福建省莆田第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（Word版附答案）

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第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where is the man ging?
A. Kennedy. B. Lndn. C. New Yrk.
2. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A disease. B. A c-wrker. C. A dctr.
3. What des the man intend t d?
A. Make friends. B. Cllect papers. C. D the typing.
4. What is the man ding?
A. Asking fr infrmatin.B. Giving directins. C. Waiting fr a bus.
5. What des the man want t knw?
A. Hw t make dessert.
B. Hw t slve prblems.
C. Hw t understand expressins.
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 happened t the wman’s flight?
A. It failed t take ff n time.
B. It was called ff withut ntice.
C. It arrived abut tw hurs earlier.
7. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. On a plane. C. At the airprt.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Hw lng is the wman ging t stay at the htel?
A. Fr tw nights. B. Fr three nights. C. Fr fur nights.
9. Why are the prices fr the tw duble rms different?
A. The rms have different views.
B. The rms are different in size.
C. The rms are f different shapes.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. When is the wman suppsed t finish her essay?
A. By this Saturday. B. By next Mnday. C. By next Friday.
11. Why is the wman behind with her writing class?
A. She was ill.
B. The curse is t difficult.
C. She is busy with her reading task.
12. What des the man think f his cllege life?
A. Busy. B. Bring. C. Clrful.
13. What is the wman prbably ging t d n the 28th?
A. Visit an exhibitin. B. Attend a party. C. Watch a play.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the man ding?
A. Intrducing the wman t his neighbrs.
B. Giving the wman advice n hw t find a flat.
C. Shwing the wman arund the neighbrhd.
15. What is the wman eager t d?
A. Visit the night market.
B. Jg in the high schl.
C. Shp in cnvenience stres.
16. Why des the wman lk fr a library?
A. T get sme infrmatin. B. T find a map f the city. C. T brrw sme bks.
17. Where will the speakers g next?
A. T a restaurant. B. T a bkstre. C. T a park.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What shuld a public speaker avid ding accrding t the wman?
A. Talking t ludly. B. Speaking t fast. C. Saying t much.
19. Why shuld the clsing f a speech be carefully planned?
A. It’s usually the mst remembered part.
B. It’s the last chance t make yur pint.
C. It’s as imprtant as the pening wrds.
20. What des the wman suggest a public speaker d during the speech?
A. Shw a gd sense f humr.
B. Mtivate the audience t act.
C. Meet challenges with curage.
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
If yu have ever had the flu, yu knw just hw dwn and ut yu can feel, and it is imprtant t d what yu can t lwer the number f days spent sick and in bed, including taking flu medicine. If yu have mild symptms, yu may nt need t take flu medicine. Hwever, the medicine is recmmended fr certain grups f peple. These include:
●Peple wh are in the hspital with the flu
●Peple wh aren’t in the hspital but are very sick with the flu
●Peple wh are at high risk because f flu cmplicatins (并发症)
The Fd and Drug Administratin has apprved fur antiviral drugs fr the flu. Each flu medicine is a little bit different, but they wrk in mstly the same way.
●Oseltamivir is a pill r liquid given by muth that is apprved t treat the flu fr peple 14 days and lder. This is a cmmn flu medicine. Side effects f Oseltamivir include feeling sick, vmiting, and diarrhea.
●Xfluza is a single-dse pill r liquid given by muth and is apprved fr peple aged 5 years and lder. Side effects f Xfluza include cughing, feeling sick, and diarrhea.
●Relenza is an inhaled (吸入的) pwder that is apprved t treat the flu fr peple aged 7 years and lder. This flu medicine tends t be less cmmn because f hw it is given. Side effects f Relenza include diarrhea, and feeling sick.
●Peramivir is injected thrugh Ⅳ needle and is apprved fr peple aged 6 mnths and lder. This flu medicine tends t be less cmmn since it is given as an Ⅳ infusin, usually in the hspital. Side effects f Peramivir include diarrhea, and sleeplessness.
21. Wh needs t take the flu medicine?
A. Peple in the hspital.B. Peple wh have gt a cld.
C. Peple greatly affected by flu.D. Peple with slight flu symptms.
22. In what way is Relenza special?
A. Its high price.B. The way it is taken.
C. Its special effect.D. Peple wh can take it.
23. What d the fur medicines have in cmmn?
A. They are suitable fr babies.B. They are cmmn flu medicines.
C. They are given in the same way.D. They have similar side effects.
B
Tw years ag, my 11-year-ld sn sat me dwn fr a talk. “Mm, it’s time.” he said. “Hear me ut: It’s time we gt actual TV. And yu need an iPhne.”
This funny cnversatin tw years ag marked a shift in ur relatinship. Perhaps fr the first time, I began t really listen t my sn’s pinin abut ur hme technlgy. Since his reasning was sensible and his suggestins within budget, I tk his advice and was pleasantly surprised with the results.
I’d knwn fr a while that my sn understands technlgy better than I d. On airplanes, he grabbed my phne t put it in airplane mde. He wired the speakers in ur huse. After smething was stlen frm ur frnt yard, he picked ut, set up, and nw mnitrs ur security camera. When my cmputer died, I tk him shpping with me t buy anther.
As a teenager nw, he has a busy scial life, with skatebarding, basketball, and nline gaming with his friends. I see ur time tgether decreasing and ur shared interests shrinking. That’s why I jumped at the chance when a friend mentined writing technlgy reviews. I’m a writer, but I’d need a partner wh has mre tech knwledge than me. When I presented the idea t my teen, he immediately accepted.
It’s changed ur relatinship in surprising ways. Where he used t get annyed quickly at my technical ignrance, he’s learned t be mre patient and explain things t me in a way that I can cnvey t an unknwing audience. The parent-child dynamic is nt nly changed; it’s even slightly reversed — he’s leading me. I’m asking him fr help and advice. My sn has risen t the ccasin. He’s taking it seriusly, and t watch him mature in this way is an hnr. As smene wh’s nt much f a reader, he nw searches instructin bk. Withut any prmpting (提醒), he’s even emailed and called, yes, made an actual phne call t custmer service r tech supprt when sample prducts weren’t wrking as expected.
I never imagined being a tech reviewer, but it’s prved t be a valuable way t learn frm, wrk with and enjy time with my teen.
24. What did the writer think f her sn’s advice?
A. It was unaffrdable. B. It was unrealistic.
C. It sunded ridiculus. D. It sunded reasnable.
25. What des the writer intend t d in Paragraph 3?
A. Prve her sn’s better mastery f technlgy.
B. Describe their clse parent-child relatinship.
C. Give examples f her sn’s gift in technlgy.
D. Express her satisfactin with her sn’s behaviurs.
26. Which is clsest in meaning t the underlined wrd “reversed” in Paragraph 5?
A. Embarrassing. B. Oppsite. C. Unstable. D. Cmmn.
27. What makes the writer feel hnred?
A. Her sn’s rich tech knwledge.
B. Her sn’s patience with unknwing audiences.
C. Her sn’s grwth and serius attitude t the wrk.
D. Her sn’s effrt t imprve the parent-child dynamic.
C
Fire has always been part f Califrnia’s landscape. But lng befre the disastrus frest fires f recent years, native American tribes held cntrlled burns each year. Thse burns cleared ut underbrush and encuraged new plant grwth. Nw, gvernment fficials have realized tackling the fire prblem will mean bringing back “gd fire”, much like Califrnia’s tribes nce did.
When western settlers remved tribes frm their land and banned tribal ceremnies, cultural burning disappeared. Instead, authrities fcused n quickly putting ut wildfires.
But what the authrities did nly made Califrnia’s wildfire risk wrse. Withut regular burns, the landscape grew thick with plants that dry ut every summer. These dry plants are kindling（引火物）fr the fires that have recently destryed Califrnia cmmunities. Climate change and warming temperatures make thse landscapes even easier t catch fire.
S, tribal leaders and gvernment fficials are frming new partnerships. There are hundreds f thusands f acres that need careful burning t reduce the risk f extreme wildfires. Tribes are eager t gain access t thse ancestral lands t restre traditinal burning. Befre 1800, the tribes used lw-grade fires t shape the landscape, encuraging certain plants t grw bth fr tribal use and t attract game.
The arrival f western settlers changed the ways f fire management. “They came with their cncepts f being afraid f fire,” a tribal leader says. “They didn’t understand fire in the sense f a tl. And they didn’t understand its rle t help generate the land. S they brught suppressin（压制）”.
Tribal leaders have been reaching ut t eclgists, researchers and fire agencies abut the imprtance f their knwledge. In Nrthern Califrnia, the Karuk and Yurk tribes have partnered with the Frest Service t manage land fr traditinal values and wildfire management.
28. What have gvernment fficials realized abut the native tribes?
A. The tribes’ ld practice is useful.
B. The tribes are causing mre frest fires.
C. It’s impssible t prevent the tribes burning frests.
D. It’s necessary t remve the tribes frm where they live.
29. What was the way western settlers deal with frest fires?
A. Remving kindling. B. Hlding cntrlled burns.
C. Encuraging cultural burning.D. Bringing fire suppressin.
30. What d the tribes think f fire?
A. They see it as a great threat.B. They cnsider it beynd cntrl.
C. They think it can be beneficial.D. They believe it des harm t the land.
31. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. Western Settlers Brught Wrng Ideas f Fire Cntrl
B. Wildfires Are Becming Increasingly Serius in Califrnia
C. Native American Tribes Restre Their Traditinal Ceremnies
D. Califrnia Lks t What Tribes Have Knwn t Manage Wildfires
D
In a glbal recrd f lake clr, researchers estimate that rughly ne-third f Earth’s lakes are blue. But, shuld average summer air temperatures rise by a few degrees, sme f thse clear waters culd turn a cludy green r brwn, the team reprts in the Sept. 28 Gephysical Research Letters.
The changing clrs culd change hw peple use thse waters and ffer clues abut the stability f lake ecsystems. Cmpared with blue lakes, green r brwn lakes have mre algae (藻类) and rganic matter, says Xia Yang, a hydrlgist (水文专家) at Suthern Methdist University.
Lakes in places with average summer air temperatures that were belw 19° Celsius were mre likely t be blue than lakes with warmer summers. That’s because warmer water helps algae blm mre, which changes the prperties f the water.
Yang and clleagues used satellite phts frm 2013 t 2020 t analyze the clr f mre than 85,000 lakes arund the wrld. Because strms and seasns can temprarily affect a lake’s clr, the researchers fcused n the mst frequent clr bserved fr each lake ver the seven-year perid. The researchers als created an interactive nline map that can be used t explre the clrs f these lakes. The apprach is “super cl,” says Dina Leech, an eclgist at Lngwd University. These satellite data are “just s pwerful.”
If sme lakes d becme less blue, peple will prbably lse sme f the resurces they have cme t value, says O’Reilly, wh is an eclgist at Illinis State University. If the water has mre algae, it culd be unappealing fr play r mre cstly t clean fr drinking. But the clr changes wuldn’t necessarily mean that the lakes are any less healthy. “Humans dn’t value lts f algae in a lake, but if yu’re a certain type f fish species, yu might be like ‘this is great’” O’Reilly says.
“The study sets a marker that we can cmpare future results t,” says O’Reilly. “That’s, t me, the great pwer f this study.”
32. What can we learn abut the lakes’ clr change accrding t the text?
A. It is caused by water pllutin.
B. It des harm t the grwth f algae.
C. It results frm the temperature increase.
D. It can disturb the stability f lake ecsystems.
33. Hw was the research cnducted?
A. By ding field investigatin.B. By analyzing lng-term satellite data.
C. By researching previus studies.D. By referring t an interactive nline map.
34. Which wrd best describes O’Reilly’s attitude t the clr change?
A. Objective.B. Dubtful.C. Uncncerned.D. Favurable.
35. What’s the authr’s purpse in writing the text?
A. T call n peple t prtect lakes.
B. T intrduce a new research methd.
C. T present the utcme f a research.
D. T prvide slutins t lakes’ clr change.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 共12. 5分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Fake news is all arund us and it’s easy t feel verwhelmed by the amunt f infrmatin ut there. Here are sme tips fr aviding misinfrmatin.
36 In the 18th century, fr example, fake news was spread abut King Gerge Ⅱ being ill in rder t damage his public image. Tday, fake news remains a prblem. A study has fund that ver 80 percent f peple in the UK regularly cme acrss fake news nline. S what can yu d t avid being caught ut by misinfrmatin?
The first step t respnding t any ptential fake news is easy: Ggle it. When Ggling a claim, lk fr supprting evidence frm credible news websites. If yu see a wild claim in a headline, make sure yu read the article befre yu start sharing it. Smetimes yu might find that the stry is nt what it appears. 37 S withut reading the whle thing yu may miss the whle picture.
38 If the article cmes frm a reputable news surce, it’s likely that it was written by a prfessinal jurnalist wh practiced due diligence when surcing their infrmatin. If the article is nt frm an fficial news website, where is it frm? Check if it has been written by a credible expert n the tpic, r if it has been written fr a trusted rganizatin.
If, after all yur sleuthing (侦查), yu cme t the cnclusin that yu have fund sme fake news, what shuld yu d abut it? 39 If it is a pst r message frm smene yu knw, yu can reach ut t them and let them knw it’s nt entirely accurate. It’s better t d this by plitely messaging them privately rather than leaving a public cmment if it’s a pst n scial media.
Studies suggest that fake news spreads faster than real news. 40
A. Dn’t share it.
B. Fake news is nt new.
C. Delete it immediately.
D. Make sure t check wh wrte the news piece.
E. Check when the news was riginally published.
F. Often, the facts are buried deeper within the article.
G. It’s imprtant t take a mment t prcess any infrmatin yu cme acrss nline.
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。
“This will never d.” I kept telling my husband as he set the table n Thanksgiving. I wanted everything t be 41 , because my parents wuld cme. Criticisms frm my childhd 42 rang in my mind. S whenever my parents visited us, I 43 myself fr mre faultfinding. The 44 pursuit f perfectin tk the jy away frm ur celebratin. Gradually I 45 the reasn fr Thanksgiving, and I fund myself, like my parents, 46 peple arund me.
Then luckily, I read frm a bk, “T much criticism hurts; necessary praise helps. Put yur praise f smene in 47 s that the persn can save and read it.”
S the next Thanksgiving, I 48 t my husband and my sn, “We’re each ging t write a message saying what we 49 abut ne f us.” Despite their eye-rlling, we sn finished and exchanged ur 50 . My sn sat up straighter after 51 what his father had written abut him. And I felt s uplifted myself when I read “I am prud f yur cking.” That was a life-changing 52 . Since then my family has the 53 and we d it year-rund―nt just the furth Thursday f Nvember.
I n lnger fcus n finding fault with thers. 54 , I’m mre interested in hw I can help the peple arund me feel lved and appreciated. Especially in writing, every 55 is the pwer f lve.
41. A. perfectB. newC. permanentD. nrmal
42. A. finallyB. cnstantlyC. merelyD. hardly
43. A. rewardedB. frgaveC. preparedD. blamed
44. A. lifelngB. aimlessC. curiusD. unhealthy
45. A. made sense fB. gt used tC. lst sight fD. paid attentin t
46. A. criticizingB. defendingC. supprtingD. praising
47. A. listeningB. speakingC. writingD. testing
48. A. reprtedB. annuncedC. replied D. admitted
49. A. appreciateB. dislikeC. expectD. ignre
50. A. pininsB. plansC. giftsD. ntes
51. A. rememberingB. readingC. explainingD. reciting
52. A. chanceB. prmiseC. mistakeD. mment
53. A. secretB. traditinC. adventure D. experience
54. A. InsteadB. TherefreC. Besides D. Otherwise
55. A. effrtB. challengeC. wishD. wrd
第二节 完成句子 (共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分)
56. Please arrive at the check-in cunter ne hur prir t yur _______________ (depart).
57. Xie Lei is studying fr a business _________________ (qualify) at a university in China and has cme t ur university n a year-lng exchange prgramme.
58. As I always tell my sn, there are n great difficulties fr a persn wh is brave, _______________ (ptimism), and willing t wrk hard.
59. They have great facilities and utstanding prfessrs, helping t educate yung peple wh will cntribute t the ecnmy and further ________________ (strng) ur cuntry.
60. In additin, studies shw that _______________ (cnsist) eating habits, fr example, taking three meals a day at the same time each day, are better fr ur health.
61. Our way f life has changed ________________ (dramatic) ver the last twenty years.
62. Seeing the huge creature, we std still, ______________ (freeze) with terrr.
63. Frm the _______________ (astnish) lk n his face, I realized that he had never expected the perfrmance t be such a great success.
64. Jhn and I have been friends fr eight years. We first gt t knw each ther at a Christmas party. But we _____________ (see) each ther a cuple f times befre that.
65. Nw that summer is finally here, families are preparing fr ______________ they expect t be a great vacatin away frm the daily rutines. (用适当的词填空)
66. T eat Xia lng ba, yu have t decide _____________ t bite a small hle in it first, releasing the stream and risking a spill, r t put the whle dumpling in yur muth, letting the ht sup explde n yur tngue. (用适当的词填空)
67. During their first day, ___________ is typical f Vancuver, it rained. (用适当的词填空)
68. After careful investigatin, Jhn Snw suspected that the water pump __________ __________ __________ (是罪魁祸首).
69. What we can say, hwever, is that culture and cuisine __________ __________ __________ __________ (息息相关), and if yu d nt experience ne, yu can never really knw the ther.
70. When the train arrived at the statin, they tk a taxi t Lake Luise, where the blue water literally __________ __________ __________ __________ (令人惊叹) with its ecceptinal beauty.
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，应美国朋友Gerge请求，帮他购买了学习汉语的教科书，但是忘记及时寄出。请用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示歉意；
2. 解释原因；
3. 弥补措施。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Gerge,
_________________________________________________________________________
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Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面短文，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。
On a Sunday afternn, Kiana French was having fun fishing with her father and yunger sister, nt knwing the next minute, they wuld struggle nt t sink in the freezing water. Their 12-ft bat was taking in water little by little, and the wind was picking up. Her father, Gary French, hurried t perate the engine, while Kiana, 16, was in the middle with Cierrah, her sister, frightened but still able t keep calm.
Kiana asked Cierrah t take ff ne f her cwby bts, with which she gt sme f the water ut. Hard as she tried, that little effrt wuld nt help stp the bat sinking. Mments later, the unthinkable happened. The bat was full f water and then it flipped (翻) ver. Kiana and her sister were dumped in the water. Their father, wh had had a surgery six mnths befre, managed nt t be thrwn int the water but seemed t have great pain in the chest due t the sudden change.
Kiana quickly put n her life jacket and saw Cierrah’s and her father’s life jackets flating away. She reacted quickly t get them back and held her sister nt the bat. They were s far ut in the middle f the lake that they culd nt see the shre clearly. What’s wrse, it was getting harder t stay abve the waves. Their father swam ver and hugged his tw girls, Cierrah crying silently. Kiana heard her belved sister murmur, “I can’t feel my feet.”
Kiana knew the nly thing t d was t get t shre herself and find help. She lked up at her father, exchanging a cncerned glance, turned rund and swam as hard as she culd twards the shre.
Fighting against the strng currents and cld wind, she screamed fr help at the tp f her lungs every three minutes r s. A strng wind blew, and she lked back nly t see her sister’s and father’s heads bbbing (浮动) in the water. She burst int tears, thinking her sister and dad were dead, because she was taking t lng.
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。
With desperate tears, she suddenly sptted a bat with a figure standing n it. ________
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Once rescued, they were rushed t shre, where a cncerned grup waited fr their arrival. ____________________________________________________________________
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莆田一中2023~2024 学年度上学期期末考试答案
高二 英语选择性必修二 Units1-4
听力
1-5 BBCBC 6-10 ACBAC 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 ABCAB
阅读理解21-23 CBD 24-27 DABC 28-31 ADCD 32-35 CBAC 36-40 BFDAG
完形填空
41-45 ABCDC 46-50 ACBAD 51-55 BDBAD
完成句子
56. departure 57. qualificatin 58. ptimistic 59. strengthen 60. cnsistent
61. dramatically 62. frzen 63. astnished 64. had seen 65. what 66. whether 67. as 68. was t blame 69. g hand in hand 70. tk their breath away
应用文写作参考范文
Dear Gerge,
I’m terribly srry t tell yu I’ve frgtten t send yu the Chinese textbks yu asked t buy this Friday as prmised.
As yu knw, the end-f-term exam is arund the crner and it means a lt fr us students. I’ve been super busy preparing fr the final exams the whle week. My mind was s preccupied with all the mathematical frmulas and English grammar items that it ttally slipped my mind. I hpe yu can understand my situatin and frgive me.
I’d like t express my heartfelt aplgies again. Yu have my wrd that I’ll g t the pst ffice first thing tmrrw mrning.
Yurs,
Li Hua
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Pssible versin 1:
With desperate tears, she suddenly sptted a bat with a figure standing n it. She saw a glimmer f hpe. She waved her hands wildly, yelling with all her remaining strength, “Help! Help!” It seemed like a century t wait fr the bat t apprach her. A middle-aged fisherman reached ut his hand, carried her t the bat and asked her what had happened. With trembling vice, she replied, “My Help!” On hearing this, the fisherman’s face became serius. He headed the bat twards the directin where she pinted at with full speed, nt knwing what wuld happen if he slwed dwn even a little bit. Meanwhile, he called fr help. After a while, they caught sight f Kiana’s father and sister’s pale face. Having flating n the sea fr a lng time, they were n bard eventually.
Once rescued, they were rushed t shre, where a cncerned grup waited fr their arrival. Warm blankets and ht milk were prvided t them, making them feel better in n time. A grup f dctrs and nurses checked their bdies n the spt, and then they were sent t the nearest hspital by the ambulance. A lcal reprter interviewed them in the hspital. When asked what made her swim alne in the cld water t save her families, the brave girl, lking at her sister’s sleeping face, said with a determined lk, “It’s lve that supprt me t find the hpe.” Thugh she was still cld in her bdy, she felt warmth, just like a warm current rushing thrugh her heart.
Pssible versin 2:
With desperate tears, she suddenly sptted a bat with a figure standing n it. She waved and cried fr help with all her strength. It seemed like a century later when she heard smene yelling back t her. As the bat was appraching, Kiana pinted t her father and sister and screamed, “They are in the water! Help!” She was sn picked up and taken twards where her father and sister were. Frtunately, they didn’t drwn but her father seemed t be giving ut, with ne hand hlding tight t the bat, the ther hlding Cierrah.
Once rescued, they were rushed t shre, where a cncerned grup waited fr their arrival. They gave clthes and blankets t the three, and then the ambulance arrived. Kiana, her sister and her father were checked n the spt and finally sent t the nearest hspital. Later, when asked what gave her the strength and perseverance t cntinue, bth in the cld water and in great fear, Kiana thught it had t d with family. “I just wanted t save my family, and I didn’t want anything bad t happen t them. S I culdn’t spare a secnd t wrry r fear.” she said.
Pssible versin 3:
With desperate tears, she suddenly sptted a bat with a figure standing n it. Rays f hpe flded int her heart. Withut pausing fr thught, she shuted cnstantly, waving her hand. lt didn’t take lng befre smene yelled back at her. As the bat was appraching, she pinted at her father and sister, crying anxiusly, “They are in the water! Help!” She was instantly pulled up and taken twards where her father and sister were. Luckily, they didn’t drwn but seemed t be wrn ut, with ne hand grasping each ther and the ther hlding the bat tightly.
Once rescued, they were rushed t shre, where a cncerned grup waited fr their arrival. They cvered the three pr peple with blankets. Sn, the ambulance arrived. Kiana, her sister and her father were checked n the scene and finally sent t the nearest hspital. later, when asked what drve her t swim twards the shre in the cld water by herself, Kiana replied calmly,” I just wanted t save my family; I didn’t want t lse anyne. Therefre, I kept n swimming with all my strength.” In a wrd, it was the lve and cncern fr her family that frced her t stick t the end. That is t say, lve is pwerful.
听力材料
Text 1
M: I’d like t bk a flight frm New Yrk t Lndn at arund 9 :00 tmrrw mrning.
W: One mment, please. OK. We’ ve gt a nn-stp flight leaving Kennedy at 9:25.
M: All right. One single ticket. first class, please.
Text 2
M: Did yu hear the news? Jim is retiring.
W: Yeah. I heard his dctr tld him t retire immediately. He needs t stp wrking t take care f himself.
M: That’s s sad. I’m ging t miss him.
Text 3
M: What’s up? Yu lk dwn.
W: I’ve gt piles f papers t type, but I type s slwly. .
M: Cme n. What are friends fr? I can d it fr yu.
W: Really? Hw kind yu are t help me ut!
Text 4
W: Excuse me. Culd yu tell me hw t get t the Glbal Theater?
M: Yes, it’s right at the end f this street but nt within walking distance. I suggest yu take the number 6 bus acrss the street.
W: Oh, I see the bus stp ver there. Thanks.
Text 5
M: Can yu tell me the meaning f “piece f cake”? What abut “easy as pie”?
W: Neither is abut dessert. They are similar in meaning t “N prblem”.
M: Well, have yu ever made a pie? There is nthing easy abut it.
Text 6
M: I thught yur flight wuld arrive tw hurs ag. What tk s lng?
W: Didn’t they annunce that ur flight was delayed?
M: I didn’t hear anything abut a delay. I thught everything was running n time. What happened?
W: We gt n the plane n time but then we were held up fr almst tw hurs due t an unknwn prblem.
M: That’s t bad. Have yu had anything t eat?
W: I managed t get a sandwich n the plane. Hw abut yu?
M: I’ve had nthing but a cup f cffee. I’m starving. Let’s get ut f here and find a restaurant.
Text 7
M: Hell, Victria Htel. Can I help yu?
W: Hell. I’d like t make a reservatin fr July the 1st thrugh the 4th. I’m... I’m checking ut n the mrning f the 4th.
M: OK. Wuld yu like a single rm, a duble rm, r a twin rm?
W: I’d like a duble rm. What’s the rate?
M: We have nly tw duble rms available. One is 180 dllars and the ther 200 dllars.
W: Why are the prices different?
M: Well, they’ re bth standard duble rms, but the 200-dllar rm faces the garden.
W: OK, I see.
Text 8
M: Hi Lrna! Yu seem busy.
W: Oh, hi! Yu can’t imagine what I have t finish by next Mnday! The English literature curse is s difficult! I have t read tw nvels by next Mnday and cmpare them in a 3,000-wrd essay by next Friday.
M: S I suppse yu dn’t want t cme t an exhibitin with me this Saturday?
W: I’d lve t but there’s n way. I’m already behind with my writing class because I had a cld fr a week and missed a few lessns. It’s OK fr yu. Yu seem t have lads f free time.
M: I guess we just dn’t have as much academic wrk as yu. My cllege life is interesting cmpared with yurs. There’ re varieties f live perfrmances as an art majr.
W: Yes. I’m bred with the life f reading and writing every day nw.
M: Hey. Why dn’t we stp talking? Just wrk nw. If yu have finished everything by the 16th, we culd g t that new play by the, University Theater Grup.
W: OK. I’ll try. And I dn’t want t miss the student party n the 28th, s I’d better get wrking.
Text 9
M: There are several 24-hur cnvenience stres in ur neighbrhd. And there is a park t yur right. Yu can meet a lt f ur neighbrs there. They’ re all very friendly.
W: Can I jg there?
M: Yes, but I suggest that yu g t the high schl behind yur apartment. It has mre rm.
W: Thank yu fr telling me. By the way, befre I came here, Brian tld me t try sme traditinal British fd. Where can I find it?
M: There’s a big night market.
W: Great! I can hardly wait t visit it. Anther questin: is there a library arund? I need t cllect sme infrmatin fr my business.
M: We have a small library at ur cmmunity center.
W: That’s wnderful. Thank yu fr shwing me arund. I guess what I need nw is a map f the city.
M: N prblem. Yu can get them at the bkstre arund the crner. Let’s g!
Text 10
W: Gd afternn, everyne. I’m here t ffer yu sme tips n public speaking. One f the wrst mistakes yu can make as a public speaker is talking t lng. It desn’t matter if yur entire speech is gd and the audience cme away with infrmatin that will change their lives. If yu talk t lng, they will leave saying that speaker just wuldn’t quit. Dn’t let this happen t yu.
Say what yu have t say and sit dwn. Befre yu d, give them a well-thught-ut clsing. The last thing yu say is generally what the audience remembers mst. Just like yur pening, yur clsing desn’t have t be humrus. It culd be challenging, thughtful, r it culd retell yur pint in a different way. Please, at sme time during yur talk, ask the audience t d smething. Many a great talk ges n further than the walls f the meeting-rm because the audience isn’t mved t actin. If yu haven’ t asked them t d smething by nw, the clsing is yur last chance.