2024届江苏省南通市如皋市高考适应性考试（二）（南通市如皋2.5模）英语试题及答案（含听力）

这是一份2024届江苏省南通市如皋市高考适应性考试（二）（南通市如皋2.5模）英语试题及答案（含听力），文件包含2024届江苏省南通市如皋市高三适应性考试二南通市如皋25模英语试题及答案docx、2024届江苏省南通市如皋市高三适应性考试二南通市如皋25模英语听力MP3mp3等2份试卷配套教学资源，其中试卷共15页， 欢迎下载使用。

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3.本试卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 (共5小题; 每题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. What will Karen d?
A. Check the time.
B. Stp playing the pian.
C. Aplgize t her neighbrs.
2. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. On a bus. B. In the street. C. At a museum.
3. What des Michelle suggest Mark d?
A. See a dctr. B. Cntrl his dict. C. Try the new ice cream shp.
4.What des the man think f the phne?
A. It is expensive. B. It is utdated. C. It is f pr quality.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A.A dinner party. B.A new restaurant. C. The cafeteria fd.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is brken in the sales department?
A. A light. B.A cpy machine. C. An air cnditiner.
7.What is Max ging t d first?
A. Deal with ther urgent repairs.
B. Entertain imprtant custmers.
C. Arrange a lunch appintment.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Hw many peple are expected t attend the party?
A. Abut 250. B. Abut 300. C. Abut 350.
9. Why can’t the party be held in the Pine Rm?
A. There’s nt enugh rm.
B. The decratin isn’t gd.
C. It is a bit far.
10. What will Dr. Darren d next Friday night?
A. Listen t a reprt. B. Take part in a party. C. Wrk n a speech.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why des the man make the call?
A. The quality f the pizzas is pr.
B. His delivery is seriusly delayed.
C. He gt the wrng number f pizzas.
12.Hw des the wman slve the prblem?
A. Return the mney.
B. Send the pizzas nce mre.
C. Take back the delivered pizzas.
13. What is the wman’s attitude tward the man’s cmplaint?
A. Annyed. B. Carefree. C. Aplgetic.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Brther and sister. C. Teacher and student.
15. Why did Sam miss sme classes?
A. He asked fr sick leave.
B. He tk a trip t Lndn.
C. He lked after his father.
16. When will the speakers meet in the evening?
A. At 5:00. B. At 6:00. C. At 7:00.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Hw much is the mst ppular ticket?
A.39. B.43. C. S5.
18.Wh started Madame Tussauds Museum?
A.A French king. B. An art teacher. C.A ftballer.
19. Where is the furth Madame Tussauds Museum?
A. In Lndn. B. In Amsterdam. C. In Washingtn.
20. What is the speaker abut t d?
A. Have a rest in a cafe.
B. Hand ut sme guidebks.
C. Tur arund the museum shp.
第二部分阅读（共两节,满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每题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
Filming in the Wasatch-Cache Natinal Frest
The Kamas Ranger District handles film permits fr the Kamas district f the Wasatch-Cache Natinal Frest.
T ensure that permits are issued in time fr filming, the Frest Service requests that applicatin frm be handed in three t fur weeks prir t filming.
The fee structure fr filming in the Natinal Frest is as fllws:
Filming Special Use Fee
1 t 10 peple - $150 per day
11 t 30 peple - $200 per day
31 t 60 peple - $500 per day
Over 61 peple - $600 per day
Film Mnitring Fee
1 day filming – FREE
Extra days - $200 per day
Additinal Fees
Additinal fees will be charged in the fllwing situatins:
Large prductin (greater than 100 peple), multiple site filming that may require additinal film mnitring t prtect natural resurces and a perfrmance agreement in the frm f a depsited check.
Upn apprval, a Special Use Permit will be issued with a bill fr cllectin. Checks shuld be made payable t “USDA Frest Service,” and payment must be received befre filming.
Nte
Sme areas f the frest are especially sensitive t impacts frm vehicles, dmestic animals, and peple. These areas include wetlands, streams, lake shrelines, and mst meadw areas. Filming requests in these sensitive areas will require special surveys t determine pssible envirnmental impacts. The request may be denied.
21. What is ne expected t d fr filming?
A. Submit the applicatin frm in advance.
B. Issue the permit weeks befre filming.
C. Give tp pririty t time arrangement.
D. Outline the fee structure in the frest.
22.Hw much will a week’s film mnitring be charged?
A. $600. B. $200. C.$1400. D.$1200.
23. Which f the fllwing will be charged additinal fees?
A. Paying the bill in cash. B. Entry int the sensitive areas.
C. Filming in different sites. D. Prductin with ver 61 peple.
B
Cnsciusness (意识) rises slwly, awakening with the dawn that brightens my rm. Cl air clears my mind as I walk t the kitchen, where my husband is making his mrning cffee. The fire he thughtfully started is beginning t heat the living space.
By my secnd cup, everyne is awake. After breakfast, we begin the busy wrk f a rural place. Chpping(砍) wd fr the stve and clearing snw ff steps and pathways. Our kids are big enugh t be prperly helpful and find jy in the wrk when everyne is ding it tgether.
Then we take a walk thrugh the fresh snw. We discver an amazing array f animals n display in the markings that they have left. After dinner, we play cards with a lt f energy and cmpetitive interactin. Eventually, we’ll turn ff the lights and with the fire crackling(噼啪作响), cuddle(拥抱) n the cuch t watch the stars thrugh the windws befre heading ff t bed.
Weekends at the cabin (木屋) are magical. During the break，ur family cnstantly balances the demands f wrk and schl. I’m subject t my watch and alarm clck. But cming t the cabin n the weekend is like entering anther wrld.
Here, I dn’t need t knw what time it is-sunrise and sunset, hunger and chres set ur schedule. The huse and the wds arund it are silent and dark, except fr birdsng and the mn. Life seems less pressing, and it’s easier t live in the mment withut distractin.
When I get up the next mrning, my sn is already sitting in frnt f the fire, staring at the flames. I sit beside him, and he leans int me, sleepy and a bit sad. “What’s up?” I ask. “I just dn’t want t g hme yet. I like it better here.”
I knw what he means. I smile and put my arms arund him. “Even when we’re hme, this place is always here, where it’s quiet and safe, and everyne yu lve has time fr yu.”
I dn’t really mean the cabin, and I think he knws that.
24. What are paragraphs 1-3 mainly abut?
A. The reasns the family g t the cabin.
B. The activities f the family at the cabin.
C. The adventures f the family in the wds.
D. The attitudes f the family t their cabin life.
25. Why des the authr think weekends at the cabin are magical?
A. She can reunite with her family.
B. She enjys the silence there mst.
C. She finds her life there mre thrilling.
D. She was nt enslaved by tight schedules.
26. What des the cabin represent in the passage?
A. A rural culture. B. An islated life.
C.A place f cnnectin. D. An energetic interactin.
27. Which is the best title fr the passage?
A. Taking a Break B.A Weekend Picnic
C. Embracing Our Life D.A Cnscius Attempt
C
One f my bad habits is saying “busy” when peple ask me hw I’m ding. Smetimes it’s because I actually am busy, but ther times it’s because that’s what I think I’m suppsed t say. That’s what imprtant peple say. That’s what peple wh get prmted say. But wrking lng hurs desn’t drive better results. Never taking a vacatin wn’t lead t a prmtin. S why are we s prud t talk abut hw busy we are all the time?
In 2016, researchers frm Clumbia, Harvard, and Gergetwn cnducted a study t figure it ut. They fund busy peple are perceived t be f high status, and interestingly, the status is heavily influenced by ur wn beliefs abut scial mbility. In ther wrds，the mre we believe that ne has the pprtunity fr success based n hard wrk, the mre we tend t think that peple wh skip leisure and wrk all the time are f higher standing.
That’s why we feel like we have t appear busy, and there’s a view that if smene is knee-deep in meetings, emails, and stress, then they’re prbably a big deal. This culture f busyness is making it hard fr emplyees t find wrk-life balance. Accrding t a recent study, ne in five highly engaged emplyees is at risk f burnut.
Persnally, I’m ging t stp saying “busy” when peple ask me hw I am. It sunds self-righteus (自以为是的) and sets the wrng tne. Phrases like “I have limited access t email” and “I’ll respnd as sn as I get back” sund like yu’re being held against yur will frm wrking as ppsed t making the mst f yur time ff.
That’s why we recently launched the Out f Office Email Generatr, a free tl yu can use befre yur next lng weekend r trip. Yu can share lud and prud that yu wn’t be checking email until yu’re back. Managers need t think twice abut emailing their teams n the weekend and talking abut hw busy they are. Leaders shuld take time ff themselves and encurage emplyees t d the same.
28. What is a reasn fr the authr t be in the habit f saying “busy”?
A. He is actually prud t be fully ccupied.
B. He just fllws successful peple’s example.
C. He thinks everyne shuld be devted t wrk.
D. He believes busyness ensures accmplishments.
29. Why d we tend t think that busy peple are f high status?
A. Our status can be dwn t ur scial mbility.
B. Few peple f high status have time fr leisure.
C. Our pprtunity fr success never cmes easily.
D. We hld the belief that hard wrk leads t success.
30. What des “I have limited access t email” sund like accrding t the authr?
A. I enjy my time ff wrk.
B. I am frced t stp wrking.
C. 1 am ppsed t the wrk culture.
D. I am t busy t check all emails.
31. Why was the Out f Office Email Generatr launched?
A. T stp managers talking abut hw busy they usually are.
B. T allw fr less time busy emplyees spend checking emails.
C. T ensure emplyees as well as emplyers truly have time ff.
D. T encurage emplyers and emplyees t answer emails in time.
D
Hundreds r even thusands f jackdaws(寒鸦) are knwn t launch int the winter sky at nce frm the treetps at sunrise, and then split int smaller grups t feed thrughut the day. Nw, eclgists knw that this synchrnized(同步的) departure is timed with a cmplicated behavir called “cnsensus decisin-making”, where the majrity agree t take actin.
T figure it ut, researchers in the United Kingdm recrded hundreds f hurs f their bird calls in Crnwall ver several mnths. They measured when the first jackdaws began their calls, hw lud the birds were, and hw quickly the swell(增强) f calls rse, and then cmpared these sunds t ftage(镜头) f thse birds’ departures. The team fund that the jackdaw grup left tgether nce the chrus f calls reached a critical mass--the mre rapidly the chrus swelled, the earlier the birds left.
“They all leave tgether in a few secnds. The sky just fills with black birds frthwith. It is just like a black snwstrm,” Alex Thrntn, an eclgist at the University f Exeter, UK, tld New Scientist. Every call is a jackdaw casting its vte t leave. “At first yu just get a few calls, then mre and mre birds jin in and it builds and builds. And the steeper the increase, the earlier they leave,” Thrntn added. On rare ccasins, when the intensity f the chrus desn’t build enugh and the jackdaws dn’t agree, the birds instead launch ff in small numbers.
The team als fund that nce jackdaws reached a cnsensus they departed almst immediately, with hundreds f individuals flying in less than five secnds. When scientist splayed past recrdings f calls back t the jackdaws, getting in the way f the grup’s natural crescend(渐强的声音), they were able t push frward the birds’ launching by mre than six minutes. The birds did nt, hwever, change their launch times in respnse t ther nises.
“The gregarius(群居的) birds prefer t leave as a grup, althugh each jackdaw will have a slightly different preference as t when they want t leave, based n factrs like their size and hunger,” Alex Dibnah, a University f Exeter graduate student and lead authr f the study, said in a statement. “Leaving the rst(栖息处) tgether has varius benefits, including safety frm predatrs and access t infrmatin such as where t find fd.”
This research shws the critical rle vcalizatins(发声) play in grup decisin-making fr this species. One next step fr this research，accrding t the authrs，is t figure ut hw human-created nises might affect this prcess and the spread f infrmatin thrughut these cmmunities.
“Imagine a big rst near a twn r busy rad,” Thrntn said. “If the birds can’t hear each ther and can’t frm a cnsensus t leave tgether, it culd have big impacts n their ppulatin.”
32.What is the purpse f the research in Crnwall?
A. T understand hw jackdaws reach an agreement.
B. T study what makes jackdaws’ departure time unique.
C. T make a cmparisn f jackdaws’ calls with ther birds’.
D. T assess the imprtance f jackdaws’ cmplicated behavirs.
33. What des the underlined “frthwith” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Frequently. B. Gradually. C. Traditinally. D. Immediately.
34.What can be inferred abut the jackdaw grup frm Paragraph 4?
A. It can reach an agreement within secnds.
B. Its launch times vary little frm seasn t seasn.
C. It can distinguish its natural calls frm ther nises.
D. It makes n respnse t the past recrdings f calls.
35. What d the researchers plan t study next?
A. The impacts f human hunting n jackdaws’ ppulatin.
B. The effects f nises n jackdaws’ grup decisin-making.
C. The way jackdaws spread infrmatin in their cmmunities.
D. The rle f jackdaws’ vcalizatins in grup decisin-making.
第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In early Octber, Travis Gienger transprted an enrmus pumpkin(南瓜) frm his hme in Minnesta t the Wrld Champinship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Califrnia. His pumpkin set the recrd fr the biggest ne ever grwn in Nrth America. Hw d cmpetitive grwers get their pumpkins t grw t massive sizes? 36
Gienger, wh teaches hrticulture(园艺学) at Anka Technical Cllege, begins grwing his pumpkins in mid-April, starting with seeds that he grws indrs fr the first few weeks, when Minnesta’s sil is t frsty. 37 They can absrb sunlight, nutrients frm the sil, and water there. “At their peak, yu ‘re watering them with at least 600 liters a day,” he says.
Depending n the variety, pumpkin plants can grw up t a dzen fruits n a single vine(藤曼). But t maximize size, grwers remve all but ne r tw f these pumpkins in rder t decrease each individual fruit’s cmpetitin fr resurces. 38
But what exactly happens inside a pumpkin as it grws? Tw factrs drive natural grwth: cell divisin and cell expansin. Cell divisin accunts fr mst f the grwth at the beginning f a fruit’s life. This perid lasts fr abut 20 days in pumpkin plants. 39 Pumpkin cells will expand until arund 50 r 60 days after pllinatin (授粉).
40 Sme varieties f pumpkins have been bred specifically t maximize their size. Still, there is genetic variatin even amng pumpkins f the same variety. This has led t cmpetitin fr the best seeds. Fllwing each harvest, many grwers auctin ff(拍卖掉) the seeds frm their biggest pumpkins, which will then be used fr the fllwing year’s plantings.
A. Bilgy has the answers.
B. Genetics als influences pumpkin grwth.
C. The fllwing tips will give yu a head start.
D. Once it warms up, the plants are transferred utside。
E. When it stps, cell expansin will then cme int play.
F. Grwers extend the grwth perid fr as lng as pssible.
G. Grwers als remve the weeds in the area fr the same reasn.
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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At the beginning f my jurney f learning Peking pera, I had 41 that I culd manage t perfrm it utstandingly. Later I fund ut I was 42 .
The mst difficult part is that a singer has t first understand the 43 f a character. Once, I acted as Lin Chng, the her f Outlaws f the Marsh. It was hard fr me t understand his emtins when he was 44 fr Liangshan n a snwy night. I culdn’t sing r perfrm as if I 45 was Lin, and s I felt very frustrated.
My teacher seemed t recgnize my 46 . One day, she apprached me, and said with great 47 ,” The future is like the sea full f chances. There will be a lng way t g befre yu can 48 . Wipe the tears away frm yur eyes and keep 49 !”
After hearing my teacher’s tuching wrds, I suddenly felt 50 . I bught a cpy f Outlaws f the Marsh and began t read it at nce. While reading ne part f the nvel, I understd that Lin was recalling his life while he was n the way t Liangshan, 51 in the cld mnlight. He had t leave his family, his jb and s n. After I finished reading the nvel, I spent a whle evening 52 his life stry. After that, I spent mre time practicing, and I 53 wn the award at the city cmpetitin.
This experience has further strengthened my beliefs and 54 the meaning and value f life fr me. As lng as we catch the 55 and take full advantage f it, we will succeed.
41.A. evidence B. faith C. reasn D. dubt
42.A. mistaken B. ccupied C. hpeful D. anxius
43.A. missin B. influence C. emtins D. instructins
44.A. explaining B. heading C. allwing D. searching
45.A. truly B. secretly C. bviusly D. suddenly
46.A. cnflict B. vilence C. plt D. prblem
47.A. guilt B. cncern C. gratitude D. curisity
48.A. suspect B. respnd C. tlerate D. succeed
49.A. repeating B. smiling C. practicing D. waiting
50.A. inspired B. panicked C. hnred D. cnvinced
51.A. relaxed B. bathed C. abandned D. separated
52.A. making up B. plishing up C. figuring ut D. preparing fr
53.A. eventually B. gradually C. particularly D. frequently
54.A. defended B. clarified C. recmmended D. shared
55.A. breath B. mment C. passin D. chance
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。
Many peple may thrw away the pits(核) r nuts after eating fruits, but inheritrs(传承人) f nut carving have instead cllected them and turned them int artwrks.
“One nut, 56 (range) frm 0.8 t 6 centimetres, can be made int delicate fan pendants (扇坠), earrings, buttns, seals, ect,” said Tan Wanhai, 57 inheritr f Weifang nut carving.
Weifang nut carving 58 (date) back t the Qing Dynasty. During that time, retired imperial craftsman Wang Dayan spread the skill t the lcal peple in Shandng Prvince. Craftsmen back then ften used peach pits 59 (shw) ff their artistic skills. Due t the rigrus(严谨缜密的) carving skills 60 its rich artistic cntent, Weifang nut carving 61 (list) as a natinal intangible cultural heritage in 2008.
Tan culdn’t frget 62 impressed he was when he first saw a nut carving. Yet, the 48-year-ld craftsman als admitted that the jurney f bringing this kind f masterpiece t life is nt all smth sailing. “Unlike sme pits 63 a flat surface, each peach pit has its wn unique texture(纹理),” Tan said, adding that craftsmen have t study and trace each peach pit t carefully plan ut their artwrk.
“Nw, the number f inheritrs is abut 1,000. But I believe it culd be 64 (high) as mre craftsmen give up the traditin f passing dwn the skill nly thrugh the family and pen up the 65 (ccupy) t anyne wh is interested,” added Tan.
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，你校将在毕业仪式活动中举办展览，邀请每位同学提供成长过程中具有纪念意义的物品参展，并撰写展品介绍供参观者阅读。你会提供什么物品? 写一篇物品介绍，内容包括:
1．对该物品的简要描述;
2．你选择该物品参展的原因。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2．可以适当增加细节，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。
Alvin Bamburg, 66, was deep in the wds in Grand Cane, Luisiana, last December when smething caught his eye. Amng the fallen branches and leaves, it lked like litter. But Bamburg was attracted and picked it up.
“Gd just tld me,” he later recunted.
As he drew clser, he saw that it was a brken balln. Attached was a piece f paper decrated with sparkly star stickers. It was a child’s Christmas wish list.
“Dear Santa,” the handwritten nte read. “My name is Luna. I am fur years ld. I live in Liberal, Kansas. This year I have been nice. I wuld like candy, Spider-Man ball, Frzen dll. With lve, Luna.”
Bamburg’s heart hammered in his chest. Ever since he was a child, he had dreamed f this very scenari. “Years ag,” he says, “classes at schl released ballns with ntes. I’ve always wanted t find ne.”
He believed this was his childhd wish cming true. And he knew he was ging t make Luna’s wish cme true t.
Hwever, the task seemed impssible, as Liberal, Kansas, is mre than 650 miles frm Grand Cane, Luisiana. But Bamburg’s wife, Lee Ann Bamburg, didn’t mind the distance. As an enthusiastic Facebk user, she had seen ther peple find all srts f cnnectins thrugh the site and thught it might help her husband find Luna.
The next day Alvin psted a pht f the balln and the Christmas list n his Facebk page, asking fr help lcating the sender.
At first, he wasn’t cnfident the strategy wuld wrk. But as he saw the number f shares and cmments n his pst climbed int the hundreds, his hpe grew int expectatin. “I knew we were ging t find Luna.” Alvin said.
And indeed, they did.
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。


2024年高考适应性考试（二）英语
参 考 答 案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 BABAC 6-10 CABAC 11-15 CBCAA 16-20 CABCB
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
21-25 ADCBD 26-30 CABDB 31-35 CADCB36-40 ADGEB
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 BACBA 46-50 DBDCA 51-55 BCABD
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
ranging 57. an 58. dates 59. t shw 60. and
61. was listed 62. hw 63. with 64. higher 65. ccupatin
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
One pssible versin
I chse t exhibit Teddy. It is a brwn bear with a red bw tie, and it has been my cmpanin since I was a little kid.
Teddy represents my happy childhd when I had n wrries and everything was simple and pure. Mrever, it is als a symbl f lve and warmth. It was a gift frm my parents n my third birthday. It shws their lve and affectin fr me, and it is a precius memry that I cherish.
In my pinin, Teddy is nt just a stuffed animal, but a precius item that carries my childhd memries and family lve. I hpe that by exhibiting it, I can share my happy childhd with yu and remind yu f the imprtance f cherishing the simple things in life.
Anther pssible versin
I chse t exhibit this ntebk. In my middle schl days, I received it. The cver f the ntebk is a light blue clr with simple patterns printed n it, giving a fresh and cmfrtable feeling. Every page f the ntebk is filled with my learning ntes.
I chse this ntebk t exhibit because it is very imprtant t me. It was awarded t me by my middle schl teacher in recgnitin f my prgress and effrts in learning. Whenever I see this ntebk, I will recall my high schl days, as well as the teacher’s encuragement and expectatins fr me.
I hpe that thrugh this exhibitin, I can share my grwth jurney with my classmates, and als inspire everyne t cherish their wn grwth memries and bravely embrace a better future.
第二节（满分25分）
One day Luna’s mther came acrss the pst. Her heart skipped a beat as he recgnized her daughter's handwriting. It was indeed Luna’s wish list that had smehw travelled all thse miles, acrss states and thrugh the wds, t find its way int Alvin’s hands. Excitedly, she cntacted Alvin, cnfirming that the list belnged t her daughter, Luna. Overjyed, Alvin and Lee Ann immediately set ut t fulfill Luna's wishes. With all the gifts ready, Alvin and Lee Ann decided t deliver them t Luna persnally. They drve the lng distance frm Luisiana t Kansas, eager t surprise Luna.
When they arrived at Luna’s hme, the entire family was surprised. Seeing this stranger hlding the gifts filled Luna with delight. She eagerly received each gift, her eyes sparkling with jy. Alvin watched Luna’s delighted face with a heart full f cntentment. It was as if he had fulfilled a childhd dream f his wn. They spent a wnderful day tgether. Since then, every Christmas, Alvin receives heartfelt thank-yu letters and handmade cards frm Luna. Their friendship, despite the distance, has becme a lasting legend. And that frgtten balln in the wds remains a cherished memry between them.
听力材料
Text 1 停止弹琴以免扰民
M: Karen, it’s almst half past ten nw. I’m afraid yur neighbrs will get annyed if yu keep playing the pian.
W: I didn’t knw it was already s late. I’ll cut it ff right away.
Text 2 乘坐公交车（推断题——谈话背景类）
M: Jennifer, are we getting ff at the next stp?
W: N. We’re stpping at the science museum. There are still three stps next.
M: I really want t get ff nw. I’ve been standing fr lng.
Text 3 注意饮食
M: Michelle, let’s g t that new ice cream shp this afternn. We can eat as much ice cream as we like there fr just tw dllars each.
W: Mark, dn’t yu think yu shuld g n a diet instead?
M: Yu really talk like my dctr.
Text 4 购买手机
M: Culd yu tell me hw much the phne csts?
W: Arund $800. This is the latest mdel, and it’s very ppular with white cllars.
M: D yu ffer any discunt? If nt, culd yu intrduce me smething cheaper?
Text 5 自助餐食物
W: S, Mike, what d yu think f the cafeteria fd?
M: It’s OK, I guess. It’s hme-made fd. Why d yu ask? Dn’t yu like the fd there?
W: Well, t tell yu the truth, I think it’s awful.
M: But it’s cheap—nly five dllars fr dinner!
Text 6 通知维修空调
W: Max, ⑥the sales department called and said smething abut a brken air cnditiner. Unfrtunately, a meeting with imprtant custmers starts right after lunch and they want t make sure it wrks prperly befre the meeting. Can yu g and see if yu can fix it?
M: ⑦Oh, I have a cuple f urgent repairs first thing this mrning, brken lights, brken cpy machines and things. Can yu check if smene can stay arund until 12:00 nn r s? I shuld be able t lk at it right befre lunch time.
W: I’ll call and find ut. I’ll let yu knw in a while.
Text 7 预约开派对的房间
W: Excuse me, Dr. Darren. We are planning t have a party next Friday. Which rm culd we use? Uh, ⑧we are expecting arund 300 peple. ⑨Dr. Dennis suggested the Pine Rm, but there are t many used bks inside and it can nly hld 250 peple. What wuld yu suggest?
M: One mment, please. I wuld suggest the White Rm. It can hld 350 peple at the mst. Besides, it was newly decrated. Is it OK?
W: Sure. Thank yu.
M: What time will yu need it?
W: I believe that 6:00 t 10:00 pm wuld be OK.
M: OK. It’s all yurs during thse fur hurs.
W: Thank yu very much. Oh, Dr. Darren, wuld yu please jin us in the party n that day?
M: I’d like t, but I’m afraid I can’t. ⑩I have t wrk n a speech with Dr. Miller that night.
Text 8 弄错比萨订单
W: City Pizzas. Can I help yu?
M: Hell. My name’s Henry Cx. ⑪I’m calling yu because yu delivered ur pizza five minutes ag but yu haven’t sent the number I rdered.
W: Oh, that’s surprising. Can yu give me yur rder number, please?
M: Yes, it’s 1049.
W: Well, let me check ur recrds. I’ve gt dwn that yu wanted 13 pizzas, just…
M: Did yu say 13? I rdered 30, nt 13! N wnder we haven’t gt enugh.
W: I’m very srry abut that. S yu’re missing 17 pizzas, aren’t yu?
M: That’s right.
W: ⑫Hw abut sending yu all 30 this time? And they will be all ht.
M: ⑫That wuld be great. Hw t deal with the 13 nes we have here? Shall we give them back?
W: N, yu keep them and we wn’t charge yu fr them. ⑬It’s bviusly ur mistake.
M: Thank yu very much.
W: Thank yu fr yur understanding, Mr. Cx. ⑬We aplgize fr the mistake again. Bye.
Text 9 请同学帮助
第14题为（推断题——身份关系类）
第16题为（推断题——数字类）
M: Can I ask yu a favr?
W: What is it, Sam?
M: Well, I was just wndering if yu culd help me with my histry lessns because I’ve been absent fr three days.
W: Sure. Why were yu absent fr s lng?
M: ⑮I was pretty sick after my trip t Lndn, s the dctr suggested that I shuld nt attend classes fr a cuple f days in rder t rest, and my father helped me ask fr sick leave. ⑭I decided t ask fr yur help because yu always get gd grades in histry.
W: I’m srry t hear that yu were sick, Sam. Dn’t wrry. I’ll help yu ut. Where shuld we start? What is the last tpic yu have in yur ntes?
M: Let me see. I d recall that the last ntes I have are abut the wars between Athens and Sparta. I missed pretty much everything that came after that perid in histry.
W: OK. There is a lt f infrmatin t cver, then!
M: ⑯S what time is cnvenient fr yu? Then I’ll cme t yur hme. Say, 6:00 pm?
W: ⑯We’d better start an hur later, because we usually have dinner at that time.
M: OK.
Text 10 杜莎夫人蜡像馆第20题为（推断题——行为动作类）
M: Gd afternn. I wuld like t tell yu abut Madame Tussauds Museum befre taking yu arund. First let me give yu sme infrmatin abut the tickets. ⑰Well, ur mst ppular ticket is £39. With that yu can als visit three mre Lndn’s mst ppular tp attractins. The standard price that yu have t pay when visiting fur attractins is £55!
⑱Madame Tussauds has a lng histry. It was started by a lady wh wrked fr the French king. She was an art teacher. Here yu can see life-sized figures f the mst famus peple in the wrld, like David Beckham, the ftballer, r the Queen f England…
Madame Tussauds is nt nly in Lndn. The secnd Madame Tussauds pened in Amsterdam in 1992. And nw there are museums in Las Vegas, Hllywd, New Yrk… ⑲In 2008 the furth American Madame Tussauds pened in Washingtn.
After yu visit, yu can buy sme gifts frm the museum shp. And if anybdy is hungry, there is a cafe and sme great eating places in Baker Street.
⑳The museum is pen seven days a week and yu can see the times in the guidebk f the museum which I will give yu in a minute.
Useful Expressins:
cut sth. ff 停止；中断
g n a diet 节食
cafeteria n. 自助餐厅；自助食堂
find ut 查明，弄清（情况）
cver v. 包括（某事物）；涉及；处理
Madame Tussauds Museum 杜莎夫人蜡像馆
tp attractin 热门景点
standard price 标准价格
life-sized adj. 与真人（或实物）一样大小的
figure n. （绘画等中的）人或动物的像，画像，肖像