甘肃省兰州一中2022-2023-2学期高二英语下学期3月月考试题（Word版附答案）

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兰州一中2022-2023-2学期月考试题
高二英语（满分：150分 限时：120分钟）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分; 满分7.5分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
1. What does the man dislike about the room?
A. The wall. B. The painting. C. The carpet.
2. What is the man going to do?
A. Go shopping. B. Make cakes. C. Cook lunch.
3. Why does the woman refuse to go dancing tonight?
A. She doesn’t like dancing.
B. She plans to get up early tomorrow.
C. She wants to visit her grandma then.
4. What was the woman’s problem?
A. She got lost.
B. She ran out of oil.
C. She spent much on her car repairs.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A city. B. The weather. C. A forecaster.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What did the man do last month?
A. He attended a sales meeting.
B. He travelled around Detroit.
C. He went to a night school.
7. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a gym. B. In a classroom. C. In an office.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What did the man do before he met the woman?
A. He looked for his phone.
B. He focused on his work.
C. He had a drink.
9. What does the woman think of the man’s words?
A. Rude. B. Serious. C. Unbelievable.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the man order for his mother’s birthday?
A. A drink. B. A cake. C. Some chocolate.
11. What could the woman probably be?
A. A cook. B. A waitress. C. A manager.
12. What will the man probably do next?
A. Have a meal. B. Talk to John. C. See the menu.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where are the speakers?
A. In a café. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.
14. What is the woman’s opinion on her last class?
A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Useless.
15. What is the man’s professor like?
A. Talkative. B. Inspiring. C. Thoughtful.
16. What does the woman plan to do?
A. Sit in on the man’s class.
B. Have a talk with her professor.
C. Register for World History class.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17至 20 题。
17. Where is the Photocopy Room?
A. Across from the restrooms.
B. Near the Reading Room.
C. To the east of the Circulation Desk.
18. What can listeners do in the study rooms?
A. Do research. B. Check out books. C. Perform interactive activities.
19. When was the library built?
A. 1 year ago. B. 5 years ago. C. 20 years ago.
20. What is the speaker going to do next?
A. Answer the listeners’ questions.
B. Show the listeners around.
C. Present some books.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15 小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams (1860-1935)
Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.
Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison．But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.
21. What is Jane Addams famous for in history?
A. Her social work.
B. Her lack of proper training in law.
C. Her efforts to win a prize.
D. Her community background.
22. What is the reason for O’Connor’s being refused by the law firm?
A. Her lack of proper training in law.
B. Her little work experience in court.
C. The discrimination against women.
D. The poor financial conditions.
23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?
A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson. C. Sandra Day O’Connor. D. Rosa Parks.

B
Passenger pigeons (旅鸽) once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks (群) so large that they darkened the sky for hours.
It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons – a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.
Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were most abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.
By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered (驱散) the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.
In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden on September 1, 1914.
24. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _______.
A. were the biggest bird in the world
B. lived mainly in the south of America
C. did great harm to the natural environment
D. were the largest bird population in the US
25. The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ ______.
A. escape B. ruin C. liberation D. evolution
26. What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?
A. To seek pleasure． B. To save other birds．
C. To make money． D. To protect crops．
27. What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?
A. It was ignored by the public． B. It was declared too late．
C. It was unfair． D. It was strict．
C
Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.
Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition(认知) after controlling for differences in parents’ income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.
The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age.
“The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate(旋转)and translate shapes,” Levine said in a statement.
The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than parents of girls.
The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.
28. In which aspect do children benefit from puzzle play?
A. Building confidence. B. Developing spatial skills.
C. Learning self-control. D. Gaining high-tech knowledge.
29. What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment？
A. Parents’ age. B. Children’s imagination.
C. Parents’ education. D. Child-parent relationship.
30. How do boy differ from girls in puzzle play?
A. They play with puzzles more often.
B. They tend to talk less during the game.
C. They prefer to use more spatial language.
D. They are likely to play with tougher puzzles.
31. What is the text mainly about?
A. A mathematical method. B. A scientific study.
C. A woman psychologist. D. A teaching program.
D
When milk arrived on the doorstep
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note –“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” – and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically(魔术般) appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete(竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
32．Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer .
A．to show his magical power
B．to pay for the delivery
C．to satisfy his curiosity
D．to please his mother
33．What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?
A．He wanted to have tea there．
B．He was a respectable person．
C．He was treated as a family member．
D．He was fully trusted by the family．
34．Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?
A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now．
B．It has been driven out of the market．
C．Its service is getting poor．
D．It is forbidden by law．
35．Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?
A．He missed the good old days．
B．He wanted to tell interesting stories．
C．He needed it for his milk bottles．
D．He planted flowers in it．

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。  
Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money, and time. 36 Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:
1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 37 .
2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 38 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.
3. 39 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40 And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A. Try new things.
B. Ability is easily improved.
C. Make three or four instead.
D. Understand your food better.
E. Cooking is a burden for many people.
F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.
G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

第三部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many Chinese people used to 41 each other with “Have you had your meal?” to show their friendliness. Recently, a new greeting has become 42 in many Chinese cities, namely “Have you 43 weight?”
Chen Xin, a manager of a media company in Lanzhou, has 44 his friends after successfully getting 45 . “Following instructions from my nutritionist, I went on a 46 and lost 10 kg, ” Chen said with a 47 smile.
In recent years, food­delivery services have been growing fast and entering every corner of Chinese cities. Also, Chinese people can 48 buy foods from all over the world. But people are paying more and more attention to their 49 . More people are becoming 50 with various terms, such as “low calories”, “sugar cut­off” and “light food”.
“I used to eat a lot of unhealthy food, which brought me much 51 , ” Chen said. “Now my health indicators (指标) are becoming 52 , and I can feel that my body is in good 53 again.”
Chen is not alone. Many Chinese are troubled with “diseases of richness”, including obesity and high blood pressure, as the quality of life has greatly 54 over the past decades. Most people need to worry about if they have a healthy diet, 55 if they have enough food.
41. A. ask B. question C. tell D. greet
42. A. important B. necessary C. popular D. usual
43. A. cut B. lost C. caught D. gained
44. A. surprised B. excited C. frightened D. scared
45. A. fatter B. fitter C. slimmer D. stronger
46. A. diet B. walk C. sport D. food
47. A. relaxed B. confused C. interested D. satisfied
48. A. hardly B. simply C. easily D. quickly
49. A. mind B. body C. wealth D. health
50. A. similar B. familiar C. strange D. curious
51. A. trap B. mistake C. trouble D. difficulty
52. A. formal B. normal C. high D. low
53. A. shape B. level C. situation D. condition
54. A. processed B. improved C. changed D. enlarged
55. A. rather than B. or rather C. other than D. or other

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 Chinese government recently finalized a plan to set up a Giant Panda National Park (GPNP). 56 (cover) an area about three times 57 size of Yellowstone National Park, the GPNP will be one of the first national parks in the country. The plan will extend protection to a significant number of areas that 58 (be) previously unprotected, bringing many of the existing protected areas for giant pandas under one authority 59 (increase) effectiveness and reduce inconsistencies in management.
After a three-year pilot period, the GPNP will be officially set up next year. The GPNP 60 (design) to reflect the guiding principle of “protecting the authenticity and integrity (完整性) of natural ecosystems, preserving biological diversity, protecting ecological buffer zones, 61 leaving behind precious natural assets (资产) for future generations”. The GPNP’s main goal is to improve connectivity between separate 62 (population) and homes of giant pandas, and 63 (eventual) achieve a desired level of population in the wild.
Giant pandas also serve 64 an umbrella species (物种)，bringing protection to a host of plants and animals in the southwestern and northwestern parts of China. The GPNP is intended to provide stronger protection for all the species 65 live within the Giant Panda Range and significantly improve the health of the ecosystem in the area.



第四部分　写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节（满分15分）
假设你是李华，你的新西兰朋友David听说中国的中小学生正在减轻学生负担，来信询问有关情况。请你根据下表提供的信息，写一封回信，谈一谈减负给你的学习和生活带来的变化。
周末活动（减负前）
周末活动（减负后）
白天：上课、做作业
白天：参观博物馆、学习电脑、绘画等
晚上：做作业
晚上：看新闻、读书、看报
就寝时间：11:30
就寝时间：11:00
注意：
1、词数100左右；
2、开头已为你写好。
生词：减轻学习负担 reduce learning load
Dear David,
How nice to hear from you again.________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容及所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The Miracle Coat
A few years ago, I was having dinner with some good friends from work to celebrate the upcoming Christmas holiday. As we were finishing up the evening, one of my friends told us a very sad story about something that had happened the day before. Her son’s friend was in his mid-twenties and self-employed. He lived on the second floor of a house nearby. Someone who lived on the first floor had been smoking and fell asleep. The house burned down. All the occupants escaped, but the house was completely destroyed with everything in it. All this young man had were the clothes on his back and his pickup truck. He had no family in the area and nowhere to go. My friend was putting him up for a few days until he could decide what to do next. Those of us sitting at the dinner table were horrified. Everyone started opening their wallets to contribute money. My friend put up her hand and said, “He will not accept money. We tried to convince him, but he thinks it is charity and won’t take it. All he wants is a warm coat and some used clothing if anyone has some.” We were all more than happy to fulfill this request and were told that he wore a size 2XL. None of us knew men who wore that size, so it was going to be a bit of a challenge to take care of this quickly.
It was a typically cold New York Christmas, and I couldn’t imagine him without a coat. I shed some tears on the drive home, a combination of grateful tears for the many blessings I had in my life and sad tears for this poor, young man and his troubles. I went to bed and woke up in the middle of the night with a very clear thought in my mind. I was to visit a nearby thrift store（旧货商店） and find this young man a coat. The next morning I got dressed and went to the thrift shop. I was there when it opened at nine.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的总词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Para 1. However, I went through every coat and jacket but found nothing even close to what I needed._____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Para 2. This was a Christmas miracle!_____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
兰州一中2022-2023-2学期月考高二英语参考答案
第一部分：听力
1--20：CABCB AACCB BCABB AACCA

第二部分：阅读理解
21-23：ACD 24-27：DBCB 28-31: BCDB 32-35: CDBA
36-40: BGCAF

第三部分：语言运用
41-45：DCBAC 46-50: ADCDB 51-55: CBDBA

56．Covering 57．the 58．were 59．to increase 60．is designed 61．and     62．populations    63．eventually    64．as     65．that

写作 ：
第一节
Dear David,
How nice to hear from you again .You want to know what is going on in schools in China ?In short ,things have begun to improve since schools were called on to reduce learning load .I don’t know about others ,but I used to have to work even at weekends doing endless homework and attending classes as well.Now I have more free time .I can follow my own interests such as reading books ,visiting museums ,and taking computer lessons .In the evenings I can watch news on TV or read newspapers .What’s more, I can go to bed earlier. As far as I know, everyone is happy about this new arrangement of things .
Best wishes,
Li Hua


第二节 续写
However, I went through every coat and jacket but found nothing even close to what I needed. Suddenly, a lady came out of the back room, so I stopped to ask if she had anything in the back in that size. I explained the poor young man’s story. She went in the back and returned a few minutes later saying there was nothing else. I was upset. However, a moment later, another woman came out of the back with what looked like a brand-new down parka in her arms. She said, “This was dropped in our overnight bin. It was the only thing in the bin. Is this what you’re looking for?” It was perfect! I was stunned and could barely speak.
This was a Christmas miracle! There was certainly no other explanation for why I, a perfect stranger, was somehow charged with finding him a coat. Or why there just happened to be only one item, the perfect coat, left in the overnight bin of this thrift store. (176 words)

录音稿
这是高二英语模拟试题 听力部分。该部分分为第一、第二两节。
注意：回答听力部分时, 请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前, 你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
停顿00′5″
现在是听力试音时间。
停顿00′2″
M: Hello. International Friends Club. Can I help you?
W: Oh, hello. I read about your club in the paper today and I thought I’d phone to find out a bit more.
M: Yes, certainly, well, we’re a sort of social club for people from different countries. It’s quite a new club — we have about 50 members at the moment, but we’re growing all the time.
W: That sounds interesting.
试音到此结束。听力考试正式开始。
停顿00′5″
请看听力部分第一节。
第一节
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例如，现在, 你有5秒钟的时间看试卷上的例题，
你将听到以下内容：
M: Excuse me, can you tell me how much the shirt is?
W: Yes, it’s nine fifteen.
你将有5秒钟的时间将正确答案标在试卷上。衬衫的价格为9镑15便士。所以，你选择C项，并将其划在试卷上。
现在, 你有5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。
(Text 1)
M: I like the color you painted the walls. Why did you decide on purple?
W: I was inspired by a movie I saw last month.
M: I think you should get a new carpet. This one doesn’t match anything in the room.
(Text 2)
W: Would you pick up a dozen eggs and a liter of milk for me?
M: Sure. Do you need anything for lunch?
W: No. Wait a minute! Would you get some cake, too?
(Text 3)
M: Do you want to go out dancing today?
W: I can’t. I promised my grandma I’d take her to the market in the morning.
M: We could still go dancing tonight.
W: But I can’t stay out late tonight and then get up early tomorrow.
(Text 4)
M: What was the problem?
W: The guy in the shop said I have an oil leak. It will take him a while to repair it. It’s going to cost me a fortune.
M: You’re just lucky it stopped working close to a service station.
(Text 5)
W: I hope the typhoon won’t be too bad.
M: Me, too. The last one was horrible. It shut down the city for days.
W: The forecaster said it’s going to hit tomorrow afternoon.
第一节到此结束。
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 6)
M: Sorry to bother you, but didn’t we meet at a sales conference in Detroit last month?
W: I don’t think so, but I believe we took the same course at a night school a few months ago.
M: Yes, that’s right. I remember seeing you there now. I thought you looked very familiar, but I just couldn’t recall where I had met you.
W: Well, it has been a few months. Anyway, how long have you been working out in this fitness center?
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 7)
W: There you are! I’ve been waiting for you for three hours. Where have you been?
M: I’m sorry. I was stuck in a meeting and then, when we left, a bunch of people wanted to go out for a drink.
W: So you went?
M: Yeah. I wanted to call you on my cell phone, but I didn’t want to be rude.
W: Oh please. Everybody uses cell phones and if you were really that worried about what they thought, you could’ve gone outside for a minute to call me.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text 8)
M: Hi, my name is James Campbell and I reserved a table for four at 6 pm.
W: Let me check the list. Yes, I found your name here. We’ve arranged a table right next to the fireplace for you. Is it all right with you?
M: Sure. That’s perfect. Also, I ordered a special chocolate cake to celebrate my mother’s birthday when I talked to your manager, John, on the phone. Is it ready?
W: Yes, we’ll serve it after the meal as you requested. Would you like to be seated now? I’ll bring you something to drink while you look at the menu.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 9)
W: Mmm. This coffee is really strong.
M: I like it that way.
W: So do I. During my last class all I was thinking about was coming here and tasting the coffee.
M: Sounds like it wasn’t too exciting.
W: I was bored to death. I’m in that class only because it’s a requirement, so I have to stick it out. Do you have any classes like that?
M: I have only one big lecture class — World History. And the professor’s the best. It’s so interesting. I’m always on the edge of my seat. And when we have discussions, the room is filled with electricity.
W: Too bad. I already took World History.
M: You know, I was lucky to be in her class because I found myself thinking a lot about what she said. You should come with me to class sometime, just to see what I mean.
W: You’ve got me really curious about this teacher. I think I’ll take you up on your idea to visit your class.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 10)
M: Welcome! Please come in and gather over here around the tables. My name is Adam Smith, and I’m the librarian here. I’ll show you around today and explain how to use these facilities. Now, we’re at the gate of the library. Upon entering the door, you’ll find that the restrooms are on your left-hand side, and opposite them is a Photocopy Room. Many of you are wondering about the check-in and check-out process. What you have to do is go to the Circulation Desk, which is to the east of the Photocopy Room. The Reading Room is a really large area in the center of the library, just to the north of the Circulation Desk. I’m sure you won’t miss it. If you’re here to do research, this is where you should bring books to look through. However, if you’re here to do any group projects or other interactive activities, I advise you to use one of the study rooms, which are just to the east of the Reading Room. Moving on to the southeast corner, we have the Periodicals Section, just next to the study rooms. We have a collection of different newspapers and magazines in this section. You can get last week’s weather reports, or all the top stories five years ago — some of our books can go back 20 years to the time when our school library was built. Ah, our first question! Yes?

第二节到此结束。现在, 你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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听力部分到此结束。