2023-2024学年度江苏省淮安市淮安市清江中学第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度江苏省淮安市淮安市清江中学第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案，共26页。试卷主要包含了 A，5分，满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。

Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
A. At a restaurant.B. At a bank.
At a gym.D. At a supermarket.
A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Headmaster and chemistry teacher.
Dctr and patient.D. Receptinist and htel guest.
A. The man can find his talent by himself.
It’s impssible t find ne’s hidden talent.
The bk wn’t be as gd as it is intrduced.
It’s ridiculus t judge a persn by his talent.
A. He hasn’t paid the mney.B. He arrived late at the airprt.
C. There was a strike at the airprt.D. He felt it a shame t travel alne.
A. Bth f them were late fr schl tw weeks ag.
The man stayed up studying until the next mrning.
The man brke up with the wman several days ag.
Their schedule was s tight that they studied in the mrning.
A. The by’s hmewrk is nt as much as he describes.
The by shuld start ding hmewrk rather than cmplain.
The by shuld have finished sme hmewrk at schl.
The by shuld cmplain t his teacher abut t much hmewrk.
A. Jack’s father is a baseball fan.B. It’s winter in New Zealand.
C. The match will be held in England.D. The man wishes he culd play baseball.
A. They divrced 20 years ag.
They ften argue abut where t live.
They’re used t the character f the partner.
They feel regretful fr the arguments made during marriage.
9. A. 600.B. 1200.
C. 1800.D. 2400.
A. The crrect way t wash a sweater.
The maintenance f a machine.
The effect f cycling n cld weather.
The special way t identify wlen prducts.
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne lnger cnversatin, and yu will be asked several questins n each f the shrt passages and the lnger cnversatin. The shrt passages and the lnger cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
A. Future researchers.B. Cllege students.
C. Cmpany emplyees.D. Successful artists.
A. T teach the listeners hw t wrk hard.
T enable the listeners t get better salaries.
T prepare the listeners t get better jbs.
T encurage the listeners t seize pprtunities.
A. Kindness.B. Diligence.C. Willingness.D. Interest.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
A. The benefits f walking.B. The imprtance f keeping fit.
C. The way f frming a habit.D. The pssibility f excising regularly.
A. Because it needs much thinking.B. Because peple can imprve their memry.
C. Because it is suitable fr everyne.D. Because peple needn’t cncentrate n it.
A. It is the easiest way t lse weight.B. It can be made part f peple’s life.
C. It can make peple’s hearts strnger.D. It prevents peple suffering frm cancers.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
A. He has just been back frm Suth America. B. He has been burnt fr a few hurs.
C. He has been surfing the Internet fr lng. D. He has been ding schl wrk all night.
A. T lk fr smething interesting fr pleasure. B. T meet new friends in the net chat-rm.
C. T release pressure frm heavy wrk. D. T lk fr infrmatin fr his prject.
A. Quite a few sites are just ld event calendars.
It’s a waste f time t surf the Internet.
A lt f infrmatin can be fund.
A lt f friends can be made n the Internet.
A. Peple spend much time talking abut ther interests.
It takes lng t find things because f many useless sites.
It is hard t start chatting with thers in the chat-rm.
It’s hardly the best surce f infrmatin available.
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
A recent survey said an average Chinese adult read less than eight bks a year. Sme f us wuld find it hard t remember the last time we read in a bkstre. T keep their appeal, sme bkstres are nw bigger, mre beautiful and grander.
Librairie Avant-Garde, Nanjing
As a cultural icn in Nanjing, Librairie Avant-Garde is a must-see fr bth bk lvers and travelers. The bkshp was listed amng the wrld’s mst beautiful bkshps by BBC in 2014. The 4,000-square-meter stre, funded in 1996, nw sits in an undergrund parking lt, husing mre than 300, 000 bks, mainly philsphy, literature, histry and art.
Eslite, Suzhu
The Taiwan-based Eslite pened its first branch n the Chinese mainland in Suzhu, due t its ppularity amng bk lvers. The stre huses ver 500,000 bks, f which ne-third are frm Taiwan. It’s als famus fr varied creative cultural prducts. Wandering inside, yu may get lst which bks and delicate cups t buy.
Liyuan Library, Beijing
Lcated in muntains f Huairu n the suburbs f Beijing, the Liyuan Library is a cmfrtable place t escape frm the crwded urban life in Beijing. It huses ver 10,000 bks ranging frm wrks f literature and art t histry and philsphy. The mst utstanding part in its structure is that the walls and rf f the 170-square-meter library are cvered with 40,000 firewd sticks.
Fang Su Cmmune, Guangzhu
The Fang Su Cmmune is a 2, 000-square-meter place fr reading, relaxing and shpping in dwntwn Guangzhu, Suth China’s Guangdng prvince. The stre huses ver 90, 000 publicatins frm bth China and abrad, cvering mainly designing, architecture, literature and arts.
21. Which bkstre has the largest cllectin f bks?
A. Eslite.B. Liyuan Library.
C. Librairie Avant-Garde.D. Fang Su Cmmune.
22. What is special abut Librairie Avant-Garde?
A. It attracts nly bk lvers.B. It has branches natinwide.
C. It rse t fame internatinally.D. It sits in an pen parking lt.
23. What d Liyuan Library and Fang Su Cmmune have in cmmn?
A. They bth hld bks frm abrad.
B. They are bth suitable fr relaxatin.
C. They are bth lcated in dwntwn areas.
D. They bth have unique structures.
B
An Yu, a yung visually impaired girl brn after 2000, recently perfrmed her riginal sng “She” in the music cmpetitin and variety shw “Yuth π Plan”, which greatly impressed the audience. Even Zheng Jun, a well-knwn rck musician, praised her perfrmance, stating that he had becme her fan.
An Yu develped a severe disease which damaged her sight when she was 4 years ld. At 7, she began learning the pian and fund a medium fr self-expressin thrugh music. By the age f ten and a half, she started experimenting with cmpsitin. At the age f 11, she held a sl cncert shwing her vcal music pieces. Since 2014, she has cmpsed abut 120 pieces f riginal music.
An Yu’s participatin in “Yuth π Plan” marked a significant step in her life. She cmpared it t mving frm a limited space int nature and int a wrld teaming with ther frms f life, describing it as a turning pint in her life. She expressed her hpe that her music wuld inspire thers and bring fresh life int the current music wrld.
Beynd music, An Yu is als passinate abut literature and art. She enjys writing petry and creating art. She is a lver f languages as well, having learned seven languages including English, French, Japanese, and Italian.
Fllwing her appearance n “Yuth π Plan”, An Yu received verwhelming supprt and adratin frm the audience. The viewers were fascinated nt nly by her inspiratinal energy but als by the prfessinalism and riginality f her music. Sme nline cmments emphasized that An Yu’s life itself is an uplifting sng, with ne netizen stating, “She desn’t need t be healed. On the cntrary, she has healed us!”
24. What can we knw abut An Yu accrding t the first paragraph?
A. She was brn with pr sight.B. She was a fan f Zheng Jun.
C. She attended the variety shw fr fame.D. She created the sng “She” by herself.
25 Which f the fllwing can best describe An Yu?
A. Strng-willed and multi-talented.B. Patient and determined.
C. Warm-hearted and perseverant.D. Demanding and ambitius.
26. Hw did “Yuth π Plan” change An Yu’s life?
A. She came int a fresh wrld f music.
B. She made a big step in cmpsing music.
C. She was mre aware f the pwer f music.
D. She became interested in ther frms f music.
27. What is the best title f the passage?
A. An Yu——a visually impaired girl. B. An Yu——a talented girl.
C. An Yu’s life——a tugh jurney. D. An Yu’s life——an inspiring sng.
C
Many kinds f turtles (海龟) fund in the Philippines are endangered. But nw, the turtles have ne less threat. Many peple wh used t cllect their eggs t eat r t sell are nw wrking t keep turtles safe.
Thse peple are called pachers (偷猎者). Nw, hwever, prtectin rganizatins are teaching frmer pachers hw t safely cllect the eggs and prtect them befre they hatch (孵化). The peple wh d this are paid abut 37 cents per egg. That is fur times mre than they wuld earn frm selling them illegally.
One f the frmer pachers is Jhnny Manlugay. “I’ve learned t lve this wrk,” he said, adding that he did nt knw it was illegal t eat turtle eggs and their meat. He nw cllects the eggs carefully and brings them t a grup called Castal Underwater Resurce Management Actins (CURMA), which takes the eggs and puts them under the sand in a safe place. When the baby turtles hatch, they are directed t the water.
The turtles are called “pawikan” in the lcal language. They are at risk nt nly frm pachers, but als climate change and habitat lss.
Carls Tamay is ne f CURMA’s leaders. “We talked t the pachers, and it turned ut paching was just anther means fr them t earn a living,” he said. “They had n chice.”
Cabagbag is ver 40 years ld. His wife and seven-year-ld sn smetimes help him cllect turtle eggs. Since Octber, they have taken ver 1,000 eggs t CURMA. Cabagbag said that nce he received training and learned that the turtles were endangered, he stpped paching.
When the baby turtles hatch, many visitrs cme t watch them run dwn the beach and int the water. Cabagbag said seeing the turtles get safely int the water brings him a feeling f jy.
28. What is ne f the ways f the rganizatins t prtect turtles?
A. Teaching frmer pachers t cllect and prtect turtle eggs.
B. Getting the lcals t receive mre educatin.
C. Encuraging the lcals t develp turism.
D. Helping raise the lcals’ earnings.
29. What can be knwn abut Jhnny Manlugay?
A. He helps place the eggs under the sand.
B. He encuraged his family t cllect the eggs.
C. He has taken mre than 1,000 eggs frm CURMA.
D. He nce lacked the awareness f prtecting turtles.
30. Which threat t turtles is nt mentined in the text?
A. Pachers.B. Climate change.
C. Ocean pllutin.D. Habitat lss.
31. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Turtles Are at Risk frm Climate Change
B. Frmer Turtle Pachers Are Nw Prtectrs
C. Turtle Ppulatin in the Philippines Is Changing
D. CURMA Is Offering Training f Turtle Prtectin t Farmers
D
Mst f us prbably cannt imagine mdern life withut scial media, which has bth the ptential t negatively impact ur mental and emtinal heath if used blindly and the ability t cnnect us in many unexpected ways.
With scial media, friendships g beynd gegraphy. We are able t find friends ld and new, thus maintaining ld friendships and making new nes. Sme wuld questin the quality f these friendships, but perhaps what is imprtant is that a link exists between yu and that persn. Then, we can pssibly build friendship upn this link in the future.
Nevertheless, scial media des cnsume ur energy and lwer ur self-esteem (自尊) at times. A 2013 study by Ethan Krss and Philippe Verduyn, published by the Public Library f Science, fund that the mre a persn uses Facebk, the mre miserable he feels abut his wn life. An internet celebrity (名人) Essena O’Neill recently annunced t quit scial media, saying it is “nt real life”, taking cuntless phts just t lk great in a single pst and seeking scial apprval frm “likes” and “views” have left her feeling “empty”.
Hwever, thse affected are usually teenagers wh pssess shaky self-identities. It is nly natural fr teenagers t seek ppularity and scial recgnitin. Hwever, fr every teenager wh feels jealus, envius r depressed nline, there is anther wh chses t feel energetic, inspired and accepted by psitive scial cnnectins.
Frm what perspective d we wish t apprach scial media? Scial media des nt cause unhappiness; it simply prvides an alternative platfrm fr teenagers t experiment with as they grw up, smething they have always dne ffline. Teen activist and Nbel Peace Prize winner Malala Yusafzai says, “What is interesting is the pwer and impact f scial media... we must try t use scial media in a gd way.”
32. Which best describes the impact f scial media n friendship?
A. Scial media helps build friendships acrss distances.
B. Scial media imprves the quality f new friendships.
C. Scial media nly has a shrt-term impact n friendships.
D. Scial media makes it harder t maintain ld friendships.
33. Why des the authr mentin “a study” and “a celebrity” in paragraph 3?
A. T explain a rule.B. T make a predictin.
C. T present a fact.D. T prve an argument.
34. What’s the authr’s attitude twards teenagers using scial media?
A. Psitive.B. Objective.
C. Dubtful.D. Indifferent.
35. What may be discussed in the next part f this passage?
A. Demand fr advances in scial media.
B. The wide applicatins f scial media
C. Advice n using scial media psitively.
D. The pssible harm f scial media t users.
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能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Waking up many minutes r even hurs befre the alarm is nt a new phenmenn, but it can cause peple discmfrt. S, what can yu d abut it? Belw are sme tips frm sleep experts.
___36___ Finding ut it’s 3 a. m. while yu set the alarm fr 7 a. m. can increase wrry abut the hurs f sleep yu hped t get. Clck watching becmes habitual, and that habitual respnse f frustratin and anxiety als causes a stress respnse in the bdy.
Abandn the idea f getting back t sleep. When yu d that, yu can distract yur brain with an rdinary task t help bring back sleepiness. ___37___ Once sleepiness sets in again, head back t bed.
___38___ The calming techniques, envirnmental factrs and even nutritin and exercise rutines shuld als be nted dwn. Fr example, if any envirnmental factrs change-such as travel, wrk schedule r lighting, yu may uncmfrtably wake up befre the alarm. Then yu shuld make sme adjustments based n the recrds befre.
Sme may find that yga, meditatin r reading can help when they wake up befre their alarm. ___39___ Hwever, practicing varius strategies that may affect sleep is significant, ultimately building a well-fllwed rutine.
If the prblem cntinues beynd three times a week fr three mnths, experts recmmend talking t a sleep specialist. ___40___
A. Write dwn what wrks and what desn’t.
B. Prgressive muscle relaxatin may play a part.
C. The same techniques dn’t wrk fr everyne.
D. It may require mre than a simple habit change.
E. If yu wake up suddenly, resist checking the clck.
F. Reading a bk r listening t sft music can d the trick.
G. Keep track f when yu went t bed and wke up n a given night.
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Teaching is a respectable prfessin. These devted(奉献的) educatrs ften give f themselves,____41____ puring their time and talent int the next generatin. They____42____a huge rle in millins f yung lives every single day.
Lri Anne Travers, a kindergarten teacher, is ne f them. She ften ges the____43____mile fr her students. “Teaching is my dream jb. I really ____44____my students and I’m willing t g thrugh fire and water fr them. They ____45____abslutely everything t me,” Anne said in a YuTube vide.
Few peple knew that befre teaching, Ann____46____t perfrm n Bradway, wanting t impress crwds with her talent fr the arts. Over the years, she has put her gift fr____47____int her teaching methds, putting her riginal dream aside. Little did she knw that she was t get a(n)____48____t perfrm n Bradway.
As part f a wish-granting(实现愿望) celebratin fr Natinal Teachers Appreciatin Week, Michael James Sctt, a famus Bradway actr,____49____her t take part in a real,____50____perfrmance. Anne culdn’t____51____her jy. Her perfrmance was surprisingly successful,____52____lud applause(掌声) frm the audience, a mment she had nce____53____. Anne prved t the public that she was nt ____54____an extrardinary teacher but als a true perfrmer.
A lving and devted teacher was____55____fr all her effrts and received the surprise f a lifetime.
41. A. secretlyB. selflesslyC. actively D. directly
42. A. pictureB. shulderC. win D. play
43. A. extraB. exactC. extreme D. tugh
44. A. care frB. bring upC. shw ff D. dress up
45. A. changeB. annunceC. ffer D. mean
46. A. refusedB. hesitatedC. desired D. agreed
47. A. sprtsB. artsC. science D. language
48. A. capabilityB. challengeC. finance D. pprtunity
49. A. invitedB. emplyedC. expected D. reminded
50. A. tughB. prperC. live D. typical
51. A. expressB. cntainC. spread D. sense
52. A. maintainingB. preferringC. claiming D. drawing
53. A. given awayB. dreamed fC. went thrugh D. reflected n
54. A. likelyB. necessarilyC. simply D. frmally
55. A. repaidB. appintedC. identified D. prmted
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 Sappr Snw Festival, als knwn as the Sappr Yuki Matsuri, is an annual winter event ____56____(hld) every February in Sappr, Japan. It will be ____57____ great adventure t further study the culture f Japan if yu get the chance ____58____(explre) the fun f it.
The festival began in 1950 ____59____ lcal junir and high schl students built six snw statues in Odri Park. Since then, the festival ____60____(grw) in ppularity. It is cnsidered as a means t knw abut the culture f Japan and nw the largest winter event in Sappr that always ____61____(attract) many visitrs frm bth Japan and abrad every year.
During the festival, the city’s streets and parks are transfrmed int a winter wnder-land, ____62____(feature) twering snw sculptures and ice carvings that are ____63____(abslute) breathtaking. The festival shwcases several venues (场所) with different themes, such as the Susukin Site, the Odri Site and the Tsudme Site that cmbines snw activities ____64____ snwtubing and skiing. Apart frm ice sculptures, there are lts f lcal fd and drink vendrs (摊贩), live perfrmances and cultural exhibits, shwing the best f Sappr’s _____65_____(traditin). S dn’t miss ut all the fun f enjying ht springs and bathhuses in Sappr after a hard day’s traveling.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
你校英语社团将以“Get Clse t English Drama”为主题，举办英语读书交流会。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括：
1. 最喜爱的戏剧简介：
2. 对该戏剧的评价：
3. 推荐阅读。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Ladies and gentlemen, gd afternn!
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That’s all! Thank yu!
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。
Mnty Rberts was the sn f an itinerant(流动的) hrse trainer wh wuld g frm farm t farm and ranch t ranch (大牧场), training hrses. As a result, the by’s high schl career was cntinually interrupted. When he was a senir, he was asked t write a paper abut what he wanted t be and d when he grew up.
That night Mnty wrte a seven-page paper describing his gal f sme day wning a hrse ranch. He wrte abut his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram f a 200-acre ranch, shwing the lcatin.f all the buildings. Then he drew a detailed flr plan fr a 4,000-square-ft huse that wuld sit n the 200-acre dream ranch.
He put a great deal f his heart int the prject and the next day he handed it in t his teacher. Tw days later he received his paper back. On the frnt page was a large red F with a nte that read,“See me after class.”
Mnty felt puzzled, s he went t see the teacher after class immediately and asked,“Ms, why did I receive an F?”
“Mnty, this is an unrealistic dream fr a yung by like yu.”Ms Green, his literature eacher, said gently,“Yu cme frm an itinerant family. Yu have n mney. Owning a hrse ranch requires a lt f mney. Yu have t buy the land. Yu have t pay fr the riginal breeding(繁殖) hrse and later yu’ll have t pay kinds f fees. There’s n way yu culd ever d it.”Then the teacher added,“If yu will rewrite this paper with a mre realistic gal, I will recnsider yur grade.”
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。
After thinking abut it lng and hard, the by went hme and asked his father what he shuld d.
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Twenty years passed and last summer; Ms green brught 30 kids t camp ut n Mnty’s ranch fr a week.
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参考答案
英语听力
1-5.BACCD 6-10. BACCA 11-13. BCC14-16. ADD17-20. CDCB
阅读理解
21-23.ACB 24-27. DACD28-31. ADCB32-35. ADBC 36-40. EFGCD
完形填空
41-45. BDAAD 46-50. CBDAC 51-55. BDBCA
语法填空
56. held 57. a 58. t explre 59. when 60. has grwn##has been grwing 61. attracts 62. featuring 63. abslutely 64. like 65. traditins
应用文
Ladies and gentlemen, Gd afternn!
I feel greatly hnred t share my favrite drama with yu：The Millin Pund Bank Nte.
Written by Mark Twain, an American authr, the drama is mainly abut tw millinaire brthers wh made a bet n whether a penniless persn culd survive fr a mnth with a millin pund bank nte. As a cnsequence, Henry, the pr and hnest her, was chsen and experienced a series f ridiculus things.
What attracts me mst is the vivid and irnic language, which gives me insight int the nature f peple. ( 或 者 What impresses me mst are the detailed descriptins f different peple’s behavir befre the bank nte.) S I highly recmmend it t yu all and hpefully yu can give it a try!
That s’ all! Thank yu!
读后续写
After thinking abut it lng and hard, the by went hme and asked his father what he shuld d. Staring at the puzzled by with a slight smile, his father said, “My by, I knw it is a very imprtant decisin fr yu. Just fllw yur heart, and yu are bund t make the right chice.” Ndding slwly, the by lst himself in thught. After sitting with it fr a whle day, the by finally turned in the same paper, making n changes at all. He stated, “Yu can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Twenty years passed and last summer, Ms Green brught 30 kids t camp ut n Mnty’s ranch fr a week. The kids had a wnderful time in the vast ranch. They rde hrses, admired the beautiful buildings, even played games in the big huse. Befre leaving, Ms Green aplgized t Mnty, “Srry! As yur teacher, I was smething f a dream stealer. ” She said with shame, “Frtunately yu had enugh curage t hld n t yur dream.” Mnty smiled, saying, “Ms Green, it is just the F that encurages me t achieve my dream. Thank yu!” Hearing this, Ms Green smiled, her face wet with tears.
听力原文录音文字稿
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and a questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1.M: Excuse me, can yu give me the balance n my accunt?
W: Sure. Tell me yur accunt number.
Q: Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place? (B)
2.M: Please take a seat, Miss Simmns. Nw yu are applying fr a jb as a medical lab technician. What’s yur experience in this kind f wrk?
W: Well, I’ve been wrking as a receptinist in a dctr’s clinic fr the past three years.
Q: What’s the prbable relatinship between the tw speakers？(A)
3.M: This bk is said t help yu find ut mre abut yurself, fr example, yur hidden talent.
W: Ridiculus. Yu can’t judge a bk by its cver.
Q: What des the wman mean? (C)
4.M: There’s a strike at the airprt s my trip’s been cancelled.
W: Oh, n! That’s a shame. Will yu get yur mney back?
Q: Why is the man’s trip cancelled? (C)
5.M: I haven’t had a break fr tw weeks. I even get up early in the mrning t study befre I leave fr schl.
W: I was late fr schl a cuple f days ag. Same reasn.
Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin? (D)
6.M: Mum, I can’t g t bed befre 11 tday. 3 test papers and 2 articles.
W: If yu hadn’t std here cmplaining abut it, yu wuld have finished sme.
Q: What des the wman mean? (B)
7. W: Jack said his father’s flying all the way t New Zealand t watch the next baseball match against England.
M: Ww. That’s just s cl. Wish I culd d that.
Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin? (A)
8.M: Yu tw argue s much. Hw can yu live tgether?
W: After 20 years f marriage we’re used t each ther.
Q: What can we learn abut the cuple? (C)
9.W: Hw many students d yu have in this cllege?
M: Well, we have 2,400 altgether. A quarter f them are verseas students and the rest are lcal.
Q: Hw many lcal students are there in the cllege? (C)
10.W: Is there any special care I shuld take with this wlen sweater?
M: Machine cld wash, gentle cycle.
Q: What are they talking abut? (A)
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne cnversatin. Yu will be asked three questins n each f the passages and fur questins fr the cnversatin. The passages and cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne wuld be the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
On this graduatin ceremny I’d like t ffer my sincere cngratulatins t yu all. Well dne, everyne. I’ve gt three tips t share with yu, hping t make a directin fr the future life after yur graduatin frm cllege.
Tip ne: There are few things that get yu ver yur wn crp mre than wrking hard. D yu want t knw hw t wrk hard? It’s nt difficult. All yu have t d is t listen. Listen t what’s ging n arund yu. Learn hw the prject yu are wrking n fits int the big picture. Learn hw yu fit in. When yu truly understand hw the big picture wrks, yu start being able t expect changes and change yur behavir.
Tip tw: Be kind t everyne. I can’t stress this enugh, but it remains true. Kindness will pay back invaluable rewards. Dn’t yu believe me? I’m sure that at sme pint yu’ll have the pprtunity t wrk fr smene wh used t be yur assistant, r hire smene wh used t be yur bss.
Tip three: Stay interested. Is there anything yu can’t stp thinking abut? Keep ding it. Interest is the better part f success. Yu will be great at the things that yu are willing t d.
Remember that yu have time t figure ut what yu want t d. Yu have time t try again. Just have curage t d it s lng as yu’re willing t wrk hard.
Questins:
11. Whm is the speech aimed at?(B)
12. Why des the speaker give the speech?(C)
13.Which f the fllwing is NOT a tip the speaker share?(C)
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
Left ft, right ft, left ft, right ft … yu can travel fast r slw. The mvement f yur feet gets yu where yu need t g. But it als gets yu s much mre! Walking is a basic, simple exercise that’s suitable fr almst everyne.
Walking helps yu in many ways. First it makes yu heart strnger. Studies shw regular walking reduces yur chance f heart disease. Walking quickly fr 30 minutes a day als helps cntrl high bld pressure. It can reduce yur chance f develping sme cancers, t.
Want t lse weight? Yu need t burn 600 mre calries each day than yu eat. Walking is the easiest way. As peple age, their brains dn’t wrk as well. One in 14 peple ver 65 suffers frm memry lss. Older peple wh walk six miles r mre per week keep their brains in better shape.
Walking helps yur mental health, t. Putting ne ft in frnt f the ther isn’t difficult. Yu dn’t have t think abut it, s yu can cncentrate n ther things.
Yu can make walking part f yur day. Instead f parking near yur huse, park a distance away and walk. Instead f taking the elevatr, walk. Make walking a habit, and see hw it makes yu feel.
Questins:
14.What’s the tpic f the passage?(A)
15.Why is walking gd fr peple’s mental health?(D)
16. Which f the fllwing is NOT mentined abut walking in the passage?(D)
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
W: Hi, Bryan. Hw are yu ding? Yu lk tired.
M: Oh, I’m a little burned ut. I’ve been surfing the Net fr the last few hurs.
W: Were yu ding schlwrk, r was it just fr pleasure.
M: Well, I wanted t get sme infrmatin n Suth America fr a prject I have, but I fund a really interesting chat site with peple frm there and started chatting.
W: Well, did yu get the infrmatin yu needed?
M: Yes, but then we spent lts f time chatting abut ther interests.
W: I see. The Internet is a wnderful place. There is s much infrmatin available. Smetimes I find myself lking fr ne piece f infrmatin, but by the time I have finished, I have lt f mre than I started ff lking fr.
M: I knw. One thing I really dn’t like abut it, thugh, it takes s much lnger t find things, because many sites are useless.
W: Yes, there is that, and als, I ften find the same site ver and ver again in a search. That definitely wastes lts f my time.
M: And f curse, there are sites that ffer little t n relative infrmatin n the tpic yu are searching fr. In my search tday, I fund quite a few sites that were nthing mre than ld event calendars.
W: Well, I’m sure they were useful t smene at sme time, but they shuld be remved when they’re n lnger f use t anyne.
M:I agree. With all the time I spend n it, I still find it t be the best surce f infrmatin available. And speaking f infrmatin, I really shuld read thugh what I gt n the Internet and start wrking n my subjects.
W: Okay. Gd luck. It’s funny we had this chat, as I was just n my way hme t surf the Net myself.
M:Well, it was nice talking t yu, and maybe I’ll meet yu in a chat rm later tnight.
Questins:
17.Why des the man lk tired?(C)
18.Why did the man surf the Internet?(D)
19.What’s the wman’s pinin abut surfing the Internet?(C)
20.What des the man NOT like abut the Internet?(B)