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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. Hw will the man travel there?
A. By air.B. By ship.C. By train.
2. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. In a grcery stre.B. In a restaurant.C. At hme.
3. What did the wman prbably try t d?
A. Play a tape recrder.B. Repair a typewriter.C. Take a picture.
4. What des the wman mean?
A. She can finish the wrk alne.
B. She is willing t help the man.
C. She appreciates the man’s ffer.
5. Why des the man talk t the wman?
A. T tell her abut the parking.
B. T invite her t visit a friend.
C. T help her park the car.
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至 8题。
6. Where are the speakers prbably?
A. In a hspital.B. In a factry.C. In a schl.
7. What des the wman need right nw?
A. An X-ray test.B. An peratin.C. Sme rest.
8. Wh has died f heart disease?
A. The wman’s father.B. The wman’s mther.C. The wman’s grandfather.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What des the man want t d?
A. Open an accunt.B. Brrw sme mney.C. Take sme mney ut f his accunt.
10. What’s the wman prbably?
A. A reprter.B. A bank clerk.C. A custmer.
11. When will the man cme back?
A. A few minutes later.B. Several hurs later.C. Tmrrw.
听第8段材料，回答第12 至 14题。
12. Where did the wman find the ld medicine bttle?
A. In a shp.B. In a hle.C. Near the village gate.
13. What did the wman find in the sprts grund?
A. A teapt.B. Sme cins.C. A metal hrse.
14. Hw ld are the cins?
A. Abut 50 years.B. Abut 100 years.C. Abut 200 years.
听第9段材料，回答第15 至17题。
15. What is the weather like tday?
A. Nice.B. Cld.C. Ht.
16. What time is it?
A. It’s six ’clck.B. It’s eleven ’clck.C. It’s twelve ’clck.
17. What are the speakers ging t d?
A. G shpping.B. G wrking.C. Listen t the radi.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Hw lng has the man wrked at the present cmpany?
A. Fr abut 3 years.B. Fr abut 13 years.C. Fr abut 30 years.
19. What is a main reasn why the speaker chse his present jb?
A. T live in Spain.B. T enjy free flights.C. T get cheap flights and hlidays.
20. What des the speaker’s wrk invlve?
A. Prviding infrmatin fr the custmers.
B. Offering suggestins n purchasing cars.
C. Leading a grup tur t visit sme places.
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
Frm Milan t Riyadh, these culture-packed cities ffer creative experiences, whether thrugh interesting street arts, innvative exhibitins r award-winning architectures.
Milan
Milan’s fashin heritage dates back t its days as an imprtant trading center, when rich businessmen wuld bring luxurius clthes t the city and imprve their bartering(以物易物)skills in its streets. The area’s fashin-frward reputatin was later strengthened by design masters such as Girgi Armani, Dlce &. Gabbana and Versace, all f whm grew their brands here.
Shanghai
Shanghai has a lng histry in the fields f art and architecture, and has lng attracted creative prfessinals bth dmestically and internatinally. But tday, the integratin f traditinal temples int the surrunding mdern metrplis (大都市) cntinues t attract turists. Begin with a wander thrugh the streets f the riginal Old City, taking in the 600-year-ld City Gd Temple and the nine-bend Jiu Qu Qia. Then, make fr the Shanghai Museum, where mre than a millin artifacts—including ancient sculptures, china and calligraphy—are n display.
Cpenhagen
Cpenhagen’s architecture has been awarded many hnrs ver the years, including UNESCO Wrld Capital f Architecture 2023. Tday, many f the city’s mst ppular tur rutes centre n these eye-catching aspects. The harbur-frnt Cpenhagen Opera Huse presents a ne-futuristic style while the Black Diamnd Ryal Library and the Bicycle Bridge dt the skyline with their distinctive designs.
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s largest city Riyadh has actively psitined itself as a glbal destinatin fr creative travellers and t this end, it has established the Riyad h Art initiative. The first public art prject f its kind in the cuntry, Riyadh Art aims t transfrm the city int a “gallery withut walls” thrugh public art installatins, festivals and wrkshps.
21. What is Milan famus fr?
A. Its festivals.B. Its mdern art.C. Its architecture.D. Its fashin prducts.
22. Where will yu g if yu want t visit the Bicycle Bridge?
A. Milan.B. Shanghai.C. Cpenhagen.D. Riyadh.
23. What d we knw abut Riyadh?
A. It aims t attract creative visitrs.B. It has a lt f galleries withut walls.
C. It is Saudi Arabia’s secnd largest city.D. It plans t set up the Riyad h Art initiative.
B
Jack Prelutsky is an American pet. He is knwn fr his humrus and fantastic petry fr children, which has earned him numerus awards.
Jack Prelutsky was brn in Brklyn, New Yrk in 1940. As a child, he did nt enjy petry, finding it bring and pintless. Instead, Prelutsky expressed his artistry thrugh music, taking vice and pian lessns. While Prelutsky claims he gt int petry almst by accident, he als states that he was always a pet. It just tk him sme time t realize his lve fr petry.
Prelutsky explred quite a few ptins befre he fund his niche in petry. He was a flk singer and guitar teacher in Greenwich Village in his late teens and early twenties. Prelutsky als held a variety f dd jbs. He wrked as a furniture mver, pian mver, taxicab driver, cal shveler, fruit picker, truck driver and phtgrapher, amng ther jbs.
At the age f 23, Prelutsky decided t try illustrating. Just befre presenting his illustratins t a children’s bk editr, he added a few lines f petry t the pictures. The editr tld him that the illustratins were nt publishable but the pems shwed the talent. Over the next mnths and years, Prelutsky wrked with the editr t create a cllectin f animal pems inspired by his lve f the Brnx Z. His first bk, entitled A Gpher in the Garden and Other Animal Pems, was published in 1967.
In additin t writing, Prelutsky has edited varius petry cllectins and translated petry frm German and Swedish int English. He currently resides in Seattle, where he writes and perfrms his wrk. Prelutsky is cnsidered ne f the mst ppular children’s pets. His wrk pineered a new era f children’s petry. In 2006, the Petry Fundatin named Jack Prelutsky the first Children’s Pet Laureate, a psitin designed t prmte petry fr children and raise awareness f the pwer and relevance f petry fr yung peple.
24. Why did Prelutsky dislike petry in his early years?
A. It was t difficult.B. He wasn’t gd at it.
C. He thught it meaningless.D. It tk up t much f his time.
25. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “niche” in paragraph 3?
A. Mistake.B. Dream.C. Cmprehensin.D. Interest.
26. Hw ld was Prelutsky when he published his first bk?
A. 23.B. 27.C. 40.D. 66.
27. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T intrduce a pet.B. T attract petry lvers.
C. T display sme excellent pems.D. T encurage readers t write pems.
C
Retired Army Cl. Farrell Patrick taught cmputer science at West Pint during the1970s and then at tw private universities thrugh the 1990s, s he isn’t surprised by the prgress technlgy has made ver the decades. But when the 91-year-ld gt his first virtual reality (VR) experience recently, he was amazed.
Sitting in a cnference rm at Jhn Knx Village, Patrick sat up straight as his eyes and ears experienced what it wuld be like t be in a Navy fighter jet flying ff the Flrida cast. Jhn Knx Village was ne f 17 senir cmmunities arund the cuntry that participated in a recently published Stanfrd University study.
During the study, the senirs picked frm seven-minute virtual experiences such as riding in a tank, watching stage perfrmances, playing with dgs and cats r visiting places like Paris r Egypt. The participants wre headsets that gave them 360-degree views and sunds, making it seem like they had been all but drpped int the actual experience.
The study, wrking with the cmpany Mynd Immersive, fund that almst 80% f the senirs reprted having a mre psitive attitude after their VR sessin and almst 60% said they felt less islated scially. The enjyment lessened smewhat fr lder respndents whse sight and hearing had deterirated (恶化). Thse wh fund VR less enjyable were als mre likely t dislike technlgy in general.
The cmpany has wrked n the biggest cmplaints the senirs in the study had abut VR—the headsets were t heavy and the heat they generated made the senirs’ freheads sweat. The new headsets weigh abut six unces (189 grams) instead f a pund (454 grams). Besides, they have a built-in fan fr cling, and the vides aren’t as jumpy.
Patrick says he hpes t live t 100 because he believes the next five years will see mmentus changes in VR. Still a technlgy enthusiast, he believes the cst f systems will drp dramatically and becme part f everyday living, even fr senirs.
28. What is the functin f the first paragraph?
A. T lead in the tpic.B. T reach a cnclusin.
C. T present an argument.D. T make a definitin.
29. Why des the authr mentin “Paris r Egypt” in paragraph 3?
A. T illustrate the tw cities’ supprt fr VR.
B. T explain why senirs are crazy abut traveling.
C. T cmpare the differences between the tw cities.
D. T shw the VR experiences the senirs can chse frm.
30. What did the study find?
A. Mst senirs enjyed VR.B. Old peple preferred scializing.
C. Senirs’ sight and hearing became wrse.D. Mst retired peple disliked high-tech prducts.
31. What d the figures in paragraph 5 indicate abut Mynd Immersive?
A. Its prducts hardly appeal t senirs.B. Its gal is t prduce high-quality vides.
C. It has made imprvements n the headsets.D. It has gt a lt f cmplaints frm teenagers.
D
Fr generatins, Nafisa Bayniyazva and her family have made a living grwing melns, pumpkins and tmates n farms arund the Aral Sea. Bayniyazva,50, has spent mst f her life near Muynak, in nrthwestern Uzbekistan, tending the land. Farm life was smetimes difficult but generally reliable and prductive.
Nw, Bayniyazva and ther residents say they’re facing a disaster they can’t beat: climate change, which is speeding up the decades- lng disappearance f the Aral, nce the lifebld fr the thusands living arund it.
Decades ag, deep blue and filled with fish, the Aral was ne f the wrld’s largest inland bdies f water. Thusands f migrants frm acrss Asia and Eurpe mved t the Aral’s shres fr jbs ppping up everywhere frm canning factries t luxury vacatin resrts. Tday, the few remaining twns sit quiet alng the frmer seabed f the Aral—technically classified as a lake, due t its lack f a direct utlet t the cean, thugh residents and fficials call it a sea.
Much f its early disappearance is due t human engineering and agricultural prjects gne wrng, nw paired with climate change. Summers are htter and lnger; winters, shrter and bitterly cld.
Withut the mderating influence f a large bdy f water t regulate the climate, dust strms began t blw thrugh twns. Strng winds caused dunes (沙丘) t swallw entire twns, and abandned buildings were filled with sand. A dzen fish species went extinct, and businesses clsed dwn. “The fish factries clsed, the ships were stuck in the harbr, and the wrkers all left,” said Madi Zhasekenv, frmer directr f the Aral Sea Fisherman Museum in Aralsk, Kazakhstan. “It became nly us lcals.”
On her Uzbekistan farm, Bayniyazva’s family has dug an earthen well, hping t hld n t the precius little water that’s left. “If there is n water, it will be very difficult fr peple t live,” Bayniyazva said. “Nw peple are barely surviving.” She desn’t plan t leave her farm but yet knws mre hardships are likely ahead.
32. Hw is paragraph 3 develped?
A. By reasning.B. By making a cmparisn.
C. By experimenting.D. By analyzing data.
33. What can be inferred frm paragraph 5?
A. The number f fish in the Aral Sea is increasing.
B. Madi Zhasekenv feels hpeful abut his future.
C. Lcal peple arund the Aral have lst their livelihds.
D. Madi Zhasekenv has adapted t the changing climate.
34. Hw des Bayniyazva feel nw?
A. Ashamed.B. Wrried.C. Relieved.D. Embarrassed.
35. What is the best title fr the text?
A. The Imprtance f the Aral Sea
B. Hw t Deal With the Aral Sea Disaster
C. We Will Face the Challenge f Adapting t Climate Change
D. Climate Change Is Quickening the Disappearance f the Aral Sea
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。
When we set gals, self-mtivatin plays a key rle. At first, yu might feel energetic and wrk tward yur gals at full stretch. 36 , yu can feel discuraged and find it difficult t stay mtivated. The fllwing tips will help yu t vercme the decrease in mtivatin and stay n track tward achieving gals.
37
Smetimes having a big gal makes it difficult t even knw where t begin. Breaking dwn a big gal int smaller tasks will help t lay ut the steps tward success.
Get enugh rest
When it cmes t achieving a gal, rest is just as imprtant as wrking hard. Make sure yu get enugh sleep. A study shws that sleep has a majr impact n verall health and perfrmance. As it turns ut, having enugh sleep can actually have psitive effects n yur brain. 38 .
Celebrate small wins
When hard wrk pays ff, yu certainly deserve a mment t celebrate. 39 , whether that means buying smething nice, taking the afternn ff, having a ht bath, r enjying yur favrite meal.
Surrund yurself with supprtive peple
40 . There is n dubt that yu’ll need cheerleaders n the sidelines wh can lift yu up when self-mtivatin drps. S when yu feel discuraged, dn’t hesitate t ask fr help frm thse supprtive peple t stay mtivated.
A. Set higher gals
B. If yu ask fr help
C. Break dwn big gals int smaller nes
D. Mark each small success by treating yurself
E. But when results dn’t happen as quickly as yu’d like
F. S give yurself a chance t “turn ff” by taking breaks
G. Peple wh have a gd supprt system have a better chance f succeeding
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。
A man gt depressed abut life. In spite f all his 41 , he gt nthing but failure. Feeling 42 , he left everything and relaxed himself in the wds, where he met a farmer. The man shared his 43 with the farmer.
“D yu see that fern (蕨类植物) and bamb there?” the farmer said, pinting twards tw 44 . He tld the man that when he planted the fern and the bamb seeds, he tk very gd care f them. Within a shrt perid f time, the fern 45 grew frm the earth. Hwever, 46 the bamb seed had been watered fr years, it did nt utwardly grw as much as an inch. But the farmer did nt 47 the bamb seed and cntinued t 48 it. By the fifth year, a tiny sprut (嫩芽) grew ut f the 49 . And within six mnths, the tree grew a hundred feet tall.
“S, did the bamb tree lie quietly fr fur years nly t grw rapidly in the 50 ?” the farmer asked. The answer is quite 51 . The little tree was grwing undergrund, develping a rt system which was 52 enugh t supprt its ptential fr utward 53 in the fifth year and beynd.
“Did yu knw that yu had been 54 all the time and that yu were grwing strng rts?” said the farmer. Hearing the farmer’s wrds, the man 55 the value f hard wrk.
41. A. adviceB. effrtC. fearD. evidence
42. A. surprisedB. mtivatedC. defeatedD. relieved
43. A. excitementB. failureC. knwledgeD. fd
44. A. farmsB. seedsC. gardensD. plants
45. A. quicklyB. immediatelyC. hardlyD. likely
46. A. sinceB. ifC. unlessD. althugh
47. A. get dwn tB. lk frward tC. give up nD. g away with
48. A. shwB. cntrlC. cutD. water
49. A. grundB. imbalanceC. treeD. disrder
50. A. thirdB. furthC. fifthD. sixth
51. A. bviusB. rightC. wrngD. cmplex
52. A. clearB. strngC. earlyD. clse
53. A. infrmatinB. calmC. successD. grwth
54. A. restingB. waitingC. strugglingD. smiling
55. A. reprtedB. realizedC. ignredD. assessed
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。
Naplen Bnaparte’s icnic hat was sld at an auctin (拍卖会) n Sunday, fetching a histry-making $2.1 millin. While French auctin huse Osenat expected the hat 56 (g)fr up t $875,328, it went far beynd that amunt—and the previus recrd hlder, a Naplen hat sld at the same auctin huse fr abut $2 millin in 2014.
Naplen, 57 was a French general, was key t the French Revlutin and then verthrew the French gvernment, 58 (eventual) becming the emperr f France. The hat with the clrs f the French flag—red, white and blue—dates back 59 the 1800s, accrding t auctineer Jean Pierre Osenat.
“Our hat 60 (use) by Emperr Naplen I in the middle f the Empire during the perid when Bailln was assigned t the Emperr’s Palace(1806-1815),” the 61 (describe)n the Osenat website reads.
In a vide abut the hat ahead f the sale, Osenat said this particular hat had been thrugh many 62 (event) and symblized Naplen’s histry f 15 years that changed France and 63 wrld. He added, “The image f Naplen 64 (wear) this type f hat—sideways, unlike everyne else— 65 (be) the image we have in mind when we think abut Naplen’s wrld.”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华，你所在的校英语俱乐部最近要组织一场迎新晚会。对于晚会的布置，你想在环保方面给出一些建议，请你给晚会负责人 Martin写封邮件，内容包括：
1.给出环保方面的建议；
2.期待晚会的举行。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:bidegradable 可生物降解的
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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。
One mrning, I saw a particularly gd deal in a supermarket’s advertisement: $5 fr ten punds f frzen chicken. If I drve ver t the stre fr just ne item, the gas cst wuld cut int the saving. S I carried an ld black bag n my back and went t the stre by bike. As I rde the tw miles t the stre, the temperature seemed t be ging up rapidly.
When I entered the stre, I headed straight t the chicken cunter. I picked a package weighing slightly ver ten punds, and then checked ut. After getting utside, I put it int my backpack and thught t myself, “It’s nly tw miles. If I ride fast enugh, I will be hme in n time.”
I gt n my bike and rde as fast as I culd. I felt the ht air hit my face and it was really ht. A few minutes later, except fr my back which was clse t the cld chicken, the rest f me was beginning t sweat. As I apprached a crssrad, the traffic light turned yellw. S I stpped. Suddenly, I heard a wman screaming.
“Maybe there is an accident,” I thught and lked arund me.
After the light turned green, the crwds arund me still didn’t mve. And what I saw was a small crwd f peple cming twards me! I heard smene yelling, “I’m a nurse. Hw can I help yu?”
I lked arund again and saw n accident. Mving faster, this crwd f flks started talking ludly in my directin.
“Are yu all right?” said the nurse. “I am here t help!”
“Wh are yu talking t?” I asked, feeling cmpletely cnfused.
“Can I help yu?” the nurse insisted.
Out f the crner f my eye, I saw traffic piling up arund me and I was really annyed!
“N!” I tld the nurse. “I’m fine!”
“But yu are bleeding all ver! Why dn’t yu get ff yur bike and let me check?” said the nurse.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I gt ff my bike, unwillingly. _______________________________________________________________
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I realized my back and my legs might als have “bld” all ver them. _______________________________
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2023~2024学年度第二学期高二年级期中考试试卷·英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
听力部分录音稿
(Text 1)
W: Have yu gt yur train ticket yet?
M: N, nt yet. I’ve decided t fly there.
(Text 2)
W: Waiter, we’d like t rder nw.
M: Yes?
W: Which salad d yu recmmend?
M: I’d suggest the Chef’s Delight.
(Text 3)
M: Did yu check the pwer plug and press the play buttn?
W: Yes, the pwer indicatr was n, and it was running, but smehw the sund didn’t cme thrugh.
(Text 4)
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 5)
M: Excuse me, Miss. Yu can’t park here.
W: But it’s nly fr a few minutes, Sir. I’m waiting fr a friend.
M: This is a taxi park. Yu can park in the car park rund the crner ver there.
(Text 6)
M: Well, Mrs. Wang. D yu have a pain in yur stmach?
W: Yes, particularly after meals.
M: Let me see yur X-ray result. I’m afraid yu need an peratin right nw.
W: Is it s serius?
M: I’m afraid s.
W: Operatin? What abut my heart?
M: Let me feel yur pulse. Have yu been weak recently?
W: Yes, I get tired rather easily.
M: Have yu been lsing any weight?
W: I suppse s. The mirrr tells me that.
M: Has anyne in yur family gt heart truble?
W: Well, bth my parents have high bld-pressure, and my grandfather died f heart attack.
M: Yu heart is in a rather bad state.
W: Yu mean I shuld have anther peratin sme day?
M: Yes, very likely.
(Text 7)
M: Excuse me. Can I withdraw sme mney frm my accunt?
W: Srry, Sir. I’m afraid yu’ll have t wait.
M: Why? There are nt many peple waiting at the mment.
W: I’m srry t say ur cmputer is dwn.
M: Is there any ther way I can get the mney? I really need it tday.
W: I’m afraid nt. We have t check yur accunt thrugh the cmputer.
M: S I will have t wait till yur cmputer is wrking again. Is that right?
W: Yeah, that’s the case.
M: Culd yu please tell me hw lng it will pssibly take t get the cmputer wrking again?
W: It’s hard t say. Smetimes it nly takes a few minutes, but smetimes maybe a few hurs. It depends.
M: All right. I will cme back tmrrw.
(Text 8)
M: Did yu find anything interesting in yur digging?
W: Yes, a few things. Cme ver here and I’ll shw yu. I fund this ld teapt near the village gate. Part f it was brken, as yu can see.
M: And yu’ve mended it.
W: Yes, and I fund this ld medicine bttle in an ld shp!
M: And the glass wasn’t brken?
W: N. Wasn’t that lucky?
M: What abut this metal hrse?
W: I fund that in the sprts grund.
M: Isn’t it pretty! Maybe it was a prize fr races.
W: Yes, prbably.
M: What else did yu find?
W: I fund sme cins! Lk at these pieces! They’re freign and abut 100 years ld.
M: What luck! Where did yu find them?
W: I fund them in a hle under a tree.
(Text 9)
W: What a lvely day!
M: Yes, isn’t it? Nice and bright this mrning.
W: I hpe it stays like this.
M: I hpe s.
W: Is the weather usually like this here?
M: It’s usually a bit htter than tday.
W: What’s it like in winter?
M: It’s pretty cld. But it desn’t snw ften.
W: I wnder what it’s ging t be like tmrrw.
M: I didn’t hear the weather reprt n the radi. What’s the weather like where yu cme frm?
W: Summer is a bit htter than here, but winter isn’t s cld.
M: Hw abut spring and autumn?
W: Lvely, especially in spring.
M: Have yu ever seen a hurricane?
W: Once, a lng time ag.
M: Des it ften ccur in yur cuntry?
W: Nw and then.
M: Oh, it’s eleven ’clck nw. Let’s listen t the weather reprt n the radi.
W: That’s a gd idea.
(Text 10)
M: Gd afternn! My name’s Carl and I wrk fr ne f the majr cmpanies in the High Street. I’ve been with them fr abut 13 years. Peple ften ask me why I decided t d this jb. As a yung man, I lved traveling and wrked fr a while as a salesman in Spain. When I came back t stay within the travel industry, my experience f wrking in turist centres abrad helped me t get this jb. I have t admit that ne f the main reasns I wanted t be a travel agent was that we get cheap flights and hlidays. It’s a great advantage! Basically I’m a salespersn. I advise peple n the hliday chices available t them. Yu knw, different destinatins, types f hliday, ways t get there, and s n. When a custmer has decided what he wants, I bk it fr them and make any ther arrangements they may need, such as car hi re r turs. My duty desn’t end there, thugh. If my custmers are flying, I need t tell them what time they have t check in, and make sure they knw what time they will be arriving. I als give infrmatin n likely weather cnditins and anything else I think will be useful fr them.
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21. D 细节理解题。根据 Milan 部分“The area’s fashin-frward reputatin was later strengthened by design masters such as Girgi Armani, Dlce &Gabbana and Versace, all f whm grew their brands here.”可知,米兰因它的时尚产品而闻名。
22. C 细节理解题。根据 Cpenhagen 部分“The harbur-frnt Cpenhagen Opera Huse presents a ne-futuristic style while the Black Diamnd Ryal Library and the Bicycle Bridge dt the sky line with their distinctive designs.”可知,如果你想游览 the Bicycle Bridge,可以去哥本哈根。
23. A 细节理解题。根据 Riyadh 部分“Saudi Arabia’s largest city Riyad h has actively psitined itself as a glbal destinatin fr creative travellers...”可知,利雅得旨在吸引富有创意的旅行者。
24. C 细节理解题。根据第二段“As a child, he did nt enjy petry, finding it bring and pintless.”可知,Prelutsky早年的时候不喜欢诗歌，因为他觉得诗歌无聊、没有意义。
25.D 词义猜测题。根据第三段画线词前后句意：Prelutsky在诗歌领域找到自己的_______之前，探索了很多种选择。在他二十出头的时候，他是格林威治村的一名民谣歌手和吉他老师……。故画线词可以用Interest替换。
26. B 推理判断题。根据第二段“Jack Prelutsky was brn in Brklyn, New Yrk in 1940.”及第四段“His first bk, entitled A Gpher in the Garden and Other Animal Pems, was published in 1967.”可推断,Prelutsky 在27岁的时候出版了他的第一本著作。
27. A 写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一位美国的童诗诗人—Jack Prelutsky。
28. A 推理判断题。根据第一段“But when the 91-year-ld gt his first virtual reality(VR) experience recently, he was amazed.”和第二段“Jhn Knx Village was ne f 17 senir cmmunities arund the cuntry that participated in a recently published Stanfrd University study. ”可推断,第一段主要是引出话题。
29. D 细节理解题。根据第三段“During the study, the senirs picked frm seven-minute virtual experiences such as riding in a tank, watching stage perfrmances, playing with dgs and cats r visiting places like Paris r Egypt.”可知，作者提及“巴黎或埃及”是为了展示老年人可以选择的虚拟现实的体验。
30. A 细节理解题。根据第四段“The study, wrking with the cmpany Mynd Immersive, fund that almst80% f the senirs reprted having a mre psitive attitude after their VR sessin and almst 60% said they felt less islated scially.”可知,研究发现大多数老年人都喜欢虚拟现实。
31. C 推理判断题。根据第五段“The cmpany has wrked n the biggest cmplaints the senirs in the study had abut VR—the headsets were t heavy and the heat they generated made the senirs’ freheads sweat. The new headsets weigh abut six unces(189 grams) instead f a pund(454 grams)…”可推断, Mynd Immersive公司对耳机进行了改进。
32. B 细节理解题。根据第三段“Decades ag, deep blue and filled with fish, the Aral was ne f the wrld’s largest inland bdies f water... Tday, the few remaining twns sit quiet alng the frmer seabed f the Aral...”可知，本段主要是通过作比较展开的。
33. C 推理判断题。根据第五段“…A dzen fish species went extinct, and businesses clsed dwn. ‘The fish factries clsed, the ships were stuck in the harbr, and the wrkers all left,’ said Madi Zhasekenv... ‘It became nly us lcals.’”可推断,咸海周围的当地人失去了生计。
34. B 推理判断题。 根据最后一段“Bayniyazva said. ‘Nw peple are barely surviving.’She desn’t plan t leave her farm yet but knws mre hardships are likely ahead.”可推断, Bayniyazva感到很担心。
35. D 标题判断题。通读全文,尤其是第二段“Nw, Bayniyazva and ther residents say they’re facing a disaster they can’t beat: climate change, which is speeding up the decades-lng disappearance f the Aral, nce the lifebld fr the thusands living arund it.”可知,本文主要讲的是气候变化正在加速咸海的消失。
36. E 根据空前“At first, yu might feel energetic and wrk t ward yur gals at full stretch.”及空后“yu can feel discuraged and find it difficult t stay mtivated.”可知,E项“但是当结果没有像你想的那么快发生时”符合。
37. C 根据下文“Breaking dwn a big gal int smaller tasks will help t lay ut the steps tward success.”可知，C项“把大目标分解成小目标”适合作本段的小标题。
38. F 根据本段的小标题 Get enugh rest 及空前“As it turns ut, having enugh sleep can actually have psitive effects n yur brain.”可知,F项“所以,给自己一个’关机’的机会,休息一下”符合。
39. D 根据本段的小标题 Celebrate small wins、空前“When hard wrk pays ff, yu certainly deserve a mment t celebrate.”及空后“whether that means buying smething nice, taking the afternn ff, having a ht bath, r enjying yur favrite meal.”可知,D项“通过款待自己来庆贺每一个小成功”符合。
40. G 根据本段的小标题 Surrund yurself with supprtive peple 及空后“There is n dubt that yu’ll need cheerleaders n the sidelines wh can lift yu up when self-mtivatin drps.”可知,G 项“拥有良好支持系统的人有更大的成功机会”符合。
41. B 尽管付出了所有的努力(effrt)，但他得到的只有失败。
42. C 他感到挫败(defeated)，于是他放下一切，在树林里放松自己，他在那里遇到了一个农夫。
43. B 这个失意的人把他的失败(failure)告诉了这个农夫。
44. D “你看到那边的蕨类植物和竹子了吗?”农夫指着两棵植物(plants)说。
45. A 在很短的时间内，蕨类植物很快(quickly)从地里长出来了。
46. D 然而，虽然(althugh)竹子的种子已经浇水多年，但它并没有向外生长一英寸。
47. C 但农夫并没有放弃(give up n)竹子的种子,继续给它浇水(water)。
48. D 见上题解析。
49. A 到了第五年,地里(grund)长出了一个小嫩芽。
50. C “那么，这棵竹子安静地躺了四年，是在第五个(fifth)年头才迅速生长吗?”农夫问道。
51. A 答案很明显(bvius)。
52. B 这棵小树一直在地下生长，形成了一个强大的(strng)根系，足以支持它在第五年或以后向外生长(grwth)的潜力。
53. D 见上题解析。
54. C “你知道吗，你一直在努力奋斗(struggling)，你已经长出了强壮的根。”农夫说。
55. B 听了农夫的话,这个人意识到了(realized)努力的价值。
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第一节
One pssible versin:
Dear Martin,
I am Li Hua frm the English Club. We are abut t rganize a welcme party, and I wuld like t share sme suggestins regarding the decratin f the party, with a fcus n envirnmental friendliness.
Firstly, when chsing decratins, we’d better chse sme item s that are either recyclable r bidegradable. Secndly, we can minimize the use f dispsable plastic prducts by prviding reusable tableware and cups. Finally, setting up garbage classificatin and recycling bins at the party site will enable everyne t dispse f waste crrectly.
I hpe my suggestins will be taken int accunt. I am lking frward t the party.
Best regards,
Li Hua
第二节
One pssible versin:
I gt ff my bike, unwillingly. One man vlunteered t hld my bike and a yung lady helped me get my backpack ff. Tw ld wmen rushed t supprt me n bth sides. They kept asking me whether I had had an accident. I std there, studying these strange strangers, and then lked dwn at my backpack, which was nw sitting n the radside. T my surprise, I saw a red ring arund my backpack n the grund!
I realized my back and my legs might als have “bld” all ver them. Hlding up my laughter, I pinted t my backpack. Nt knwing what t expect, ne man went t the bag and pened it very cautiusly. When the frightened grup f peple saw that it was a mixture f water and bld frm the chicken that had run thrugh my backpack and all ver me, their cncern suddenly turned int amusement. They all laughed ut f relief and I suddenly felt an unexpected mment f cmmunity n the unpleasantly ht summer day.