浙江省强基联盟2022-2023学年高三英语上学期10月统测试题（Word版附解析）

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2022学年第一学期浙江强基联盟10月统测高三年级
英语试题
第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What happened to the man?
A.He's injured. B.He's tired. C.He's lost.
2.What does the woman want to grow in her garden?
A.Herbs. B.Flowers. C.Vegetables.
3.How does the woman sound?
A.Angry. B.Pleased. C.Unconfident.
4.What is the woman going to do on Sunday?
A.Get a haircut. B.Work in the office. C.Climb the mountains.
5.When will the test begin today?
A.At 9:30 a.m. B.At10:00a.m. C.At 10:30 a.m.
第二节：（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What is the man probably trying to do?
A.Open a new bank account.
B.Exchange some money.
C.Withdraw money from his account.
7.What is the man's main problem?
A.He doesn't have any money.
B.He forgot his bank account number.
C.His bank isn't available in New York.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Where are the speakers probably?
A.In a gym. B.On a street. C.In the man's office.
9.What is the man's wish?
A.To improve his health condition.
B.To make friends in the gym.
C.To join in a competition.
10.What kind of deal will the man probably take?
A.A discounted monthly membership.
B.A free weightlifting class.
C.A free one-time visit.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Car salesman and customer.
B.Car mechanic and client.
C.Car collector and visitor.
12.What is probably wrong with the woman's car according to the man?
A.It is too old.
B.It was hit in an accident.
C.It has an issue with its engine.
13.How much will the man probably offer to get the previous car?
A.$10,000. B.$35,000. C.$45,000.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.In which country are the speakers?
A.Russia. B.Mongolia. C.China.
15.What does the man probably do for a living?
A.A miner. B.A land surveyor. C. A teacher.
16.Why is the woman's English good?
A.Because she teaches English part-time.
B.Because she has read many English novels.
C.Because one of her parents is a native English speaker.
17.What do we know about the coldest capital city in the world?
A.It is beautiful in winter.
B.It's a city with a unique history.
C.Its heating is powered by electricity.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Which grade will the students enter next year?
A.The 9th grade in high school.
B.The 10th grade in high school.
C.The first year in university.
19.Why is the speaker giving the lesson?
A.To introduce the current school year.
B.To prepare for the upcoming final exam.
C.To celebrate the end of the school year.
20.What will the students do last?
A.Watch a movie.
B.Make a group presentation.
C.Practice the greetings in pairs.
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
Urban gardens are valuable assets to communities. They provide green spaces to grow sustainable food, build community cohesion (凝聚力)，make new friends, connect with the earth, and much more. So, let's check out our list of 4 inspiring urban gardens in the US.
Gotham Greens
Where: New York &Chicago
What: Gotham Greens first started in Brooklyn and now has four locations in New York City and Chicago. Their flagship farm in Brooklyn produces over 100,000 pounds of greens per year. But it doesn't just produce healthy local vegetables. It is using high-tech greenhouses with solar panels to make sure the food grown is healthy and sustainable.
Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students
Where: Baltimore, Maryland
What:The Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students (BUGS) program encourages students to get their hands dirty and plant vegetables through their after-school and summer programs. Many of these kids don't have access to green spaces, and have never had the opportunity to grow food.
ReVision Urban Farm
Where: Boston,Massachusetts
What: ReVision Urban Farm in Boston works in partnership with the ReVision Family Home-a shelter for 22 homeless parents and their kids. The farm provides these families with information on healthy eating, and access to the farm’s fresh vegetables. The organization also provides job training to help families escape the cycle of poverty.
Swale
Where: New York
What: Swale, a floating food forest located on a large boat, is an innovative project meant to inspire citizens to rethink the relationship between our cities and our food. This urban garden serves as both a living art exhibit and an educational farm. Food forests are sustainable gardens that include vegetables, fruit, nut trees, bushes, herbs, and vines -each one complementing the other in a symbiotic (共生的) relationship.
21.What does the BUGS program mainly do?
A.Provide job training for students.
B.Use high-tech greenhouses to grow healthy food.
C.Create a sustainable garden on a large boat.
D.Offer students the opportunity to grow vegetables.
22.Which urban garden helps people get out of poverty?
A.Gotham Greens. B.Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students.
C.ReVision Urban Farm. D.Swale.
23.Where can citizens go to see a food forest?
A.Chicago. B.Baltimore. C.Boston. D.New York.
B
Like many other five-year-old, Jeanie Low of Houston, Texas, would use a stool (凳子) to help her reach the bathroom sink. However, the plastic step-stool she had at home was unstable and cluttered up the small bathroom shared by her whole family. After learning of an invention contest held by her school that year, Jeanie resolved to enter the contest by creating a stool that would be a permanent fixture in the bathroom, and yet could be kept out of the way when not in use.
Jeanie decided to make a stool attached to the bathroom cabinet door under the sink. She cut a board of wood into two pieces, each about two feet wide and one foot long. Using metal hinges (铰链)，Jeanie attached one piece of the wood to the front of the cabinet door, and the second piece to the first. The first piece was set just high enough so that when it swung out horizontally from the cabinet door, the second piece would swing down from the first, just touching the ground, and so serving as a support for the first piece of the wood. This created a convenient, strong platform for any person too short to reach the sink. When not in use, the hinges allowed the two pieces of wood to fold back up tightly against the cabinet, where they were held in place by magnets. Jeanie called her invention the “Kiddie Stool”.
Jeanie's Kiddie Stool won first place in her school's contest. Two years later, it was awarded first prize again at Houston's first annual Invention Fair. As a result, Jeanie was invited to make a number of public appearances with her Kiddie Stool, and was featured on local TV as well as in newspapers. Many people found the story of the Kiddie Stool inspiring because it showed that with imagination, anyone can be an inventor.
24.Why did Jeanie Low invent the Kiddie Stool, according to the passage?
A.Many other five-year-olds had problems reaching the bathroom sink.
B.She did not think that plastic stools were tall enough for her.
C.The stool in her bathroom was not firm and often got in the way.
D.She was invited to enter an invention contest held by her school.
25.Which of the following statements is true about how the Kiddie Stool works?
A.The Kiddie Stool will swing out only when the cabinet door opens.
B.It uses hinges and magnets to keep the wooden pieces in place.
C.It swings from left to right to be attached to the cabinet door.
D.The platform is supported by two pieces of metal.
26.What are the characteristics of Jeanie's Kiddie Stool?
A.Permanent and foldable. B.Fragile and disposable.
C.Conventional and portable. D.Convenient and recyclable.
27.Which of the following sayings best captures the spirit of Jeanie Low's story?
A.Failure is the mother of success.
B.Necessity is the mother of invention.
C.Genius is 1% inspiration and 99%perspiration.
D.Invention requires both disciplines and wild imagination.
C
In Japan, you are what your blood type is. A person's blood type is popularly believed to decide his/her character and personality. Type-A people are generally considered sensitive perfectionists and good team players, but over-anxious. Type OS are curious and generous but stubborn. Type ABs are artistic but mysterious and unpredictable, and type Bs are cheerful but eccentric, individualistic, and selfish. Though lacking scientific evidence, this belief is widely seen in books, magazines, and television shows. Last year, four of Japan's top 10 best-sellers were about how blood type determines personality, through which readers seemed to be able to discover the definition of their blood type or have their self-image confirmed.
The blood-type belief has been used in unusual ways. The women softball team that won gold for Japan at the Beijing Olympics is reported to have used blood-type theories to customize training for each player. Some kindergartens have adopted teaching methods along blood group lines, and even major companies reportedly make decisions about assignments based on an employee's blood type. In 1990, Mitsubishi Electronics was reported to have announced the formation of a team composed entirely of AB workers, thanks to “their ability to make plans".
The belief even affects politics. One former prime minister considered it important enough to reveal in his official profile that he was a type A, while his opposition rival was type B. In 2011, a minister, Ryu Matsumoto, was forced to resign after only a week in office, when a bad-tempered encounter with local officials was televised. In his resignation speech, he blamed his failings on the fact that he was blood type B.
The blood-type craze, considered simply harmless fun by some Japanese, may reveal itself as prejudice and discrimination. In fact, this seems so common that the Japanese now have a term for it: bura-hara, meaning blood-type harassment (骚扰). There are reports of discrimination leading to children being bullied, ending of happy relationships, and loss of job opportunities due to blood type.
28.What's the main idea of paragraph 1?
A.The Japanese attach great importance to blood type.
B.The books about blood type are popular in Japan.
C.The Japanese confirm their personality totally through blood type.
D.The Japanese think blood type bestsellers are important to their self-image.
29.According to the passage,which blood type can we infer is the LEAST favored in Japan?
A.Type A. B.Type B. C.Type O. D.Type AB.
30.Prime Minister Ryu Matsumoto resigned from office because.
A.he revealed his rival's blood type
B.he was seen behaving rudely on TV
C.he blamed his failings on local officials
D.he was discriminated against because of blood type
31.What is the speaker's attitude toward the blood-type belief in Japan?
A.Negative. B.Defensive. C.Objective. D.Encouraging.
D
You've most likely heard the news by now: A car-commuting, desk-bound, TV-watching lifestyle can be harmful to our health. All the time that we spend rooted in the chair is linked to increased risks of so many deadly diseases that experts have named this modern-day health epidemic the“sitting disease".
Sitting for too long slows down the body's metabolism (新陈代谢) and the way enzymes (酶) break down our fat reserves, raising both blood sugar levels and blood pressure. Small amounts of regular activity, even just standing and moving around, throughout the day is enough to bring the increased levels back down. And those small amounts of activity add up -30 minutes of light activity in two or three-minute bursts can be just as effective as a half-hour block of exercise. But without that activity, blood sugar levels and blood pressure keep creeping up, steadily damaging the inside of the arteries (动脉) and increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and other serious diseases. In essence, fundamental changes in biology occur if you sit for too long.
But wait, you're a runner.You needn't worry about the harm of a sedentary lifestyle because you exercise regularly, right? Well, not so fast. Recent studies show that people spend an average of 64 hours a week sitting, whether or not they exercise 150 minutes a week as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). Regular exercisers, furthermore, are found to be about 30 percent less active on days when they exercise. Overall, most people simply aren't exercising or moving around enough to counteract all the harm that can result from sitting nine hours or more a day.
Scared straight out of your chair? Good. The remedy is as simple as standing up and taking activity breaks.
32.What is the best way to bring down high blood sugar level and blood pressure?
A.Exercising for 150 minutes or more every week.
B.Getting rid of the habit of car commuting and TV watching.
C.Interrupting sitting time with light activity as often as possible.
D.Standing or moving around for at least two or three minutes every day.
33.What does the word “sedentary” in the third paragraph most likely meant?
A.Modern. B.Risky. C.Inactive. D.Epidemic.
34.Which of the following may be inferred about those who do serious exercise?
A.They usually do not meet the standard of exercise recommended by WHO.
B.They generally spend less time sitting than those who are inactive.
C.They often live longer than those who don't exercise.
D.They tend to stand or move around less on their work-out days.
35.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The challenges of the modern lifestyle.
B.The reasons for the spread of a modern epidemic.
C.The effect of regular exercise on our body.
D.The threat to our health from long hours of sitting.
第二节：（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
From the dawn of civilization, paper records have been a method of keeping track of important and necessary documentation. A common experience throughout the world's record keeping has been the necessity to ensure that all documents are kept together, and none are lost.
__36__ These included tying ribbons through the paper, and melting wax to secure the papers in place. For nearly 600 years, these were the methods used to secure papers.
__37__ In 1835, a machine that could mass-produce straight pins was invented by Howe J.I, an American inventor. Although straight pins (大头针) were originally designed for sewing and tailoring, people began using them as a quick and easy way to secure papers. __38__ In 1899 he patented the device, which consisted of a wire bent into a particularly shaped hoop for the purpose of securing papers.
During this time, however, the paperclip (回形针) was not a widely distributed device. Therefore, the Gem Manufacturing Company of England developed a machine to manufacture and standardize the paperclip design. __39__
Today the paperclip is a famous invention used throughout offices, schoolrooms, and business throughout the world. __40__
A.The next paper invention was that of the straight pin.
B.Before the paper clip, people had to be creative to keep paper together.
C.The humble item only came into popular usage around the mid-19th century.
D.Later, inspired by the straight pin, Norwegian Vaaler J. came up with the idea of the first paperclip.
E.This manufacturing development allowed for the expansion of the modern paperclip worldwide.
F.Being a wonder of simplicity and function, the paperclip remains a standard office supply throughout the world
G.Therefore, from the early 13th century people had created various methods to ensure documents were kept together.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
We live in a world increasingly dominated by science. Since elementary school, I have always __41__ subjects like science and math. To me, these subjects, full of discoveries and __42__, seem to play more significant role in human progress than humanities. And I always __43__ thought of these subjects as more solid and serious than classes like English. If there was no right __44__ I thought, why bother? But recently I had an __45__ that taught me my academic interests are more flexible than I had thought: I took my first philosophy class.
Before I entered the classroom, I was __46__. I waited outside with the other students and wondered what exactly philosophy would involve. I imagined getting into pretty long and boring conversations __47__ intended to reflect on the meaning of life. But what I got was something quite __48__.
A young man in jeans, Mr.Jones—“but you can call me Rob”—was far from the white-haired, buttoned-up old man I had __49__. Rather than pulling us into dull arguments about difficult-to-understand philosophical points, Rob __50__ us on our level. To talk free will, we looked at our own __51__. To talk morals, we looked at dilemmas we had faced ourselves. By the end of class, I’d discovered that questions with no right answer can turn out to be the most __52__ ones.
It __53__ me that if I let go of my __54__, I can actually get a lot out of the subjects I once thought little of. The class taught me - in more ways than one - to look at things with a(n) __55__ mind.
41.A.chosen B. evaluated C. favored D. avoided
42.A. formulas B.puzzles C. challenges D. innovations
43. A. automatically B.consciously C. accurately D. impatiently
44.A.reason B. answer C. method D.direction
45.A. surprise B.experience C. incident D.adventure
46.A. hopeful B.confident C. doubtful D.nervous
47.A. supposedly B. mistakenly C. naturally D. previously
48.A. unique B.common C. different D. strange
49.A. mentioned B.encountered C.expected D. missed
50.A. engaged B. tested C. persuaded D. invited
51.A.choices B. abilities C.obstacles D.doubts
52.A. objective B.effective C. encouraging D. appealing
53.A. confused B.struck C.warned D.convinced
54.A. pride B.concern C. assessment D.prejudice
55.A. open B. strong C.sharp D. ready
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 Getty Center sits on a hilltop in the Santa Monica Mountains, __56__ (tower) above the city of Los Angeles. The museum was __57__ (origin) constructed to house the vast art collection belonging to oil tyooonJ.Paul Getty. Today, the modernist complex __58__ (stock) with so many art works that the exhibit arenas can show just a part of them at a time, making the artistic special exhibitions a highlight of any visit to the Getty.
The Center's award-winning architect, Richard Meier, did __59__ outstanding job of creating a public space that has surprised many visitors. Visitors go to the Getty thinking they are visiting a museum with works of art on the inside. __60__ they discover instead is a work of art with a museum inside. Meier took some basic __61__ (material): metal, stone and glass. Working with a billion-dollar budget, he combined them to create a work of architecture that can excite visitors as much as the art collection inside __62__ (do). Around every corner and at every turn, there is a new view __63__ store for guests. And then, just __64__ they think they have seen it all, a new fountain or landscape pops up.
In addition to museum tours, the Getty also provides various free on-site tours, including tours of the gardens. These explorations are a must for anyone __65__ (interest) in learning more about Meier's techniques and ideas.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你将作为交换生前往新西兰学习三个月并寄宿在Wilson家。为了更好地融入住家，请给Wilson写封邮件，内容包括：
1.自我介绍；
2.告知到达时间；
3.询问住家的兴趣爱好及其他信息。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。



第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When school was over, the day was fading and it started to drizzle (毛毛雨). I stood at the school gate, with a loaded backpack on my shoulders. It was Friday again: a weekend of joy with unlimited sleeping hours and dinner courses specially made to my taste, a weekend at home. I waved goodbye to my friends as they jumped into their fathers' warm and comfortable cars. Curiously, this gave rise to a disturbing feeling in me. It was not exactly what they called jealousy, but something like dismay (沮丧). I knew all I could expect was an old bike Mom would ride along on, with the badly-oiled chain creaking (嘎吱作响) against the wheel to announce her arrival.
Every Friday when Mom came to pick me up for the weekend, it was a moment full of great expectation and great unease. I always felt my face burning as we rode our way in and out of the numerous cars and saw my friends' faces sticking out of the car windows. It was like stepping into a ballroom with beautifully dressed ladies and finding yourself in a smelly T-shirt.
To tell you the truth, Mom is quite a headache once in a while. She just looks a homely middle-aged housewife. Being a practitioner of DIY, she knits most of my sweaters, chiefly in old styles. Whenever caught by some curious classmates asking what brand my sweaters are, I’d force a smile and reply in a half joking manner: homemade.
I couldn't remember when I started to find her such an embarrassment. As a little boy, I relied on her so much. She had been working at home, cooking in the kitchen, knitting by the lamp or riding across town to buy me a book I badly needed. It had always been much fun riding with mom. But just now there seemed to be something standing between us, something that made her so strange to me and me to her.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Today she showed up in a raincoat.



Mom tried to cover me with the back of the raincoat again as a storm set in.





浙江省强基联盟2023届高三上学期10月联考
英语答案、解析及听力原文

听力:1~5 BCCAC6~10 BCBAC 11~15 ACABB 16~20 ABBCA
第二部分阅读
21~23 DCD 24~27 CBAB 28~31 ABBA 32~35 CCDD
七选五36~40 GADEF
第三部分︰语言运用
完形填空:41~45CDABB 46~50 CACCA 51～55ADBDA
语法填空:56. towering 57.originally 58. is stocked 59.an 60. What
6l.materials 62.does 63.in 64. when 65. Interested

阅读理解
A
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要讲述了城市花园是社区的宝贵资产。它们为种植可持续粮食提供绿色空间，建立社区凝聚力(凝聚力)，结交新朋友，与地球相连，等等。本文主要介绍了美国4个城市花园。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students （BUGS）program encourages students to get their hands dirty and plant vegetables through their after-school and summer programs.（巴尔的摩城市园艺与学生(BUGS)项目鼓励学生们通过课后和暑期项目亲自动手种植蔬菜。）”可知，BUGS这个项目主要是让学生们课后种植蔬菜。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“The organization also provides job training to help families escape the cycle of poverty.（该组织还提供职业培训，帮助家庭摆脱贫困的循环。）”可知，ReVision Urban Farm能够帮助人们脱离贫困。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段的第一句“Swale, a floating food forest located on a large boat, is an innovative project meant to inspire citizens to rethink the relationship between our cities and our food.（Swale是一个位于一艘大船上的漂浮食物森林，这是一个创新项目，旨在启发市民重新思考我们的城市和食物之间的关系。）”以及“. Food forests are sustainable gardens that include vegetables, fruit, nut trees, bushes, herbs, and vines-each one complementing the other in a symbiotic（共生的）relationship.”（食物林是可持续发展的花园，包括蔬菜、水果、坚果树、灌木、草本植物和葡萄藤，每一种都以共生关系相互补充）可知，位于纽约的Swale是一个食物森林。故选D项。

B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述5岁的珍妮发明了一款帮助小孩子能够得着洗手盆的踏脚凳的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“However, the plastic step-stool she had at home was unstable and cluttered up the small bathroom shared by her whole family. (然而，她家里的塑料踏脚凳不稳定，把她全家共用的小浴室弄得乱七八糟)”可知，珍妮想要发明踏脚凳的原因是，塑料凳子不稳定，还把她全家共用的小浴室弄得乱七八糟。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Using metal hinges (铰链) Jeanie attached one piece of the wood to the front of the cabinet door, and the second piece to the first. (珍妮用金属铰链把一块木头固定在橱柜门的前面，把第二块木头固定在第一块上)”和“When not in use, the hinges allowed the two pieces of wood to fold back up tightly against the cabinet, where they were held in place by magnets. (当不使用的时候，铰链允许两块木头紧紧地叠起在柜子上，它们被磁铁固定在合适的位置)”可知，珍妮发明的踏脚凳使用了铰链和磁铁固定。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Jeanie resolved to enter the contest by creating a stool that would be a permanent fixture in the bathroom, and yet could be kept out of the way when not in use. (珍妮决定参加比赛，她设计了一个凳子，这个凳子将永久安装在浴室里，而且在不使用的时候也不会妨碍到别人)”和第二段“When not in use, the hinges allowed the two pieces of wood to fold back up tightly against the cabinet, where they were held in place by magnets. (当不使用的时候，铰链允许两块木头紧紧地叠起在柜子上，它们被磁铁固定在合适的位置)”可知，珍妮发明的踏脚凳具有永久和可折叠的特性。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Like many other five-year-olds, Jeanie Low of Houston, Texas, would use a stool (凳子) to help her reach the bathroom sink. However, the plastic step-stool she had at home was unstable and cluttered up the small bathroom shared by her whole family. After learning of an invention contest held by her school that year, Jeanie resolved to enter the contest by creating a stool that would be a permanent fixture in the bathroom, and yet could be kept out of the way when not in use. (像其他许多五岁的孩子一样，德克萨斯州休斯顿的珍妮·洛会用一个凳子帮助她够到浴室的水槽。然而，她家里的塑料踏脚凳不稳定，把她全家共用的小浴室弄得乱七八糟。在得知学校那年举办了一场发明比赛后，珍妮决定参加这场比赛，她发明了一种凳子，这种凳子将成为卫生间里的固定装置，而且在不使用的时候也可以不受干扰)”可知，通过珍妮的故事我们可以知道，发明来源于我们的需求。故选B。

C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. B 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。本文主要介绍血型在日本非常重要，以日本人在血型上的态度。
【8题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“In Japan, you are what your blood type is. A person’s blood type is popularly believed to decide his/her character and personality. Type-A people are generally considered sensitive perfectionists and good team players, but over-anxious. Type Os are curious and generous but stubborn. Type ABs are artistic but mysterious and unpredictable, and type Bs are cheerful but eccentric, individualistic, and selfish. Though lacking scientific evidence, this belief is widely seen in books, magazines, and television shows. Last year, four of Japan’s top 10 bestsellers were about how blood type determines personality, through which readers seemed to be able to discover the definition of their blood type or have their self-image confirmed.”（在日本，你就是你的血型。人们普遍认为，一个人的血型决定了他/她的性格和个性。A类人通常被认为是敏感的完美主义者和优秀的团队合作者，但过于焦虑。O型性格好奇心强，慷慨大方，但很固执。AB型是艺术型，但神秘莫测；B型是快乐型，但古怪，个人主义，自私。尽管缺乏科学证据，但这一信念在书籍、杂志和电视节目中广泛存在。去年，日本十大畅销书中有四本是关于血型如何决定个性的，通过这些书，读者似乎能够发现血型的定义，或者确认他们的自我形象）可知，第一段主要讲述日本人认为他们的血型很重要。故选A。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“The belief even affects politics. One former prime minister considered it important enough to reveal in his official profile that he was a type A, while his opposition rival was type B In 2011, a minister, Ryu Matsumoto, was forced to resign after only a week in office, when a bad-tempered encounter with local officials was televised. In his resignation speech, he blamed his failings on the fact that he was blood type B.”（这种信仰甚至影响政治。一位前首相认为，在其官方简介中透露自己是A型血人足够重要，而他的反对对手是B型血人。2011年，部长松本龙一在任职仅一周后就被迫辞职，当时电视转播了他与地方官员的一次脾气暴躁的遭遇。在辞职演说中，他将自己的失败归咎于自己是B型血）可知，前首相让民众相信自己的对手是B型血，以及松本龙一把自己的失败归咎于是B型血。由此推知，B型血应该是最不被大家喜欢的血型。故选B。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“In 2011, a minister, Ryu Matsumoto, was forced to resign after only a week in office, when a bad-tempered encounter with local officials was televised.”（2011年，一位部长松本龙一在任职仅一周后就被迫辞职，当时电视转播了他与地方官员的一次脾气暴躁的遭遇）可知，松本龙一在任职仅一周后就被迫辞职是因为转播了他的不当行为。故选B。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“The blood-type craze, considered simply harmless fun by some Japanese, may reveal itself as prejudice and discrimination. In fact, this seems so common that the Japanese now have a term for it: bura-hara, meaning blood-type harassment(骚扰). There are reports of discrimination leading to children being bullied, ending of happy relationships, and loss of job opportunities due to blood type.”（血型热，被一些日本人认为是无害的玩笑，可能会暴露出偏见和歧视。事实上，这似乎很常见，日本人现在有了一个术语：bura hara，意思是血型骚扰。有报道称，歧视导致儿童受到欺负，结束了幸福的关系，并因血型而失去了工作机会）推知，作者对血型是消极的态度。故选A。

D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. C 13. C 14. D 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了久坐对我们健康的威胁。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Small amounts of regular activity, even just standing and moving around, throughout the day is enough to bring the increased levels back down. (少量的有规律的活动，即使只是站着走动，也足以将增加的水平降下来)”可知，降低高血糖和高血压的最好方法是尽可能多地用轻松的活动来打断坐着的时间。故选C项。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段“But without that activity, blood sugar levels and blood pressure keep creeping up, steadily damaging the inside of the arteries and increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and other serious diseases. In essence, fundamental changes in biology occur if you sit for too long. (但如果没有这种活动，血糖水平和血压就会不断攀升，不断破坏动脉内部，增加患糖尿病、心脏病、中风和其他严重疾病的风险。从本质上说，如果你坐的时间太长，生物学就会发生根本的变化)”及划线词前文“But wait, you’re a runner.(但是等一下，你是一个跑步者)”可知，你不必担心久坐不动的生活方式的危害。由此推知，划线词的意思是“不活跃的”。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Recent studies show that people spend an average of 64 hours a week sitting, whether or not they exercise 150 minutes a week as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). Regular exercisers, furthermore, are found to be about 30 percent less active on days when they exercise. (最近的研究表明，人们每周平均有64小时是坐着的，不管他们是否按照世界卫生组织（WHO）的建议每周运动150分钟。此外，研究发现，经常锻炼的人在锻炼的日子里，活跃度要低30%左右)”可推知，在锻炼的日子里，他们往往很少站着或走动。故选D项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“You’ve most likely heard the news by now: A car-commuting, desk-bound, TV-watching lifestyle can be harmful to our health. All the time that we spend rooted in the chair is linked to increased risks of so many deadly diseases that experts have named this modern-day health epidemic the “sitting disease”. (你很可能已经听说过这样的新闻：开车上下班、坐在办公桌前、看电视的生活方式对我们的健康有害。我们长时间坐在椅子上，与许多致命疾病的患病风险增加有关，以至于专家将这种现代健康流行病称为“久坐病”)”可知，这篇文章主要是关于长时间坐着对我们健康的威胁。故选D项。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. G 17. A 18. D 19. E 20. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了回形针的发明，它对有文件都保存在一起起到了重要的作用。
16题详解】
根据下文“These included tying ribbons through the paper, and melting wax to secure the papers in place. For nearly 600 years, these were the methods used to secure papers.”（这些方法包括在纸上系丝带，融化蜡油以固定纸张。近600年来，这些都是用来确保文件安全的方法。）可知，选项承接下文说明各种方法来确保文件保存在一起。下文是对选项的具体说明。故G选项“因此，从13世纪早期开始，人们创造了各种方法来确保文件保存在一起”切题。故选G项。
【17题详解】
根据下文“In 1835, a machine that could mass-produce straight pins was invented by Howe J. L. , an American inventor.”（ 1835年，美国发明家Howe J. L.发明了一种可以大量生产大头针的机器）可知，选项承接下文说明大头针的发明。故A选项“下一个纸质发明是大头针”切题。故选A项。
【18题详解】
根据下文“In 1899 he patented the device, which consisted of a wire bent into a particularly shaped hoop for the purpose of securing papers.”（ 1899年，他申请了该装置的专利，该装置由一根弯曲成特殊形状的铁丝组成，用于固定纸张）可知，选项承接下文说明回形针是由谁发明的。故D选项“后来，受大头针的启发，挪威人Vaaler J.想出了第一个回形针的主意”切题。故选D项。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Therefore, the Gem Manufacturing Company of England developed a machine to manufacture and standardize the paperclip design”（因此，英国Gem制造公司开发了一种机器来制造和标准化回形针设计）可知，选项承接上文说明制造回形针的的作用。故E选项“这种制造技术的发展使得现代回形针在世界范围内得以推广”切题。故选E项。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Today the paperclip is a famous invention used throughout offices, schoolrooms, and business throughout the world.”（今天，回形针是一项著名的发明，在世界各地的办公室、教室和企业中广泛使用）可知，选项承接上文说明回形针的特点以及广受欢迎。故F选项“回形针是一种简单而实用的奇迹，它仍然是全世界标准的办公用品”。故选F项。

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述作者通过自己的亲身经历意识到，科学和数学这样的学科比人文学科更加灵活，并不是固定不变的。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：从小学开始，我就喜欢像科学和数学这样的学科。A. chosen选择；B. evaluated评估；C. favored喜欢；D. avoided避免。根据下文“To me, these subjects, full of discoveries and ___2___ , seem to play more significant role in human progress than humanities.”可知，作者喜欢像科学和数学这样的学科。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我看来，这些充满了发现和创新的科目似乎比人文学科在人类进步中发挥着更重要的作用。A. formulas公式；B. puzzles困惑；C. challenges挑战；D. innovations创新。根据上文“these subjects, full of discoveries”可知，在作者看来，科学和数学这样的学科是充满了发现和探索的，所以是有创新的。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：而且我总是自然而然地认为这些科目比像英语这样的课程更扎实、更严肃。A. automatically不知不觉地；自然而然地；B. consciously有意识地；自觉地；C. accurately准确地；D. impatiently毫无耐心地。根据上文“To me, these subjects, full of discoveries and ______2____seem to play more significant role in human progress than humanities.”和下文“thought of these subjects as more solid and serious than classes like English.”可知，作者一直认为充满了发现和创新的科目似乎比人文学科在人类进步中发挥着更重要的作用，这是作者的固有印象，所以自然而然会认为这些科目比像英语这样的课程更扎实、更严肃。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想，如果没有正确答案，为什么还要麻烦去学习呢？A. reason原因；B. answer答案；C. method方法；D. direction方向。根据下文“By the end of class, I’d discovered that questions with no right answer can turn out to be the most ___12___ ones.”可知，作者本来以为英语学科很多都是没有正确答案的。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是最近我的一次经历教过我，我的学术兴趣比我想象的更加灵活：我上了我的第一堂哲学课。A. surprise吃惊；B. experience经历；C. incident意外；D. adventure冒险。根据下文“Before I entered the classroom, I was ___6___ . I waited outside with the other students and wondered what exactly philosophy would involve. I imagined getting into pretty long and boring conversations ___7___ intended to reflect on the meaning of life. But what I got was something quite ___8___ .”可知，接下来要讲述的是作者的经历。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在我进入教室之前，我是存有疑虑的。A. hopeful满怀希望的；B. confident自信的；C. doubtful有疑虑的；D. nervous紧张的。根据下文“I waited outside with the other students and wondered what exactly philosophy would involve. I imagined getting into pretty long and boring conversations ___7___ intended to reflect on the meaning of life.”可知，作者本来以为哲学课是很枯燥的，所以应该是对这门课没有抱有很好的期待，而是充满了疑虑。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我想象着进行一些冗长而无聊的谈话，自然而然地就以此来反思生命的意义。A. supposedly据推测；B. mistakenly错误地；C. naturally自然而然地；D. previously以前地。根据上文“But recently I had an ___5___ that taught me my academic interests are more flexible than I had thought: I took my first philosophy class.”可知，作者本来以为哲学课是不灵活的，所以讨论的问题自然而然就会有对应的结果。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，我得到的东西确实是有些不同的。A. unique独特的；B. common常见的；C. different不同的；D. strange奇怪的。根据下文“A young man in jeans, Mr. Jones— “but you can call me Rob”—was far from the white-haired, buttoned-up old man I had ___9___ . Rather than pulling us into dull arguments about difficult-to-understand philosophical points, Rob ___10___ us on our level. To talk free will, we looked at our own ___11___ . To talk morals, we looked at dilemmas we had faced ourselves. By the end of class, I’d discovered that questions with no right answer can turn out to be the most ___12___ ones.”可知，在哲学课上，作者体会到的和想象的不一样，作者之前认为哲学很枯燥，但实际上很有趣。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个穿着牛仔裤的年轻人，琼斯先生——“但是你可以叫我罗布”——与我想象中的那个白头发、系着纽扣的老人大相径庭。A. mentioned提到；B. encountered遇见；C. expected期待；料想；认为；D. missed错过，思念。根据上段内容“I waited outside with the other students and wondered what exactly philosophy would involve. I imagined getting into pretty long and boring conversations____7____intended to reflect on the meaning of life. ”和上文“was far from the white-haired, buttoned-up old man”可知，作者在未上哲学课之前，认为哲学很无聊，认为老师可能是个白头发、系着纽扣的老人，但是当作者见到老师是一个穿着牛仔裤的年轻人时感到很惊讶，这是与自己料想的不一样。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：罗伯没有把我们拉进关于难以理解的哲学观点的无聊争论中，而是站在我们的角度上吸引我们的兴趣。A. engaged使参与；吸引；B. tested测试；C. persuaded说服；D. invited邀请。根据上文“Rather than pulling us into dull arguments about difficult-to-understand philosophical points”可知，罗伯没有把作者他们拉进关于难以理解的哲学观点的无聊争论中，而是站在我们的角度上吸引我们的兴趣。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：谈到自由意志，我们看到了我们自己的障碍。A. choices选择；B. abilities能力；C. obstacles障碍；阻碍；D. doubts怀疑。根据下文“To talk morals, we looked at dilemmas we had faced ourselves.”可知，通过那些谈话，作者他们意识到了自己的意志并不是无限自由的，而是有一些阻碍。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：到课程结束时，我发现没有正确答案的问题可能是最吸引人的。A. objective客观的；B. effective有效的；C. encouraging令人鼓舞的；D. appealing吸引人的。根据上文“If there was no right ___4___ , I thought, why bother?”和“I imagined getting into pretty long and boring conversations”可知，作者以前认为，没有答案的是没有意义的，是枯燥无味的；而现在却发现，没有正确答案的问题才可能是最吸引人的。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我突然意识到，如果我放弃我的偏见，我可以从我曾经不在意的科目中得到很多。A. confused使困惑；B. struck发现；突然想到；猛地意识到；C. warned警告；D. convinced使相信。根据下文“that if I let go of my ___14___ , I can actually get a lot out of the subjects I once thought little of.”可知，这是作者上课之后意识到的内容。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第13题详解。A. pride骄傲；B. concern担心；C. assessment评估；D. prejudice偏见。根据上文“Since elementary school, I have always ___1___ subjects like science and math. To me, these subjects, full of discoveries and ___2___ , seem to play more significant role in human progress than humanities. And I always ___3___ thought of these subjects as more solid and serious than classes like English. If there was no right ___4___ , I thought, why bother?”可知，作者以前对这些学科是有偏见的。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这节课教会了我——用不止一种方法——用开放的心态去看待事物。A. open开放的；B. strong强壮的；C. sharp尖锐的；D. ready准备好的。根据上文“It ___13___ me that if I let go of my ___14___ , I can actually get a lot out of the subjects I once thought little of.”可知，作者意识到，对那些人文学科不能带有偏见，要思想开放。故选A。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. towering 37. originally 38. is stocked 39. an 40. What
41. materials 42. does 43. to 44. when 45. Interested
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要讲述盖蒂中心。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：盖蒂中心坐落在洛杉矶市圣莫尼卡山脉的山顶上。分析句子结构和意思可知，本句已有谓语sits on且无连词，非谓语动词tower与逻辑主语The Getty Center是主动关系，用现在分词形式作状语。故填towering。
【37题详解】
考查副词。句意：该博物馆起初是为收藏石油大亨J. Paul Getty的大量艺术品而建造的。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要副词作状语，修饰谓语was constructed，表示“起初”的意思。故填originally。
【38题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：今天，这个现代主义建筑群里堆满了如此多的艺术作品，以至于展览场一次只能展示其中的一部分，这使得艺术特别展览成为任何参观盖蒂的亮点。分析句子结构和意思可知，这句话描述的是现在的事实，谓语用一般现在时。be stocked with... (备有)，主语the modernist complex单数，be动词用is。故填is stocked。
【39题详解】
考查冠词。句意：该中心屡获殊荣的建筑师理查德·梅尔创造了一个令许多游客感到惊讶的公共空间，他做了出色的工作。分析句子结构和意思可知，job是可数名词单数形式，前面要有不定冠词修饰，表示泛指“一个”的意思。空格后outstanding的第一个音素是元音音素，所以用an。故填an。
【40题详解】
考查主语从句。句意：相反，他们发现的是里面有一个博物馆的一件艺术品。分析句子结构和意思可知，___5___ they discover instead是主语从句，从句中缺少动词discover的宾语，指物，用what，“什么”的意思，首字母大写。故填What。
【41题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：梅尔带去了一些基本的材料：金属、石头和玻璃。分析句子结构和意思可知，material是可数名词，这里指金属、石头和玻璃等很多材料，所以用复数形式。故填materials。
【42题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：他以十亿美元的预算，将它们结合起来，创造了一件建筑作品，能像室内艺术品一样让游客兴奋不已。分析句子结构和意思可知，the art collection inside ___7___(do)是比较句，句子描述的是现在的情况，谓语用一般现在时。此处强调谓语结构，主语是单数the art collection，助动词do用第三人称单数形式。故填does。
【43题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：在每一个角落和每一个转弯处，都有一个供客人欣赏的新风景。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里用动词不定式结构做定语，修饰前面的名词view。故填to。
【44题详解】
考查时间状语从句。句意：然后，就在他们认为自己已经看到了一切的时候，一个新的喷泉或风景出现了。分析句子结构和意思可知，___9___ they think they have seen it all是时间状语从句，所以用连词when引导。故填when。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。句意：这些探索对于任何有兴趣了解梅尔技术和思想的人来说都是必须的。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里用形容词interested做后置定语，修饰前面的名词anyone，表示“对……感兴趣”的意思。故填interested。

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 Wilson，
I am LiHua. I will study in New Zealand for three months as an exchange student and stay at your home. I am a lively girl who is full of energy. I believe I can get along well with you, fitting into your life soon. I will arrive at noon on December 24th. By the way, I’d like to know your interests and hobbies, which can help me to know about you and your family. If you have any requirements and expectations for me, you can tell me.
Yours，
LiHua
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。假定你是李华，你将作为交换生前往新西兰学习三个月并寄宿在Wilson家。为了更好地融入住家，请给Wilson写封邮件介绍自己，告知达到时间以及他的兴趣爱好。
【详解】1.词汇积累

1.充满：be full of →be filled with
2.与某人相处：get along with sb→be on good terms with sb.
3.帮助：help →assist
4.到达：arrive→get
2. 简单句变复合句
原句：I will arrive at noon on December 24th.
扩展句：It is at noon on December 24th that I will arrive.
【点睛】【高分句型1】By the way, I’d like to know your interests and hobbies, which can help me to know about you and your family.（which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】If you have any requirements and expectations for me, you can tell me.（if引导的条件状语从句）

第二节（满分25分）
【47题答案】
【答案】 Today she showed up in a raincoat. Seeing her standing in the heavy rain with all the body wet, I finally could not control myself and shouted at her, “Why do you look so flustered? I don’t need you to take me home. I feel ashamed to have a mother like you!” Suddenly, Mom was shocked and silent. Maybe, she had never thought that I would have that feeling of her appearance and our home condition. She said nothing and just covered the raincoat on me. I pushed it away wildly.
Mom tried to cover me with the back of the raincoat again as a storm set in. With a smile, she said, “Dear son, I’m trying my best to earn our living, and I’m sure that if we work harder, we will get whatever we want in the future.” Hearing her words, I felt embarrassed. I thought of the time when she knitted in the deep night and cooked for me in the early morning. Yes, she had always been doing whatever she could to make me live well. But I was still unsatisfied. I had known that if I wanted to get what others had, I should spare no efforts to study hard and get it by myself.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述作者在同学们都是被爸爸们汽车接回家的时候，他的妈妈却是骑着破旧自行车来接他，这让他感到很丢人，但一个大雨天的经历让作者认识到了自己的错误。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“今天，她穿着雨衣出现了。”可知，第一段可描写作者在看到他的妈妈穿着雨衣出现在学校门口的时候的反应。
②由第二段首句内容“暴风雨来临时，妈妈又试图用雨衣背面盖住我。”可知，第二段可描写作者在和妈妈交流之后，终于认识到了妈妈的辛苦，并且下定决心要通过自己的努力获得他想要的生活。
2.续写线索：看到妈妈——生气——朝妈妈吼叫——妈妈说话——认识到错误
3.词汇积累
行为类
①尽全力做某事：try one’s best to do/ spare no efforts to do/do whatever one can to do
②谋生：earn our living/ make our living
③做饭：cook/make food
情绪类
①羞愧的：ashamed/abashed
②震惊的：shocked/surprised
【点睛】【高分句型1】Maybe, she had never thought that I would have that feeling of her appearance and our home condition.（由that引导的宾语从句）
【高分句型2】I’m sure that if we work harder, we will get whatever we want in the future.（由that引导的宾语从句、if引导的条件状语从句和whatever引导的宾语从句）
【高分句型3】I thought of the time when she knitted in the deep night and cooked for me in the early morning.（由when引导的定语从句）
【高分句型4】Yes, she had always been doing whatever she could to make me live well.（由whatever引导的宾语从句）
【高分句型5】I had known that if I wanted to get what others had, I should spare no efforts to study hard and get it by myself.（由that引导的宾语从句、if引导的条件状语从句和what引导的宾语从句）

听力原文
Text 1
W;Keep moving towards that island. I bet that there's food and shelter there.
M:I'm trying，but we're worn out.(1)Can we take a break?
W:Please，Hank! It's our only hope.

Text 2
M:Your garden looks beautiful. Do you just grow flowers?
W:No I grow herbs as well，like this wild garlic. I wish I had enough space to grow vegetables，though，(2)

Text 3
W: l wish I were tall，just like all the fashion models.
M:Oh，Rachel. You're just as beautiful as any of them.
W: But they have such perfect hair，skin and makeup.(3)
M: Beauty is on both the inside and outside，dear.

Text 4
M:I was thinking of going for a hike through the mountains on Sunday.Want to join me?
W.I wish I could, but I have a hair appointment,It's far too long and l keep putting it off,(4)but people in workhave started to comment on it.

Text 5
w:It's 10:00 a m.But sorry，everyone，we have to delay the examination by a half hour.(5)
M: Does that mean we can use this time to study?
W. Sure. Review your notes if you need to.

Text 6
W:Hi，how may I help you?
M.I've got half a million Japanese yen， and I need to trade it for US dollars.(6)Is that possible at this branch?W:That would come out to around 4,500 dollars，which night be over our exchange limit.What's your accountnumber or social security?
M:Oh，I'm not currently an account holder at Chase Bank,
w :Would you like to open one，sir? It 'd be necessary for carrying out this service.
M.My Japanese hank doesn't exist in New York.(7)Sorry，Im only here on holiday—setting up an accountwon't be necessary.
W:I'm sorry we couldn't be of more help.

Text 7
W:Hi，sir. Can I offer you a free ticket for California Fitness? ( 10)
M;Sure，thanks.(10)But I'm on my way to work—can I use it on a different day? (8)
W:Of course. We're giving out tickets to build awareness for our new gym. You can use it anytime.
M; So，do you offer training sessions there?
W:Yes，we do. I work in the marketing department，but I exercise there all the time with my friends.
M:Oh，are there any other offers or programs you can tell me about?
W :We have weightlifting competitions，weight loss challenges，etc.
M; Interesting.For now，l want to lose some weight to improve my health conditions.(9)
w : Well，you can take this ticket to have a free try.(10)
M:All right,( 10) Td better run to work. Thanks again!

Text 8
W.This Ford Focus causes me too many problems. I'm dying to trade this car in for a new one.Can you help?(11)
M;Sure thing.(11)Are you looking to finance a new car?
W:Td pay now if I received decent trade-in value for my current car.It's less than a decade old，and it doesn'thave many kilometers on it.
M: All right， but it loks like there are some problems with the motor and electrical system,(12)Has it been in anaccident?
W :Not even a small hit in a parking lot.
M!: We should be able to buy it for around $ 10.000.(13) but our mechanic will have to confirm that.For now，let me show you some of the new electrical vehicles we've got on the lot.(11)
W:Do you have the new electric Mustang?
M: Sure do. It's with a price tag of $ 45,000.
W:Can I reduce the $ 10,000 from my previous car's trade-in value? (13)M: Absolutely.(13)
w :Sounds great.

Text 9
M:Excuse me-one coffee，please.
W:Coming right up. Not many foreign people come to Mongolia in the winter. What brings you here?(14)
M.I noved to Mongolia to work with a mining company. It's my job to assess land in the countryside for mineralsor precious stones.(15) By the way，your English is fantastic.(16)
W:Thanks so much. I'm a part-time English teacher at a local school， and I love watching English movies，so I'vepicked up some of the language.( 16)
M.Tmimpressed.Most people in this city only speak Mongolian，Russian or Chinese，but I can't speak any ofthose languages.So，my life has been pretty lonely here.
W;.Srry to hear that. Due to my country's history and economic partnerships，we mainly learned these langua-ges in school. How do you like the coldest capital city in the world，Ulaanbaatar? (17)
M:Oh，I see.It's an interesting city with a unique history，(17) but the pollution in the winter is severe.W:Iknow.Most of this city's heating is powered by coal. In the winter，it's sometimes rated as havingtheworst air in the world.
M:That's strange for a city with just over a million people.
W;Surely. But many Mongolians live in the vast and beautiful countryside，not here. Almost 40% of thiscountry's population lives a traditional lifestyle.They move home multiple times per year.
M: Amazing.

Text 10
ln honor of the fantastic grades on your final exams and projects，and because this is one of the last schooldays of the year，we'll do something different today. You'll enter the 10th grade next year,(18)and your Englishclasses will be very academic in order to start preparing you for university,So，to celebrate the few remainingdays of Grade Nine, today we're going to watch a film from The Fast and the Furious movie series,(19)But first,we'll do a quick lesson on friendly greetings and expressions you might not have learned in school. In Englishmovies and TV shows，you 'll seldom hear people saying,"I'mfine.Thank you.”This is because there are morecasual ways of greeting and responding to your friends.For example，instead of saying "How are you?”，friendscan say“What's up?”，“How's it going?”or“How're you doing?”And as opposed to saying“Goodbye”，friends might say“See you later!”，"Take care!”or "Have a good one!”Now，pick whichever ones you'd likeand use them to chat with the classmate next to you. Then， a dozen brave students will volunteer to demonstratethesegreetings.After that，I'll award them with candy.So，quickly，practice these phrases. Then，we'll do ourdemonstration and finish off with the film. (20)Go!