2024届福建省泉州第五中学高中毕业班高考适应性检测英语(二)(含答案)

这是一份2024届福建省泉州第五中学高中毕业班高考适应性检测英语(二)(含答案)，共13页。试卷主要包含了选择题的作答，非选择题的作答等内容，欢迎下载使用。

（试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）
注意事项：
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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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A．£19.15.B．£9.18.C．£9.15.
答案是C
1．What des the wman want the man t d?
A．Fld his clthes.B．Wash his clthes.C．Put away his clthes.
2．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．Where the dish riginates frm.
B．Why the dish is gaining ppularity.
C．Hw the dish is traditinally served.
3．Hw much will the wman pay if she takes five ranges?
A．50 cents.B．54 cents.C．60 cents.
4．Where is the wman’s key fund?
A．In a dr handle.B．In a drawer.C．On the wall.
5．What des the man d?
A．A tur guide.B．A pstman.C．A driver.
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 des Mr. Smith remind the wman abut the huse?
A．It’s up fr sale.
B．Its depsit is refundable.
C．It’s fr rent fr a minimum f ne year.
7．Hw ften shuld the rent be paid?
A．Once a year.B．Once every three mnths.C．Once a mnth.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What makes an impact n the subject f the wman’s wrks?
A．Her artistic visin.B．Her grwth envirnment.C．Her teacher’s experiences.
9．What is the wman grateful fr?
A．Chances t study fr a master’s degree.
B．Opprtunities fr wrking with artists.
C．Participating in arranging large exhibitins.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10．What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A．Clleagues.B．Hstess and guest.C．Friends.
11．What did the speakers disagree n befre the cnversatin?
A．Wh t invite.B．Wh t ask questins.C．Wh t lead the discussin.
12．In which cuntry des “shaking yur head” directly mean “yes”?
A．Japan.B．India.C．Bulgaria.
13．What will the man d next?
A．Prceed his analysis.B．Interview a specialist.C．Answer the wman’s dubts.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．What did the man d fr his planned trip?
A．He bked a rund-trip ticket.B．He tk a week ff.C．He packed his clthes.
15．Why did the wman mentin her taking pictures in Venice?
A．The wet weather spiled it.
B．The rain increased the effect.
C．It refreshed her memry f William.
16．What des the wman say abut the htel she stayed in?
A．It was rather verpriced.
B．It was cnveniently situated.
C．It was equipped with a dining hall.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What tpic f mvies brught the Juberts fame?
A．Pandas.B．Wild cats.C．Elephants.
18．Hw many papers n science have the Juberts published?
A．6.B．11.C．12.
19．What des the Big Cats Initiative devte itself t?
A．Finding hme fr hmeless cats.
B．Making prgrams abut big cats.
C．Cnserving ppulatins f big cats.
20．What did the Juberts d in 2013?
A．They wn an award.
B．They were admitted int an academy.
C．They jined in the Natinal Gegraphic Sciety.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Explre the science behind these amazing landscapes
Retracing Charles Darwin’s Travels acrss Nrth Wales
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17 June 2024|7 days
Explre the majestic Rcky Muntains west f Calgary and the therwrldly Badlands t the east, witness the stunning scenery and gelgy f suthern Alberta. This tur includes tw visits t UNESCO Wrld Heritage sites, where yu will see first-hand the rugged peaks and glacial features f the Banff prtin f Canadian Rcky Muntain Parks and the bne-riddled Badlands f Dinsaur Prvincial Park.
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21．Which f the fllwing might appeal t dinsaur enthusiast mst?
A．The Eryri Natinal Park.B．The Welsh Glaciers.
C．The Rcky Muntains.D．The Alberta Badlands.
22．What d all the three turs invlve?
A．Scientific facts.B．Tales abut the past.
C．Special cmpanins.D．Visits t Wrld Heritage sites.
23．Where is the passage prbably taken frm?
A．A research paper.B．A science fictin.
C．A turism reprt.D．A travel brchure.
B
They thught it was ging t be easy. A piece f cake. The band, Suénal, were excited that they wuld present their skills t a grup f trubled yuth at a detentin center (少管所).
They arrived at the invitatin f a friend, wh was an adviser at the center. He had mentined a career day where members f the cmmunity came t speak t the teens abut their jbs. Usually the speakers were bankers r lawyers, s he thught it wuld be interesting fr the kids t meet sme musicians and maybe even hear sme music. “They need smething cl t get their attentin” was the pitch frm the friend.
The kids, abut 40, were brught in, lking distant, sme even angry. Chad Bernstein, the trmbne player, started telling the career f a musician frm turing t t the business aspects, trying t draw their interest. Hwever, it didn’t. Sensing that they culdn’t win, the band, a little thrwn, decided t play ne sng. With music ging, the kids seemed t respnd, their heads ndding t the beat. One f them sang a lyric. The band sang it back. Then, ne by ne, the musicians began picking up the beat. Chad started free-styling a rap, ging back and frth with the kid, and in n time, ther kids jumped in. Suddenly the band and the kids were creating a sng frm scratch and all f them were in musical heaven.
Fr Chad, that mment inspired him t fund Guitars Over Guns, an rganizatin that pairs at-risk middle-schlers with prfessinal musicians. As bth music teachers and life caches, the musicians give the kids a way t find their creative vices and get thrugh dark times. Over time, the kids have drpped their tugh frnts and shared persnal stries, frm family tragedies t rdinary struggles at schl with friends.
“S far we’ve helped ver 2, 700 students. Our wrk is highly satisfying because it shws us that a music career is mre than a jb; it can have mre impact,” says Chad Bernstein.
24．Why did the band cme t the detentin center?
A．T get attentin.B．T display skills.
C．T plan their careers.D．T chat abut music.
25．What can we learn abut the sng created n the spt?
A．Its lyrics were frm the kids.B．Chad wned its .
C．It was cmpsed cperatively.D．The kids picked up its beat.
26．What des Guitars Over Guns d t help at-risk teens?
A．Offer guidance n life.B．Give full schl instructin.
C．Relate persnal stries.D．Prmte awareness f risks.
27．What kind f persn is Chad Bernstein?
A．Disciplined.B．Purpseful.C．Humrus.D．Traditinal.
C
The Last Generatin is an activist grup in Germany, the name implying that ur unsustainability will push us t extinctin. T frce their gvernment int actin, sme f the grup went n a mnth-lng hunger strike in August 2021. It wasn’t a half-hearted effrt: several ended up in hspital.
But I’d like t take the ppsite framing. I think we have the pprtunity t be the first generatin that leaves the envirnment in a better state.
There are tw kinds f ptimism: cmplacent ptimism and cnditinal ptimism. Cmplacent ptimism is the feeling f a child waiting fr presents. Cnditinal ptimism is the feeling f a child wh is thinking abut building a tree huse, “If I get sme wd and nails and persuade sme ther kids t help d the wrk, we can end up with smething really cl.” The grup actually did take bld actin, yet I want t address the climate crisis frm a different angle.
Yes, my framing seems hard t believe. I’ll explain why. Here I’m using the term “generatin” lsely. I am frm a generatin that will be defined by ur envirnmental prblems. I was a child when climate change really began. I will see cuntries mve frm being almst entirely dependent n fssil fuels t being free f them. I will be 57 when gvernments hit the “2050 deadline” f reaching net-zer carbn emissins that s many have prmised.
But, f curse, there will be several generatins invlved in this prject. There are a cuple abve me and a cuple belw me. And we all need t wrk tgether t achieve that.
Fr a cnditinal ptimist, criticism is essential. We need t wrk thrugh ideas t find the mst prmising nes. Mst innvatrs have been ptimists. But they were als strngly critical: n ne wuld pick apart the ideas f Thmas Edisn r Marie Curie mre than they did themselves.
Dn’t lk away frm the climate crisis that faces us. Let’s face up t it, nt frm a place f “damage cntrl” but with a clear visin f the future we can build: ne that nt nly stps warming in its tracks but builds a better wrld fr us, all f us, and the species hat we share the planet with.
28．Why is The Last Generatin intrduced?
A．T blame them fr their actin.B．T remind Germany f its duties.
C．T discuss the authr’s perspective.D．T demand urgent actin frm everyne.
29．What is the cre f cmplacent ptimism?
A．Belief in kindness.B．Passive expectatin.
C．Brief satisfactin.D．Lve f presents.
30．What des the underlined phrase “pick apart” in paragraph 6 mean?
A．Turn t.B．Identify with.C．Find fault with.D．Make an assessment f.
31．What des the authr intend the readers t d?
A．Envisin and engage.B．Adapt and advance.
C．Inspire and Innvate.D．Explre and expand.
D
A grup f small, wiggling (扭动) rbts that cmmunicate by flashing lights can make cllective decisins. This is similar t the prcess bees use t reach a cnsensus n where t build their nest.
“We believe that in the near future there are ging t be simple rbts that will d jbs that we dn’t want t d, and it will be very imprtant that they make decisins in an autnmus manner,” says Carmen Miguel at the University f Barcelna in Spain. She and her team tested hw imitating bees might help with that.
When bees g huse-hunting, they cmmunicate their preferred lcatins thrugh a “wiggle dance”. The mre a bee recmmends ne lcatin, the lnger and harder it wiggles. Eventually ther bees jin them, and they reach a cnsensus when a majrity are wiggling tgether. Researchers previusly translated this behavir int a mathematical mdel, and Miguel and her clleagues used it t prgram decisin-making rules int small rbts called kilbts.
Each kilbt with three thin legs had an infrared-light emitter (红外线发射器) and receiver, and a clred LED light. Within a grup, kilbts culd mve arund, turn clckwise r anticlckwise and use infrared signals t exchange infrmatin.
Ezequiel Ferrer at the University f Barcelna says that acrss all the experiments, kilbts reached a cnsensus within abut half an hur, even when they didn’t have many immediate neighbrs t cmmunicate with. He says that getting the right cmbinatin f hw lng they spend transmitting their message and hw much they walk arund allwed them t make a cllective decisin in the end.
32．Hw d bees agree with each ther abut where t cnstruct a new hme?
A．By ding a grup dance.B．By imitating simple rbts.
C．By giving ut flashing lights.D．By advising a favured place.
33．What did the team d t enable kilbts t becme smart?
A．They expsed kilbts t real bees.B．They equipped kilbts with thin legs.
C．They put a prgramme int kilbts.D．They built a special mathematical mdel.
34．What’s the key element fr kilbts t make grup judgement?
A．Ding mre practical experiments.B．Having enugh cmpanins arund.
C．Cmbining different figures accurately.D．Sending brief messages autmatically.
35．Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A．Bees are natural wiggle dancers.
B．Rbts learn t dance by imitating bees.
C．Wiggle dances mean a lt in cmmunicatin.
D．Rbts reach a cnsensus by imitating bees wiggling.
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。
Fr the sake f surviving in the wrld with challenges, we need t be wise. 36 Let me tell yu this, wisdm prvides us with perspective when we need it and it calms us dwn in terrible situatins. Here are sme strategies that we can use t get wiser.
Smetimes we urselves need t be pen t diverse perspectives. 37 Never base yur perspective n the mst ppular pinin r which is the mst cmfrtable fr yu. Train yur mind t be a judgment-free space fr ideas. If yu are humble, then yu will always get t experience smething new.
38 Take new classes, read bks and the list ges n and n. Surf the Internet and clear ut yur prblems that cnfuse yu. All f these activities will help yu t tackle prblems frm different angles, making everything easier.
Yu bviusly want t grw and d better in life, right? The best way is t have wise peple as yur mentrs (导师), like teachers, clleagues and even special friends. Prir t making them a mentr, find ut what makes them wiser, then engage in useful dialgue with them. 39
If yu have accumulated a lt f knwledge then why nt share it with thers t? Cmmunicating with thers and helping them ut will als increase yur wisdm. 40 S keep things balanced and never let g f yur passins and values. This will pave the path t success.
A．This will pen up new pathways fr us.
B．And wisdm is crucial in this mdern wrld.
C．Change yur rutine and see where life takes yu.
D．What’s mre, we need cmmunicate with wise peple.
E．Yu must be the kind f persn wh learns smething new every day.
F．In tday’s wrld, it is very easy t becme wise but it isn’t easy t help thers.
G．The mre time is spent with them, the mre transfer f knwledge there will be.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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。
Glen Edwards became a her when he rescued a cnstructin wrker trapped n tp f a 160-meter-high building.
As a crane (吊车) 41 wrking n a cnstructin site, Edwards 42 fund himself in a life-saving missin when a fire brke ut. He recalled hw he 43 the trapped wrker frm his crane’s cabin, and hw he came up with the idea f saving the man by lwering a cage t him t let him 44 .
Hwever, his attempt t 45 the cage befre the man was by n means an easy jb, as each blast f wind threatened t thrw his crane ff balance. Besides, the smke and flames als added t the difficulty. 46 the great challenges, Edwards refused t give up and fught t 47 cntrl. Luckily, smene n the grund ffered 48 n where t land the cage thrugh a radi. Edwards 49 the crane’s mvements, inch by inch, until the cage was hung just inches frm the edge f the 50 . With determinatin, Edwards successfully landed the cage.
Eventually, Edwards watched the cage 51 the man away frm the hrrible fire belw and lwering him t safety. The crwd 52 a big rund f applause, a tribute t the curage and skill 53 by Edwards. He knew that his quick thinking and strng 54 had made all the difference between life and death in the face f disaster.
A GFundMe page has nw been set up t raise mney fr him—with rganizers 55 peple t “buy Glen a beer” fr his life-saving effrts.
41．A．engineerB．peratrC．cleanerD．salesman
42．A．regularlyB．unfrtunatelyC．intentinallyD．unexpectedly
43．A．helpedB．spttedC．realizedD．guided
44．A．escapeB．hideC．walkD．slide
45．A．cleanB．cverC．psitinD．pen
46．A．DespiteB．WithutC．FrD．Frm
47．A．switchB．maintainC．lseD．give
48．A．instructinsB．prblemsC．explanatinsD．curses
49．A．quickenedB．describedC．adjustedD．repeated
50．A．drB．gardenC．craneD．rf
51．A．persuadingB．liftingC．warningD．dragging
52．A．went thrughB．put nC．asked frD．brke int
53．A．displayedB．admittedC．exchangedD．required
54．A．preferenceB．respnseC．emtinD．determinatin
55．A．chsingB．encuragingC．rderingD．teaching
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。
China has nearly 5, 000 years f 56 (recrd) histry. Hwever, the histry f Chinese furniture is even lnger than 57 f its writing, which can be traced back t mre than 7, 000 years ag.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, mst f the furniture was hand-made using high-quality hardwd 58 raw materials, which are nw rare and expensive. Ordinary peple ften use wd such as pine, elm, and beech, but the quality between the wds 59 (different) greatly.
Classical furniture is mstly made by hand. Mdern machines cannt 60 (cmplete) replace handwrk. The shapes carved by the machine are neat but the lines are rigid and lacking in vitality. The mst delicate aspect f Chinese classical furniture is the structural part f the wrk. Cmbining pieces f wd tgether, 61 (use) nthing mre than the wd itself, is a basic skill f all carpenters in ancient China. It was first discvered in the wden structure f the Hemudu site 62 the ancestrs lived. This structure fully represents the 63 (create) and artistry (艺术性) f humanity.
Ancient Chinese 64 (philsphy) have been expressed in traditinal Chinese furniture. 65 (achieve) that, skilled carpenters prperly matched the curves and straight lines f the furniture.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文（满分15分）
你校英文报就最近举办的“当英语遇上艺术”（When English Meets The Arts）系列活动开展征文。请你写一篇短文，分享其中让你印象深刻的一项活动，内容包括：
1．活动介绍；
2．你的感想。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。
第二节 读后续写（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。
I am nt a gamer. I’ll be hnest: vide games and I dn’t really see eye t eye, and I have n ambitins t becme better. I never have the experience playing against my kids and winning. And that’s kay. Bard games, n the ther hand, are a different stry. At least there, I stand a chance f victry.
One day, my 12-year-ld sn begged me t play a game with him. He held ut a game cntrller and begged, “Just ne game with me? Yu can use it t cntrl the game thrugh yur mvements.” His eyes were full f anticipatin and I culd see the excitement welling up within him. Hw culd I pssibly resist such a sincere and heartfelt request? “Just ne game.” My sn’s face lit up. In a matter f minutes, we were standing in ur living rm, virtually bwling away.
My sn’s amusement at my lack f gaming skills was evident. I culd see the struggle n his face as he fught t hld back his laughter. The game cntrller felt awkward and unfamiliar in my hand, but I did my best t cpy my sn’ mvements and fllw his lead. At ne pint, my sn said, “N, Mm. Yu really have t put sme frce int it. Like this.” With that, he threw his arm back, stepped frward, and with plenty f frce extended ut his arm that was hlding the cntrller. Instead f sending the virtual bwling ball flying, the cntrller went ff his hand and brke the TV screen. The impact was immediate and destructive. The screen cracked, sending a crazy msaic (马赛克) f clrs dancing acrss its surface. It lked like smething straight ut f a dream.
The air std still at that mment. The lk n my sn’s face was a funny mixture f hrrr, disbelief and guilt. He stayed abslutely frzen fr a lng mment. Then, slwly, he turned t me. “Mm...” with a weak smile, “Did I just... break the TV?”
注意：
1．续写的词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。
泉州五中2024届高中毕业班高考适应性检测（二）
英语参考答案
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21-23 DAD24-27 BCAB28-31 CBCA32-35 ACCD36-40 BAEGF
41-45 BDBAC46-50 ABACD51-55 BDADB
56．recrded57．that58．as59．differs60．cmpletely
61．using62．where63．creativity64．philsphies65．T achieve
应用文
When English Meets The Arts
Recently, ur schl rganized a series f activities titled “When English Meets The Arts”. Amng them, the activity that left a deep impressin n me was the English drama perfrmance.
During the activity, students frm different grades cperated t prduce and perfrm shrt English dramas. Each drama shwcased a unique stryline and creative dialgue, prviding a platfrm fr students t shwcase their English prficiency and acting skills. Persnally, I was deeply impressed by the dedicatin and team wrk displayed by the students. Despite the challenges f language learning and stage fright, they demnstrated cnfidence and enthusiasm n stage. Mrever, the dramas nt nly entertained the audience but als encuraged language learning in a fun and interactive way.
Overall, the English drama perfrmance was a memrable and inspiring experience, highlighting the synergy between language learning and artistic expressin. It reinfrced the imprtance f creative appraches in language educatin and prvided valuable pprtunities fr students t shine n stage.
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Surprisingly, I wasn’t angry at all. After all, it was just an accident. “Yes, sweetie.” I apprached him, fighting t keep a straight face. “Yu did just break it,” I added with a playful grin, “Next time, let’s stick t bard games.” My by buried his head in my arms. Frm the way he hugged me, I culd tell hw aplgetic he was. It was an inncent mistake and I hated t blame a child with guilt. “Dn’t wrry—we’ll thrw the brken TV away and buy a new ne.” (85 wrds)
But my sn insisted n keeping the brken TV. He carried it t the crner f the sitting rm. On seeing my cnfused lk, he explained, “I will remind me t be cautius.” As my gaze fell upn that cracked screen, I culdn’t help but recall my sn’s fateful wrds: “Like this.” These tw wrds eched in my mind, seeming t ffer a prfund life lessn. Accidents happen and it is practical frgiveness that plays a significant rle in shaping a child’s character. The incident indeed brught us even clser as a family (85 wrds)
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Text 1
W: Here are yur shirts, cats and trusers. I’ve washed and flded everything neatly.
M: That’s very nice f yu.
W: Well, dn’t leave them lying arund r they’ll cllect dirt and wrinkles. (1) If s, yu’d wash them yurself.
Text 2（第2题为主旨大意题）
W: A dish frm Nrthwest China has becme a hit with yungsters. Is it really t gd t resist?
M: It differs by using handmade, lcally crafted wide ndles, a unique sup fr its base and secret seasnings. It has gne viral nline. S it’s definitely wrth a try.
◆g viral（图片、视频、笑话等）迅速传播（尤指在因特网或手机上）
Text 3
W: Hell, I wnder hw much the ranges are.
M: 12 cents each.
W: The price is much higher than I expected.
M: Actually, the riginal price was 16 cents. If yu buy n less than five tday, I’ll give yu ten percent ff. (3)
Text 4
M: Sarah, what are yu emptying yur desk drawer fr?
W: I’m fishing arund in it fr the key t my rm. I must have put it in the drawer.
M: N wrries. There is a spare key hanging n the wall. Oh, yu just turned the key in the lck withut taking it ut. (4)
fish【熟词生义】摸找
Text 5（第5题为推断题）
W: It’s my first trip here. I’d like t send cards by pst t my friends.
M: The nearest pst ffice is abut six minutes away. Remember that the beauty f the city cnsists in its magnificent buildings.
W: Sunds great.
M: Here we are. That’ll be $12. Please make sure yu have all yur belnging s with yu when getting ff.
Text 6
W: Gd afternn, Mr. Smith. I’m calling fr the rental listings n Airbnb. Is yur huse still available? (6)
M: Gd afternn. Yes, it is.
W: Is this a mnth-t-mnth lease?
M: Well, I nrmally ask fr a minimum f ne year except fr this ne. I have t tell yu that it is fr rent with an ptin t buy at any time. (6)
W: Gt it. Hw big is the huse? What abut the rent?
M: It cvers an area f 60 square meters. The rent will be cllected n a quarterly basis, (7) with a mnthly rent f 800 dllars. And a 10% depsit is payable in advance.
W: Okay. I cme ver t see the apartment nw?
M: Sure.
Text 7
M: S, Mrs. Swensn, wh has been the biggest influence in yur career?
W: My mentr, Mr. Persn helped me refine my technique and creative prcess s I culd be a better visual stryteller.
M: I have t say yu are frtunate in having a gd teacher.
W: Yes. I was raised in a multicultural family in New Yrk. The diverse influences I experienced have significantly affected my artistic visin and the themes I explre in my wrks. (8)
M: Ww! A great helper. Hw has yur career evlved?
W: I really appreciate it that I have participated in several grup exhibitins lcally and internatinally ver the years. These experiences have prvided me with valuable expsure and allwed me t cnnect with fellw artists and art prfessinals. (9) Additinally, I’ve pursued frmal educatin in the arts, btained a Bachelr’s degree in Fin c Arts, and attended varius wrkshps t imprve my skills further.
Text 8（第10题为推断题）
W: Tim. We had an argument again abut wh was ging t be the main speaker just befre we started the shw. (11)
M: Yeah, we ften fall ut ver silly things like wh’s ging t intrduce the shw r wh’s ging t chse the questins. Did yu knw yu waved yur arms arund a lt when arguing?
W: Oh, I didn’t ntice that.
M: Using gestures t express what yu’re thinking is cmmnplace in sme cuntries, but a gesture can mean different things in different cuntries. Fr instance, shaking yur head mstly means “n”, but in ther cuntries it can mean the ppsite. S the questin is: In which cuntry des shaking yur head mean “yes”? Greece, Japan r Bulgaria? (12)
W: Umm... N idea. Maybe Bulgaria? (12) But I d knw Indians shake their heads t mean lts f things. That ges cmpletely ver my head.
M: Yu’ve hit it this time. (12) We need t be careful t avid ffense when greeting peple frm ther cultures with gestures. Nw we’ll invite Erin Meyer t talk abut misunderstandings and cnfusins in multicultural cnversatins and analyze the reasns. (13)
◆fall ut (ver sth.)吵架；失和
◆cmmnplace常见的
◆ver ne’s head超过某人理解能力
Text 9
W: I verheard yu said yu planned t tur arund Venice fr its stunning scenery this weekend. Hw are the preparatins cming alng? (14)
M: I nly bught a train ticket t Venice fr Friday night and put a change f clthes int my suitcase. (14)
W: Yu’d better hurry up then. Bk the return ticket and arrange sme accmmdatin. What will the weather be like?
M: I tk a glance at the weather frecast n my phne app, and it’s predicting rain in Venice starting frm Saturday nn. But yesterday, the app said it was all blue skies and cluds fr the weekend. Enjying the winter sunshine is really a hit-r-miss affair, isn’t it?
W: Venice in the rain has its wn charm. A cuple f years back, William and I tk a week ff and went there fr ur wedding phtsht. It was rainy weather thugh. My friends thught highly f the pictures n my wedding day. (15)
M: Did yu stay at a htel?
W: Right. The htel we chse was really a well-run establishment and was easily accessible by public transprt. (16) It was surrunded by plenty f parks and attractins. Thugh the htel was a bit pricey, it was mney well spent. The fd there was tasty, and there was even a dining area in ur rm. If yu need it, I can sht yu the link.
◆verhear偶然听到；无意中听到
◆hit-r-miss没准的；碰运气的
Text 10
Dereck and Beverly Jubert are award-winning filmmakers, Natinal Gegraphic Explrers-in-Residence and wildlife cnservatinists. They have been filming, researching and explring in Africa fr ver 30 years. Their missin is the cnservatin and understanding f the large predatrs and ther key wildlife species that determine the curse f all cnservatin in Africa. Their filmmaking career tk ff with dcumentaries such as “Reflectins n Elephants” and “Sul f the Elephant”, which dive deep int the lives f these incredible creatures. (17) And the films have received internatinal recgnitin with majr awards including 8 Emmys, Peabdy Awards, Wildscreen Panda Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Japan Wildlife Film Festival, t name but a few. Besides, the Juberts have made ver 40 films fr Natinal Gegraphic, published 11 bks and half a dzen scientific papers, (18) and have written many articles fr the Natinal Gegraphic magazine. In 2009, the Juberts c-funded the Big Cats Initiative, a prgram supprted by the Natinal Gegraphic Sciety with the intentin f keeping the figure f the species grup stay the same. (19) In the same year, the Juberts were intrduced int the American Academy f Achievement. Dereck and Beverly’s influence expanded in 2013 when they were hnred with the Wrld Eclgy Award, (20) recgnizing their utstanding cntributins t wildlife cnservatin.
◆Dereck and Beverly Jubert德瑞克·朱伯特和贝弗利·朱伯特夫妇，是著名的野生动物纪录片制作者。
◆Emmy艾美奖，是美国一项用于表彰其电视工业杰出人士和节目的奖励。
◆Peabdy Awards乔治·福斯特·皮博迪奖
When English Meets The Arts
Surprisingly, I wasn’t angry at all.
But my sn insisted n keeping the brken TV.