ______. A. personal goals and social expectations B. human nature and the modern environment C. modern conveniences and ancient challenges D. the resistance to progress and the hunter-gatherer lifestyle 34. According to the text, prioritizing convenience in modern life may ______. A. slow down technological advances B. do damage to our physical health C. cause over-dependence on technology D. harm our ability to overcome challenges 35. What can be the best title for the text? A. Convenience Trap: The Dark Side of Modern Life B. Refusing Comfort: The Only Path to Personal Growth C. Evolutionary Mismatch: Why Our Brains Haven’t Caught Up D. The Selfish Gene: How Evolution Shapes Our Desire for Ease 【答案】32. B 33. B 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了现代生活便利虽好但有陷阱，应克服惰性以增强应对挑战的能力。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“We often resist doing the things we need to do in order to make progress. Behind every plan lies this horrible sense of Inertia. Why is this resistance — and our desire for ease — such an essential part of our nature?(我们经常抵抗做那些为了取得进步而需要做的事情。每个计划背后都隐藏着这种可怕的惰性。为什么这种抵抗——以及我们对安逸的渴望——是我们本性中如此重要的一部分)”可知，inertia“惰性”是一种抵抗必要努力的自然倾向。 【33题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中“The idea of “Evolutionary Mismatch” can explain. It is the idea that we evolved (进化) for a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and that while our society has changed completely, our brains and bodies haven’t.(进化错配理论可以对此作出解释。该理论认为，人类的身体与大脑仍适配原始狩猎采集的生存模式，可人类社会已然发生翻天覆地的改变)”可知，Evolutionary Mismatch“进化错位”指的是人类本性与现代环境之间的不平衡。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中“Continually choosing the convenient path weakens your ability to deal with unavoidable difficulties.(持续选择便捷的道路会削弱你应对不可避免的困难的能力)”可知，在现代生活中优先考虑便利可能会损害我们克服挑战的能力。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章首先指出现代生活的便利令人惊叹，但便利也有黑暗的一面；接着用“Evolutionary Mismatch”解释了人们为何倾向于选择便利；最后指出持续追求便利会削弱应对困难的能力，呼吁人们有时应克服本性去面对挑战。因此最佳标题是“Convenience Trap: The Dark Side of Modern Life(便利陷阱：现代生活的黑暗面)”。 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。 Should You Add Your Child to Your Credit Card? Adding your kid to your credit card can be a shortcut to helping them establish their own credit history, which is hugely important for their financial future. ____36____ So, should you do it? ____37____ From there, you will want to weigh the pros and cons and consider the specifics of your situation to decide what the right call is. ●____38____ You can add your child to your credit card account by making them an authorized user. This arrangement can help establish their credit history. Besides, if your child is old enough to begin to understand credit cards and budgeting, then this could be a financial literacy lesson for them ● What are the risks of adding your child to your credit card? One notable downside of adding your kid to your credit card: ____39____ If they run up charges, you are responsible for a potentially larger bill. On the other hand, it is also possible that you could end up hurting their credit. Being an authorized user can only help build credit as long as you [the primary user] pay your bill on time every month. ● What should you consider before making your child an authorized user? ____40____ Some have a minimum age requirement for authorized users and others charge a fee for adding one. It is equally important to determine whether your child is really ready for this financial responsibility — and how you will keep tabs on them along the way. A. They could end up hurting your credit. B. You can just trust your feelings and skip the research. C. You can start by reviewing your card issuer’s policies. D. What are the benefits of getting yourself credit cards? E. How can adding your kid as an authorized user help them? F. The first step in making this decision is getting clear on authorized-user basics. G. But it’s natural to have mixed feelings about handing over a credit card in your name. 【答案】36. G 37. F 38. E 39. A 40. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要探讨了是否应该将孩子添加为信用卡授权用户这一话题，分析了其利弊以及需要考虑的因素。 【36题详解】 上文“Adding your kid to your credit card can be a shortcut to helping them establish their own credit history, which is hugely important for their financial future.(将孩子添加到你的信用卡中可以是帮助他们建立自己信用记录的捷径，这对他们的财务未来非常重要)”指出将孩子添加到信用卡有好处，G选项“But it’s natural to have mixed feelings about handing over a credit card in your name.(但将署有自己名字的信用卡交由他人，会产生复杂的矛盾心理，这实属人之常情)”与上文构成转折关系，说明虽然有好处，但人们对此也会有复杂的感受，进而引出下文的问题“So, should you do it?(那么，你应该这么做吗？)”。故选G项。 【37题详解】 下文“From there, you will want to weigh the pros and cons and consider the specifics of your situation to decide what the right call is.(从那里，你将想要权衡利弊并考虑你情况的具体细节来决定正确的做法是什么)”提到要权衡利弊并考虑具体情况来做决定，F选项“The first step in making this decision is getting clear on authorized-user basics.(做出这个决定的第一步是弄清楚授权用户的基本情况)”说明在做决定之前要先了解授权用户的基本情况，与下文的“From there”相呼应，上下文衔接紧密。故选F项。 【38题详解】 根据下文“You can add your child to your credit card account by making them an authorized user. This arrangement can help establish their credit history.(你可以通过让孩子成为授权用户将他们添加到你的信用卡账户中。这种安排可以帮助建立他们的信用记录)”可知，此段主要讲将孩子添加为授权用户的好处，E选项“How can adding your kid as an authorized user help them?(将你的孩子添加为授权用户如何帮助他们?)”作为段落标题，能够概括该段内容，引出下文对好处的具体阐述。故选E项。 【39题详解】 下文“If they run up charges, you are responsible for a potentially larger bill.(如果他们累积了费用，你要为可能更大的账单负责)”说明将孩子添加为信用卡授权用户存在风险，A选项“They could end up hurting your credit.(他们最终可能会损害你的信用)”也在说存在的风险，与下文内容一致，上下文逻辑连贯。故选A项。 【40题详解】 下文“Some have a minimum age requirement for authorized users and others charge a fee for adding one.(一些信用卡对授权用户有最低年龄要求，而另一些则对添加授权用户收取费用)”是在介绍信用卡发行商的政策，C选项“You can start by reviewing your card issuer’s policies.(你可以从审查你的信用卡发行商的政策开始)”引出下文对信用卡发行商政策的介绍，符合语境。故选C项。 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) One day after snowing, Paul’s mother advised him to play outside. Paul thought it so cold. Seeing him ____41____, his mother said, “You can build a snowman to ____42____ your father when he comes home.” Paul ____43____. He got a bucket, collected everything for his snowman and started with a small ball of snow, and then rolled it into a big ball. At another window, Alice, his new neighbour, was ____44____ Paul. Alice asked her mother if she could help Paul. “It’s cold outside. Do you ____45____ to go out?” her mother asked. Alice nodded, put on her winter clothes and ran to Paul’s yard. She asked if he needed help with his ____46____. “Yes, please,” Paul said with ____47____. “My father will be home soon.” “Okay. What can I do?” Alice asked. “I built my snowman’s body with two snowballs. I need to roll one more for its ____48____.” But Alice said a snowman only had two snowballs, one was for the body and one for the head. Paul disagreed with her, saying he didn’t need her ____49____. Alice walked into her own yard ____50____ and built her own snowman. She rolled two big balls and made a snowman. Then she ____51____ the snowman with her hat and scarf. Finally, she was satisfied with her work. Paul made a hat for his snowman with the ____52____. He was about to complete his work when something ____53____ happened. The snowman’s head fell off and crashed! Paul cried, “Dad is almost home!” Hearing Paul’s cry, Alice ran to him and ____54____ to help. They rolled another snowball and finished it in time, and both laughed in ____55____. They were happy that their snowmen make them good neighbours despite their disagreement. 41. A. frightened B. unwilling C. impatient D. anxious 42. A. punish B. surprise C. invite D. inspire 43. A. agreed B. hesitated C. complained D. cried 44. A. examining B. helping C. watching D. questioning 45. A. pretend B. like C. regret D. want 46. A. homework B. snowman C. project D. lesson 47. A. joy B. satisfaction C. hope D. patience 48. A. hand B. ear C. head D. foot 49. A. company B. suggestion C. help D. money 50. A. hopefully B. confidently C. nervously D. angrily 51. A. covered B. destroyed C. drew D. decorated 52. A. ruler B. bucket C. button D. coin 53. A. exciting B. funny C. terrible D. amusing 54. A. offered B. refused C. stopped D. decided 55. A. despair B. brief C. public D. relief 【答案】41. B 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. D 51. D 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. D 【解析】 【导语】主要讲述雪后保罗堆雪人，与邻居女孩闹分歧后又互相帮忙，最终和睦相处的小故事。 【41题详解】 考查形容词。句意：看到他不情愿的样子，他的妈妈说：“你可以堆一个雪人，等爸爸回家时给他一个惊喜。”A. frightened害怕的；B. unwilling不情愿的；C. impatient急躁的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据前文“Paul thought it so cold”可知，保罗觉得天气太冷，不想出门，表现得十分不情愿。 【42题详解】 考查动词。句意：看到他不情愿的样子，他的妈妈说：“你可以堆一个雪人，等爸爸回家时给他一个惊喜。”A. punish惩罚；B. surprise使惊喜；C. invite邀请；D. inspire鼓舞。根据后文“My father will be home soon”可知，保罗一心做好雪人等候爸爸归来，目的是给爸爸带来惊喜。 【43题详解】 考查动词。句意：保罗同意了。A. agreed同意；B. hesitated犹豫；C. complained抱怨；D. cried哭泣。根据后文“He got a bucket, collected everything for his snowman and started with a small ball of snow”可知，保罗立刻动手准备堆雪人，说明他听从建议表示同意。 【44题详解】 考查动词。句意：在另一扇窗户边，他的新邻居艾丽斯正看着保罗。A. examining检查；B. helping帮助；C. watching观看；D. questioning询问。根据后文“Alice asked her mother if she could help Paul”可知，艾丽斯一直在窗边留意看着保罗堆雪人的举动。 【45题详解】 考查动词。句意：“外面很冷，你想要出去吗？”她的妈妈问道。A. pretend假装；B. like喜欢；C. regret后悔；D. want想要。根据后文“Alice nodded, put on her winter clothes and ran to Paul’s yard”可知，母亲询问艾丽斯是否有出去的想法。 【46题详解】 考查名词。句意：她询问他是否需要帮忙堆雪人。A. homework家庭作业；B. snowman雪人；C. project项目；D. lesson课程。根据前文“started with a small ball of snow, and then rolled it into a big ball”可知，保罗正在户外滚雪球堆雪人，因此女孩主动提出帮忙堆雪人。 【47题详解】 考查名词。句意：保罗高兴地说道：“好的，麻烦你了。”A. joy喜悦；B. satisfaction满足；C. hope希望；D. patience耐心。根据前文“he asked if he needed help with his ______. “Yes,”可知，保罗着急完成雪人，有人帮忙他满心欢喜。 【48题详解】 考查名词。句意：我还需要再滚一个雪球来做它的脑袋。A. hand手；B. ear耳朵；C. head头；D. foot脚。根据后文“Alice said a snowman only had two snowballs, one was for the body and one for the head”可知，雪人由身体和头部两部分组成。 【49题详解】 考查名词。句意：保罗不同意她的说法，并说自己不需要她的帮助。A. company陪伴；B. suggestion建议；C. help帮助；D. money钱财。根据前文“She asked if he needed help with his ______”可知，女孩主动前来提供帮助，保罗执意坚持想法，拒绝了对方的帮助。 【50题详解】 考查副词。句意：爱丽丝生气地走进自家院子，开始堆属于自己的雪人。A. hopefully满怀希望地；B. confidently自信地；C. nervously紧张地；D. angrily生气地。根据前文“Paul disagreed with her, saying he didn’t need her _______”可知，保罗回绝了自己，爱丽丝内心感到不悦与生气。 【51题详解】 考查动词。句意：之后她用自己的帽子和围巾装饰这个雪人。A. covered遮盖；B. destroyed破坏；C. drew绘画；D. decorated装饰。根据后文“the snowman with her hat and scarf”可知，艾丽斯用随身物品装扮雪人，完成雪人制作。 【52题详解】 考查名词。句意：保罗用桶给自己的雪人做了一顶帽子。A. ruler尺子；B. bucket桶；C. button纽扣；D. coin硬币。根据前文“He got a bucket, collected everything for his snowman”可知，保罗提前准备了水桶，并用它做成雪人的帽子。 【53题详解】 考查形容词。句意：他即将完成作品时，一件糟糕的事情发生了。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. funny有趣的；C. terrible糟糕的；D. amusing好笑的。根据后文“The snowman’s head fell off and crashed”可知，雪人的头部掉落摔碎，发生了糟糕的意外。 【54题详解】 考查动词。句意：听到保罗的哭声，爱丽丝跑到他身边主动伸出援手帮忙。A. offered主动提出；B. refused拒绝；C. stopped停止；D. decided决定。根据前文“Hearing Paul’s cry, Alice ran to him”可知，爱丽丝见状主动上前帮忙解决难题。 【55题详解】 考查名词。句意：他们又滚了一个雪球及时做好雪人，两人都如释重负地笑了。A. despair绝望；B. brief简短；C. public公众；D. relief宽慰。根据前文“They rolled another snowball and finished it in time”可知，担心来不及完成，最后顺利做好雪人，二人内心十分宽慰。 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。 The Science Of Scratching Mom knew what she was talking about after all: Scratching really does make the itch worse. Good ____56____ it feels, the burst of ecstasy (狂喜) you get from clawing your irritated skin only prolongs a vicious itch-scratch cycle, putting true relief ____57____(far) out of reach. But why? Though itch has troubled our species for thousands of years, scientists have just begun to comprehend the physiological mechanisms ____58____it. Over the past couple of decades, research has shown ____59____ scratching taps into our brains’ reward and immune systems, producing a strange mix of sensations that makes it all but impossible to resist. “You scratch to feel better,” says Brian Kim, a neuroimmunologist at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine, “but in doing so, you actually activate immune pathways that are counterproductive.” In 1660, a definition of itch arose that’s still in use today: an unpleasant sensation that provokes the desire to scratch. It results from ____60____ from insect bites and poisonous plants to allergic reactions and skin conditions like eczema (湿疹). Until recently, itch was considered a form of mild pain ____61____ (arise) from the weak activation of pain receptors. This “intensity theory” speculated that itch stood at one end of the pain spectrum, and ____62____ (transition) all the way to full-blown suffering as a stimulus grew stronger. But in 2014, Zhou-Feng Chen, an itch researcher then at Washington University, discovered that serotonin (the mood-regulating “happiness hormone”) plays a big role in perpetuating (使永久) the itch-scratch cycle. The research team found that when mice scratch an itch, their brains release a surge of serotonin, resulting in a moment of pure bliss. These results were consistent with a PLOS One study from the previous year, which showed that scratching activates the brain regions ____63____ (involve) in the reward circuit, a neural network that floods the body with euphoria-inducing chemicals in response to pleasurable activities and substances. It’s the same system ____64____ underlies addiction, which isn’t surprising if you’ve ever lost an hour scratching at mosquito bites. But Kim notes there’s another side to this coin: the longing not to feel pleasure ____65____ to ease discomfort. “That’s what’s so complex about it,” he says. “There are different levels at which you need to scratch.” 【答案】56. as##though 57. farther 58. behind 59. that 60. everything 61. arising 62. would transition 63. involved 64. that 65. but 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了抓挠为何会加剧瘙痒及其背后的生理机制。 【56题详解】 考查连词。句意：尽管抓挠感觉很好，但从抓挠受刺激的皮肤中获得的那阵狂喜只会延长恶性循环，使真正的缓解更遥不可及。 根据“Good ____ it feels”和后文“only prolongs a vicious itch-scratch cycle”可知，前后为让步关系，as/though引导让步状语从句时需部分倒装，即“Good as/though it feels”。 【57题详解】 考查副词比较级。句意同上。根据前文“prolongs a vicious itch-scratch cycle”可知，抓挠会让缓解变得更加遥远，应用副词比较级修饰“out of reach”。far的比较级为farther“更远地”。 【58题详解】 考查介词。句意：尽管瘙痒困扰人类数千年，科学家才刚刚开始理解其背后的生理机制。根据“physiological mechanisms ____ it”可知，此处指瘙痒现象背后的机制，应用介词behind。 【59题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：过去几十年的研究表明，抓挠会激活大脑的奖赏系统和免疫系统，产生一种难以抗拒的奇怪感觉混合体。空处引导宾语从句，从句结构完整，不缺成分，用that引导。 【60题详解】 查不定代词。句意：瘙痒由昆虫叮咬、有毒植物、过敏反应以及湿疹等皮肤病引起。根据“from insect bites and poisonous plants to allergic reactions and skin conditions like eczema (湿疹).”可知，此处列举多种原因，应用everything表示“所有事物”。 【61题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：直到最近，瘙痒仍被视为一种源于痛觉受体微弱激活的轻度疼痛。空处需要非谓语动词作定语，arise与pain是主动关系，应用现在分词作后置定语。 【62题详解】 考查时态。句意：这种“强度理论”推测，瘙痒处于疼痛谱的一端，并且随着刺激增强，会一路过渡到彻底的痛苦。空处为宾语从句的并列谓语动词，主句谓语为speculated可知，主句为一般过去时态，而此处描述从过去视角看将来会发生的变化，需要用过去将来时“would+动词原形”。 【63题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这些结果与早些时候的一项PLOS One研究一致，该研究表明抓挠会激活大脑中与奖赏回路相关的区域。空处需要非谓语动词作定语，固定搭配be involved in“涉及、参与”，此处用过去分词短语作后置定语。 【64题详解】 考查强调句。句意：这正是成瘾的基础系统，如果你曾花一小时抓蚊子包，这并不奇怪。此处为强调句型“It is...that...”，强调the same system。 【65题详解】 考查连词。句意：Kim指出，这件事还有另一面：渴望不只是为了感受快乐，而是为了缓解不适。此处为not… but…结构，表示“不是……而是……”。 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分 40 分) 66. 假定你是李华，你校英文报对高三学生高考后的旅行计划进行了问卷调查，结果如图所示。请你根据以下柱状图的内容，给校英语报写一篇短文，内容包括： 1．调查结果； 2．简述原因； 3．你的选择。 要求： 1．写作词数应为80个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Students’ Holiday Travel Choices ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Students’ Holiday Travel Choices Recently, our school’s English newspaper conducted a survey among Senior 3 students on their post-gaokao travel plans. As the chart shows, about half prefer natural places, believing fresh air and relaxation help relieve long-term study pressure. 30% choose historic spots to experience traditional Chinese culture, while 19% favor foreign cities to broaden their horizons. As for me, I will visit a historic city like Xi’an. It’s a great chance to appreciate our culture and feel the wisdom of our ancestors. 【解析】 【导语】要求考生以李华的身份，根据柱状图中高三学生高考后旅行计划的调查结果，给校英语报写一篇短文，内容包括调查结果、原因及个人选择。 【详解】1.词汇积累 进行：conduct → carry out 缓解：relieve → ease 开阔：broaden → expand 欣赏：appreciate → admire 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：As for me, I will visit a historic city like Xi’an. 拓展句：As for me, I will visit a historic city like Xi’an, which is rich in traditional Chinese culture. 【点睛】【高分句型1】As the chart shows, about half prefer natural places, believing fresh air and relaxation help relieve long-term study pressure.（运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句，以及现在分词短语作伴随状语） 【高分句型2】It’s a great chance to appreciate our culture and feel the wisdom of our ancestors.（运用了不定式作后置定语） 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。 It was the first day of our new grade. Everyone in the classroom was chatting happily, excited to see each other again after the long holidays. When the door slid open, all of us stopped talking and turned to look. In came our teacher Ms. Green, followed by a plain-looking boy. “This is Ben,” Ms. Green announced. “He is a transfer student, and he’s going to be in our class starting from today. Make sure all of you welcome him warmly.” The class clapped. But I didn’t want to have a second look at the newcomer, for he had no outstanding qualities considering his small figure and casual T-shirt. “Oh, I forgot to mention one thing,” Ms. Green spoke up. “Ben actually has hearing problems. Normally he would have hearing aids on, but his old ones have just been broken. His doctor suggested that he stay at home until he got his new ones. However, Ben insisted on attending his first day of school. But don’t worry — he speaks beautifully and can talk to all of you. So if you want to communicate with him, just write down your words on a piece of paper, and he’ll be happy to talk with you.” This single speech sent the whole class up into an uproar: Some students looked at each other with expressions of surprise. Others voiced cries of concern out of pity. Ms. Green calmed everyone down. “I’d like someone to personally help him out throughout the day. Do I have any volunteers?” “How can a disabled person be intelligent?” I thought to myself. I refused to raise my hand, expecting someone else would. But nobody did or said anything. Dead silence spread across the classroom. It was by total bad luck that my eyes happened to meet Ms. Green’s. “How about you, Justin?” she asked me. “Is it okay for you to take care of Ben just for today?” It is difficult to refuse a request by someone, especially if that person is a teacher. I sighed and nodded slightly. Ms. Green gestured for Ben to sit beside me and then asked us to share our holiday stories with the class. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡上作答： Para 1: Immediately, the class became excited. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para 2: Then Ben rose and walked onto the platform. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Immediately, the class became excited. Everyone was eager to share their holiday adventures, but I was nervous about how I would communicate with Ben. I wrote down my holiday story on a piece of paper and passed it to him. To my surprise, he read it quickly and wrote back, “Your holiday sounds amazing! I went to the beach too, but I spent most of the time reading books.” His handwriting was neat and his words were thoughtful. I realized that communication wasn’t as difficult as I had thought. Near the end of the class, Ms. Green asked Ben to share his holiday with us. Then Ben rose and walked onto the platform. He took a deep breath and began to share his holiday experience. “I went to the beach and read a lot of books,” he wrote on the board. “I also learned how to surf, which was challenging but fun.” The class was amazed by his bravery and determination. After his presentation, everyone clapped and cheered for him. I felt proud of Ben and glad that I had the chance to help him. I learned that a person’s abilities are not defined by their disabilities, and that everyone has something unique to offer. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了开学第一天，转学生Ben因助听器损坏且存在听力障碍，需要通过纸笔交流。老师请“我”帮忙照顾他，起初“我”并不情愿，但在课堂分享假期故事的环节中，Ben用行动改变了“我”对残障同学的偏见，也让“我”明白了每个人都有独特闪光点的道理。 【详解】 1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容可知，第一段可描写同学们热烈讨论假期故事，“我”因要和Ben交流而紧张，尝试用纸笔和他沟通，意外发现他的字迹工整、话语贴心，打消了沟通顾虑。 ②由第二段首句内容可知，第二段可描写Ben上台分享自己的假期经历，他用板书和清晰的表达讲述了海边读书、学习冲浪的故事，让全班震惊又敬佩，“我”也由此改变了对残障同学的看法。 2. 续写线索： 课堂活跃氛围→“我”的顾虑→纸笔沟通破冰→Ben主动上台分享→全班刮目相看→“我”改变偏见 3.词汇激活 行为类 ① 交流：communicate with/interact with ② 写下：write down/set down ③ 鼓掌：clap/applaud 情绪类 ① 高兴的：glad/delighted ② 惊讶：surprise/astonishment 【点睛】【高分句型1】Everyone was eager to share their holiday adventures, but I was nervous about how I would communicate with Ben.(运用了how引导的宾语从句) 【高分句型2】I also learned how to surf, which was challenging but fun.(运用了which引导的非限定性定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $听力考试正式开始。This is White. Have you got something for my source of throat i'm suffering from at these days? I have some Candy for sore throat, which may work for IT, drinking more hot water and eat more fruit. It's nice of you. Thanks a lot. This is White. Have you got something for my sword throat? I'm suffer from . at these days. I have some Candy for sore throat, which may work for IT, drinking more hot water and eat more fruit. It's nice of you. Thanks a lot. Listen to the next question. What do you think I should do for fun while i'm in port bilbow? I'm looking forward to the trip. Port bilbow doesn't have anything fun to do except drive up and down the main street, and I wouldn't exactly call that fun. What do you think I should do for fun while i'm in port bilbow? I'm looking forward to the trip. Port bilbow doesn't have anything fun to do except drive up and down the main street, and I wouldn't exactly call that fun. Listen to the next question. Is anything wrong? You look a little unhappy. I can't . decide what to do this weekend. Would you like to see what's on at the cinema? I heard there's a very good film, moon. Is anything wrong? You look a little unhappy. I can't decide what to do this weekend. Would you like to see what's on at the cinema? I heard there's a very good film, moon. Listen to the next question. Hi, I wonder if you could direct me to the finance building. To find the finance building, you will need to go to the other side of the university, which is a ten minute walk, passed the business building and through the park. Hi, I wonder if you could direct me to the finance building. To find the finance building, you'll need to go to the other side of the university, which is a ten minute walk, passed the business building and through the park. Listen to the next question. Excuse me, i'm looking for a book for my research. It's called psychology of behavior. Do you have IT? Yes. we do. You'll find IT in section too, on the middle shelf. Excuse me, i'm looking for a book for my research. It's called psychology of behaviour. Do you have IT? Yes, we do. You'll find IT in section too on the middle shelf. Listen to the next question. Hello, is this jose shoe repair? Yes, how can I help you? I'm calling . to find out your business hours. Usually we are open from nine AM to five PM seven days a week. If I bring a pair of shoes to be fixed today, when will they be ready? Normally IT will be in three or four days, but not this week. Why we are closed till this friday for decoration. What if I bring them next week? That's not good either. We will have a holiday and we are closed from monday, thursday. Okay, I will wait then. Hello, is this jose's issue? repair? Yes, how can I help you? I'm calling . to find out your . business hours. Usually we are open from nine m to five PM, seven days a week. If I bring a pair of shoes to be fixed today, when will they be ready? Normally IT will be in three or four days, but not this week. Why we are closed till this friday for decoration. If I bring them next week. that's not good either. We will have a holiday and we we're closed from monday. thursday. Okay, I will wait then. Listen to the next question. I want a new hobby, but i'm not sure what to do. Do you have any interesting hobby? I have a lot of hobbies. I am a writer and work at home, so I have free time to do other things, and I don't like being bored, so I find new hobbies. My favorite one is exercise. IT is good for me and makes me feel strong. I walk my dog around the neighborhood or go to the gym . that is very healthy. I don't like exercise though. Do you have any other . fun hobby? Well, I also like to cook. It's not hard to learn. I cook healthy foods, but you can cook anything. It's a creative hobby. You can look up recipes and find new dishes to create, and you can cook with your wife and kids is a fun thing for people to do together. Then you have something good to eat when you're done. That's a great idea. I think i'll start cooking with my family. We usually just go to restaurants. Thanks for the help. I want a new hobby, but i'm not sure what to do. Do you have any interesting hobby? I have a lot of hobbies. I am a writer and work at home, so I have free time to do other things, and I don't like being bored, so I find new hobbies. My favorite one is exercise. IT is good for me and makes me feel strong. I walk my dog around the neighborhood or go to the gym . that is very healthy. I don't like exercise though. Do you have any other fun hobby? Well, I also like to cook. It's not hard to learn. I cook healthy foods, but you can cook anything. It's a creative hobby. You can look up recipe and find new dishes to create, and you can cook with your wife and kids. It's a fun thing for people to do together. Then you have something good to eat when you're done. That's a great idea. I think i'll start cooking with my family. We usually just go to restaurants. Thanks for the help. Listen to the next question. That bathroom had a person in a dinner. He was all dressed up in a fancy uniform, giving people warm towels. He's a background worker in the building. He's named David. Did you give him a tip? Is that why he gave me a strange look? Yeah, he wanted you to give him some money. Sam, but I only have a twenty dollar bill with me. You should tip about a dollar. He must have thought I was rude. Now I can never go back here. It's okay, sam. He knows you're not from here. How did you know you were supposed to give the guy money? I have been here five times before someone told me. well, I can just tip him twice the next time I come here. You'll be coming here every week to get your salary. So just be nice to him. That bathroom had a person in a dinner. He was all dressed up in a fancy uniform, giving people warm towels. He's a bathroom worker in the building. He's named David. Did you give him a tip? A tip. Is that why he gave me a strange look? Yeah, he wanted you to give him some money. sam, but I only have a twenty dollar bill with me. You should tip about a dollar. He must have thought I was rude. Now I can never go back here. It's okay, sam. He knows you're not from here. How did you know you were supposed to give the guy money? I had been here five times before someone told me. well, I can just tip him twice the next time I come here. You'll be coming here every week to get your salary, so just be nice to him. Listen to the next question. Hey, tom, your report on air pollution is brilliant. How did you come up with the idea of writing IT? One morning, I noticed some terrible smells in the air. While I was reading a book on the balcony, I got curious and wanted to find more information. So I read a newspaper where I learned about the clean air project. Then I joined IT and wrote . the report. I see, what can we do to help produce air pollution? Last sunday, I took part in a tree planting activity in the city park. IT was finalized by a local environmental group. I also ride my bike to school every weekday. Instead of driving a car. It's an effective way to reduce air pollution. My father joined a recycling program in the neighborhood. Why don't you sign up for IT too? I believe I can make a big difference if we all take action. Hey, tom, your report on air pollution is brilliant. How did you come up with the idea of writing IT? One morning, I noticed some terrible smells in the air. While I was reading a book on the balcony, I got curious and wanted to find more information. So I read a newspaper where I learned about the clean air project. Then I joined IT and wrote . the report. I see, what can we do to help produce air pollution? Last sunday, I took part in a tree planting activity in the city park. IT was organized by a local environmental group. I also ride my bike to school every weekday. Instead of driving a car, it's an effective way to reduce air pollution. My father joined a recycling program in the neighbourhood. Why don't you sign up for you too? I believe IT can make a big difference if we all take action. Listen to the next question. Have you seen the latest news about OpenAI sora text to video generator? Yeah, it's causing quite a shock in the advertisement industry. Everyone in our company is talking about how IT might influence our traditional advertisement methods . exactly with sis ability to create videos from text. Some people are worried that I will disturb the market for traditional video production and advertising agencies. Well. there are also concerns about creativity . through video has begun to improve at a surprising pace. Companies like runway and Peter have shown text to video models of their own, and google lom air is one of open AS primary competitors in this space. Similar to sora, lua gives users text to video tools and also lets them create videos from a still image. It's definitely something we need to keep an eye on as I could reshape the advertising landscape significantly. We will need to adapt and find ways to use this technology, making IT work to our advantage. Have you seen the latest news about OpenAI sora text to video generator? Yeah, it's causing quite a shock in the advertisement industry. Everyone in our company is talking about how IT might influence our traditional advertisement methods . exactly with sis ability to create videos from text. Some people are worried that I will disturb the market for traditional video production and advertising agencies. Well, there are also concerns about creativity. True video has begun to improve at a surprising pace. Companies like runway and peaker have shown text to video models of their own, and google lom air is one of open AS primary competitors in this space. Similar to sa lua gives users text to video tools and also lets them create videos from a still image. It's definitely something we need to keep an eye on as I could reshape the advertising landscape significantly tly. We ll need to adapt and find ways to use this technology, making IT work to our advantage. 听力部分到此结束。