江西省临川第二中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份江西省临川第二中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题，共12页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
命题人：孙如峰 郑淑芳 王艳华 审题人：李海峰 卷面总分：150 考试时间：120 分钟
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. What is the wman ding?
A. Repairing a cmputer. B. Applying fr a card. C. Making a payment.
2. Why des the man cme t the wman?
A. T invite her t dinner. B. T seek sme advice. C. T give her a present,
3. What is the man ging t d first?
A. Check with his wife. B. Make reservatins. C.Wrk ut a plan.
4. What is the wman's pinin n the new building?
A. Pretty. B. Unique. C. Unattractive.
5. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Salesman and custmer. B. Clleagues. C. Teacher and student.
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儿个小题，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 are the speakers discussing?
A. The activities. B.The destinatin. C.The accmmdatin.
7. What is the man's attitude twards the wman's wrds?
A. Disapprving. B. Supprtive. C. Unclear.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When will the presentatin take place?
A. On the 15th. B. On the 16th. C.On the 22nd.
9. Hw can we describe Mr. Sadik?
A. Frgetful. B.Changeable. C. Efficient.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What was the speakers’ riginal plan fr the day?
A. Visiting Ethan's huse. B. Attending a meeting. C. Watching a mvie.
11. Why didn't Ethan answer his cellphne?
A. He left it in the car.
B. He did nt have it with him.
C. He had an accident n the rad.
12. What will the wman d tnight?
A. Cmplete her reprt. B. Wrk at the ffice. C. Eat at a restaurant.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Hw did the man knw abut the wman?
A. Frm the Internet. B. Frm his parents. C. Frm his friend.
14.Why des the wman recmmend Jack Shin?
A. She has a time cnflict.
B. She lives far frm Halifax.
C. She wants t help the man save mney.
15. What can we learn abut Jack Shin?
A. His style is similar t the wman's.
B. His schedule is very tight.
C. His charges are lw.
16. Hw will Jack Shin present the phts t the man at first?
A. By uplading them nline. B. By printing them ut. C. By exhibiting them.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Wh prbably are the listeners?
A. Cmpany emplyees. B. University senirs. C. High schl students.
18. What des the speaker say abut interviewing?
A. It requires talent. B. It needs practice. C. It can imprve skills.
19. What is the speaker's first suggestin?
A. Writing a slid resume. B. Cntacting emplyers. C. Being cnfident.
20. What des the speaker ask the listeners t take?
A. An verview f their backgrund.
B. A ntebk with interview skills.
C. A list f pssible questins.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
Hitchin Lavender (薰衣草)
Abut
A family-run farm with a 12-acre blanket f lavender that paints the hillside a vivid purple every summer. Just pick up a paper bag and sme scissrs at the gate, and ff yu g — gulping (深呼吸) lungfuls f fragrant air as yu g. Yu can pick yur way arund the field and take bunches f the stuff hme by the bag. There’s als a field full f sunflwers, which makes fr pretty pht pprtunities. The height f flwering seasn is late June t mid-July (s early visitrs shuldn’t expect peak purple) but it’s wrth keeping an eye n its Facebk page fr updates t time yur visit.
Fun fact
Thanks t being featured n a Chinese website, the farm saw a huge rise in internatinal visitrs lking fr a typical British experience last year.
Value fr mney
Field entrance is adults £6, children £3 (5-14s), under 5s free which includes free picking fr all. The entry fee includes bag and scissrs, while extra bags fr children r eager adults are £4 each.
Getting there
By car is easiest: Take junctin 10 ff the A1M twards Sttfld, then fllw the A507. It makes a great stp-ff if yu’re heading t Cambridge. Or take the train frm King’s Crss t Hitchin, then a taxi t the farm.
Opening hurs
10am-5pm daily frm May 26 until the end f August, with late nights until 9pm n selected dates in August.
21. What d we knw abut Hitchin Lavender?
A. It encurages picking. B. It is incnveniently lcated.
C. It ffers pht-taking service. D. It is run by a Chinese web agency.
22.What is the time t enjy Hitchin Lavender’s peak purple?
A. May 26. B. June 1. C. July 8. D. August 18
23. Hw much wuld a cuple with their 3-year-ld sn pay fr admissin?
A. £9. B. £12. C. £15. D. £19.
B
Zheng Qinwen made histry n a remarkable afternn at Rland Garrs, becming China's first Olympic gld medalist in tennis.The 21-year-ld rising star claimed victry ver Cratia's Dnna Vekic, eching the glry f Li Na's breakthrugh at the French Open 13 years ag. With this win, Zheng secured a place in Chinese sprts histry and inspired a new generatin f athletes.
Zheng's tennis jurney began at the age f seven in Shiyan, a city in Hubei Prvince. Recgnizing her ptential,her father tk her t Wuhan t train under a prfessinal cach.The yung Zheng impressed her cach s much that she was invited t stay and train alne, marking the start f a lng and challenging jurney.
The path t success was nt easy. Zheng nearly had her mment at the Australian Open in January, but she ran int the defending champin Aryna Sabalenka and lst. Since then, Zheng has struggled t match her frm f the Australian summer, thugh she wn a small turnament in Palerm, Italy n clay, which was her best surface.
She als had a rugh rad in the Olympics,cming back frm a set and a service break dwn in the third rund and the quarterfinals. In the semifinal, she managed a win widely cnsidered impssible, beating Iga Swiatek, the wrld N.1 wh had lst just nce at Rland Garrs since 2019. Swiatek had beaten Zheng six times, but Zheng set aside her fears and tld herself that she wuld fight fr three hurs r mre if that's what it wuld take t beat Swiatek.
As she matured, Zheng's game prgressed significantly. She tk advantage f her natural athleticism and develped a pwerful, aggressive playing style. Heading int the final, she displayed her maturity and ability t cmpse herself under pressure. Her victry ver Vekic, alng with earlier triumphs ver tp players like Iga Swiatek, slidified her status as ne f tennis's brightest stars.
Thrwing balls int the far crners f the curt, eyes wide and smiling with energy, Zheng flew acrss the curt. Her success has becme a beacn f hpe fr the future f tennis in China.
Why did Zheng's victry hld imprtance in Chinese sprts?
A. It was Zheng’s career peak. B. It marked a histric achievement.
C. It was her first turnament. D. It secured China its first champin.
25. What can be inferred abut Zheng's experiences n the curt?
A. Always victrius. B. Slightly disappinting.
C. Never challenging. D. Deeply character-building.
26. What des the underlined wrd “cmpse” mean?
A. cmprise. B.defeat. C.calm. D.hide
27. Which best illustrates Zheng Qinwen's success as a prfessinal athlete?
A. Fame is a great thirst f all athletes.
B. A great cach makes a difference.
C. Birth is much, but breeding is mre.
D. Success is where talent and perseverance meet.
C
On September 9, 2024, Apple released its latest iPhne 16 series at an event called “It’s Glwtime”. At the event, Tim Ck, the cmpany’s CEO, played up the prmise f the phnes’ Al features in a pre-recrded vide.
Indeed, the demnstratin seemed impressive. When Ck pinted the camera at a restaurant, the AI assistant Siri culd tell him what was n the menu. It als culd answer his questins fairly well and learn abut the users frm their interactins with their devices. Fr instance, Siri culd knw if a user’s mther was calling and acted apprpriately.
Apple is ne f many firms that want t take AI beynd huge data centres, knwn as the clud, and run it n smaller devices, knwn as the edge. Samsung, Apple’s majr cmpetitr, launched its Galaxy S24 with sme AI features earlier this year. S did Micrsft, which has launched Windws PCs designed fr AI. But their effrts have shwn that it is nt easy t shift clud-based AI mdels t the edge devices.
At present, clud-based AI mdels are mstly trained n graphics prcessing units (GPUs) that cnsume s much energy that it can take a nuclear-pwer plant t fuel them. They als need huge amunts f memry and data. All these can cst hundreds f millins f dllars. Even nce they are trained, running these AI mdels is cstly. Accrding t ne estimate, it csts OpenAI, the maker f ChatGPT, 36 cents every time smene asks its AI mdel a questin.
Cmpanies are experimenting with varius slutins t these prblems. Apple will ffer n-device AI t deal with the easiest tasks, but send trickier prblems t the firm’s private clud. The service will direct the mst difficult requests t third-party mdels such as ChatGPT. But even such smaller n-device AI mdels require a lt f cmputing pwer t run, which puts huge stress n the edge devices’ batteries.
“Making the technlgy wrk culd nt nly start a supercycle in device sales, but als create new pprtunities fr apps and digital advertising,” says Neil Shah f Cunterpint, a research firm. “But fr the mment, edge devices are barely ready fr basic functins, let alne Glwtime.”
28．What is the secnd paragraph mainly abut?
A．The Glwtime event. B．iPhne 16’s AI features.
C．Tim Ck’s perfrmance. D．The future f AI phnes.
29．Why are Samsung and Micrsft mentined in the text?
A．T tell readers hw bad cmpetitin can be.
B．T warn Apple f the ptential cnsequences.
C．T cmpare their newly released edge devices.
D．T shw hw hard it is t apply AI t edge devices.
30．What is the prblem with clud-based AI mdels?
A．OpenAI charges t much mney.
B．All f them have t be trained n GPUs.
C．It is t expensive t train and run them.
D．They can nly deal with the easiest tasks.
31．What des Neil Shah mst prbably imply?
A．iPhne 16 is bund t disappint its users.
B．AI phnes’ success will depend n new apps.
C．Sales f AI phnes will increase greatly sn.
D．Tim Ck was nt hnest with the AI features.
D
At Nature Fresh Farms in Leamingtn, Canada, there’s smething new amng the rws f tmates, cucumbers, peppers and strawberries. Using thusands f sensrs in every greenhuse, artificial-intelligence technlgy is helping the farm better aspects such as lighting, irrigatin and harvest timing, aiming t increase the yields f its crps and reduce its use f pwer and water. Farmers use drnes(无人机) t survey farms and lk fr infrmatin n weeds, pests and disease.
A lt f research int AI and agriculture is dne at institutins, but it then needs t be tested in a netwrk f smart farms. One f the farms is Emili’s Innvatin Farms. “We really shw hw they wrk in a cmmercial setting and in a way are being a bit f a risk mitigatr(缓和) as we try ut these technlgies and then share with thers, including ther farmers, and hw they actually wrk as a means t accelerate the adptin and full integratin f thse new technlgies,” said Ms. Keena, managing directr f Emili.
It takes time t find ut whether new technlgy has affected a crp, and this can be a barrier t adptin fr farmers. Smetimes it’s within a year, r within a few years. Ms. Keena said, “We can’t ask them t take big risks n integrating new technlgies at scale as part f their peratins in things that are unprven.” Innvatin Farms addresses a piece f ne f the barriers f peple needing t be able t see these technlgies rlled ut in a full-scale and cmmercial way ahead f being able t adpt them themselves.
Farmers’ trust levels are als a barrier. Data are imprtant t AI mdels, but farmers need t be better inspired t share their data in rder t make the technlgy better. But ver time, there’s an increase in engagement frm farmers. “Farmer engagement is abslutely critical” t develping AI tls fr agriculture. “If they’ve seen it demnstrated essentially in their backyard thrugh a smart farm, well, then we’re that much further ahead tward adptin.”
32．What can be learned abut AI frm Paragraph 1?
A．It replaces emplyees. B．It changes hw farms run.
C．It adds vegetable diversity.D．It shrtens prductin cycle.
33．Why is AI technlgy tested at Emilli’s Innvatin Farms?
A．T predict its future. B．T expand its market.
C．T cnfirm its reliability. D．T intrduce its advantage.
34．What’s the key t remving the barriers?
A．Bettering AI mdels. B．Develping mre AI tls.
C．Enlarging the farm scales D．Gaining farmers’ recgnitin.
35．Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. AI: a prmter f farmers’ life
B. AI: a driver f agricultural develpment
C. Smart farms: gd examples abut AI adptin
D. Smart farms: pineers in agricultural innvatin
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Yu may be nervus abut studying abrad because yu knw yu'll be stepping ut f yur cmfrt zne, but that's nly natural. 36
Immerse yurself in the lcal culture. Yu have chsen t study in a freign cuntry because yu are excited abut its culture and custms, and because yu want t braden yur perspective n the wrld. 37 This isn't always easy, but the best thing t d is t make an effrt --- g t the internatinal flk music festival, eat in a restaurant that seems freign t yu, and say hell t the new family dwn the street.
Take the pprtunity t travel. 38 A ticket t these cuntries is much cheaper than it will be frm hme, s why nt visit a few extic places yu have never been? This will give yu an pprtunity t understand the cmplexities and custms f the different regins f the cuntry.
Beat hmesickness. Yu may have been lking frward t studying abrad since the mment yu were accepted t cllege. 39 Being prepared fr this in advance will make it easier fr yu t cpe with this uncmfrtable situatin.
40 . Yu will be spending half f yur time either in class, r learning abut the lcal culture thrugh educatinal trips t museums, palaces, castles, and ther histrical sites. Dn't let yurself frget hw abslutely amazing it is that yu get t get first-hand knwledge abut a culture that fascinates yu.
Hang ut with the right peple.
Dn't frget t learn smething.
Yu're incredibly excited t study abrad and t experience a new culture.
If yu want t make the mst f yur study abrad experience, fllw these tips.
If yu're studying abrad, yu may live within just hundreds f miles f many fantastic destinatins.
Therefre, yu shuld seize every pprtunity t cmpletely invlve yurself in the freign culture.
Hwever, yu shuld expect that there will cme a time when yu miss the custms and fds f yur wn cuntry.
第三部分语言知识运用(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和D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项.
Dress shpping fr my thirty-year high schl reunin had becme very frustrating because I'd gained 41 ver the years.
Hw culd I attend the reunin lking like this? I felt embarrassed and 42 . I finally 43 n a simple black dress, ne size t big, s it wuld be 44 and cver my bdy.
That evening I tried n the dress again in frnt f the mirrr at hme. The dress lked 45 ! Just then, my husband and sn walked in. "Mm, what are yu wearing?" My sn giggled. "That dress is t big!" My husband agreed.
I lked at my 46 nce mre; I lked like I was wearing a sack. I dn't knw what came ver me, but I started t 47 until happy tears fell. It must have been infectius, because we all std there raring with laughter.
I 48 the dress the next day and I bught a bright red, well-fitting dress! This time when I std in frnt f the 49 , I culdn't believe it - I lved what I saw. "Ww, yu're beautiful!" my husband said, when I twirled arund t shw him.
On the day f the reunin I was nervus. I 50 walked int the venue. Just then, ne f my friends ran ver t hug me. "Yu lk amazing with that cute dress!" she said, excited. That evening I talked, laughed and 51 the night away.
That was a 52 pint fr me. Since then, I have learned t 53 my bdy instead f hiding it. I realized later that thse dresses I tried n didn't lk bad n my bdy; it was my 54 that made them lk bad. My reflectin in the mirrr was the reflectin f my lack f 55 .
41. A. heightB. weight C. strengthD. health
42. A. numbB. cnfusedC. ashamedD. impatient
43. A. settled B. dependedC. steppedD. held
44. A. lngB. slidC. tightD. lse
45. A. grgeusB. hrribleC. casual D. frmal
46. A. reflectinB. expressin C. mvement D. behaviur
47. A. laughB. cryC. scream D. scld
48. A. refundedB. returnedC. purchasedD. lst
49. A. streB. huse C. mirrr D. dress
50. A. timidly B. calmly C. steadilyD. excitedly
51. A. brkeB. blewC. danced D.backed
52. A. breakingB. freezingC. turningD. meeting
53. A. tuchB. buildC. separateD. embrace
54. A.inaccuracyB. indifference C. inflexibility D.insecurity
55. A. determinatinB. cnfidence C. capacityD.cnditin
第二节(共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.
Mre than 200 years ag， an pera trupe（剧团）frm what is nw Anhui Prvince 56 (jurney) t Beijing, the capital city, t celebrate Emperr Qianlng's birthday during the Qing Dynasty. This histrical event cntributed 57 the birth f Peking Opera.
Based n the clthing f the Ming and Qing dynasties, 58 cstumes f Peking Opera underwent a transfrmatin spanning ver 200 years. Enriched by the diverse cultural influences frm different 59 (regin) acrss the cuntry, these cstumes 60 (gradual) evlved int a set f delicate, detailed and elegant dress cdes.
Cstumes are crucial t the artistic beauty f Peking Opera, 61 (supprt)character prtrayals and enhancing the perfrmance's expressiveness. Upn a perfrmer's entrance nt the stage,seasned audience can quickly 62 (identity) the character based n the cstume and makeup. When several perfrmers appear, it is als easy t tell the status 63 they belng t in sciety, especially in the stries which 64 (set) in ancient China, in Tang and Sng dynasties, fr example. Traditinally, Peking Opera repertire（表演曲目）includes 3,000 stries set in Tang and 800 set in Sng，as well as numerus in eras such as the Warring States Perid, Ming and Qing. The 65 (present)f s many stries relies largely n cstumes packed in the limited cstume trunks wned by a trupe.
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，你校成立了中国传统绘画、武术和音乐三个学生社团。你的新西兰同学Eric不知如何选择，写信向你求助。请你给他回信，内容包括:(1)推荐某一社团;(2)告知申请方式。
参考词汇:武术社团the martial arts club
注意:(1)写作词数应为80左右;(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
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。
I liked sitting with my dad in his study every night when I was yung after he came hme frm the ffice. I’d watch as he put his persnal items away: his watch, wallet, cmb and car keys wuld always ccupy the same spt n the table every time. It was as if he culd see invisible lines drawn specifically fr these things, nt a centimeter mre r less.
What impressed me was Dad’s cmb which was jade green. I heard he bught it when he married Mum, which made the cmb tw years lder than I was. Every night, he wuld smile, hand me the cmb and say, “Be a gd girl and help Daddy clean it, OK?”
This task brught me such jy at the age f five. I wuld excitedly turn the tap n, and then brush the cmb with a used tthbrush as hard as I culd. Satisfied that I’d dne a gd jb, I wuld prudly return the cmb t Dad. He wuld smile at me and place the cmb n tp f his wallet.
Tw years later, Dad left his sales jb and started his wn whlesale business. I started primary schl. That was when things started t change. Dad’s business wasn’t ding s well, and ur stable life started getting shaky. He didn’t cme hme as much as he used t — just a cuple f times a week. And when he did cme hme, it was always late and I’d already be in bed. I started t get mad. Why didn’t he listen t Mum and just stick t his ld jb? Why tk the risk and placed the whle family in truble? Over the years, I stpped waiting fr him t cme hme, and stpped ging dwnstairs t check n him. Tday, I’m n lnger a kid.
Nw I have grwn up. I’ve graduated frm cllege and gt a jb. Dad’s business has als started t get back n track. Things are better nw. Yet the uncmfrtable silence between Dad and me persisted. Tw days befre my birthday last year, Dad came hme early. As usual, I helped him carry his bags int his study. When I turned t leave, he said, “Hey, wuld yu like t help me clean my cmb? ”
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。
Paragraph1: Lking at him a while, I tk the cmb and headed t the sink.
Paragraph2: I handed the clean cmb back t Dad.
期中考试英语试卷答案及听力原文
听力：
1-5 CBACB 6--10 CAABC 11--15 BACAA 16--20 ABBCA
21-23 ACB 24-27 BDCD 28-31 BDCA 32-35 BCDB 36-40 DFEGB 41-45 BCADB 46-50 AABCA 51-55 CCDDB
56. jurneyed 57. t58. the59. regins 60. gradually
61.supprting 62. identify 63. which/that 64. are/were set 65. presentatin
写作：第一节：
Dear Eric,
Knwing frm yur last letter that yu are stuck in chsing the club, I'm writing t recmmend the traditinal Chinese painting club t yu.
Rated as ne f the Best Clubs f Year 2023, the traditinal Chinese painting club enjys wide ppularity amng us students. This club rganizes varius activities, ranging frm the visit t Chinese painting galleries t the lecture n hw t sharpen yur artistic skills. What's mre, learning traditinal Chinese painting can cultivate yur patience and imaginatin as well as get easier access t ur excellent histry and culture.
Yu just can't miss the chance. If interested, just fill in the applicatin frm in the Students Unin ffice befre Octber 23rd. Gd luck!
续写参考范文
Lking at him a while, I tk the cmb and headed t the sink. All f a sudden, a strng wave f surprise and familiarity washed ver me, which made my eyes misted. I turned the tap n, and then brushed the cmb with a used tthbrush just like what I had dne in my childhd. As I washed the cmb, I culdn’t help recalling thse happy days that I spent with father. After a while, the cmb was pretty clean.
I handed the clean cmb back t Dad. He lked at it and smiled. But this time, I nticed smething different. My dad has aged. He has wrinkles next t his eyes, yet his smile is still as heartwarming as befre—the smile f a father wh just wants a gd life fr his family. Dad carefully placed his cmb n tp f his wallet. After s many years, I guess smething has never changed----that is lve.
听力部分
Text 1
M: Srry,ma'am, but the cmputer is nt accepting yur card.
W: Hw can that be? I paid last mnth's bill. Can yu try again? (1)
M:OK, here ges. Oh, it's fine.
W: That's a relief. Yur cmputer must be faulty.
Text 2
M: I've been invited t have dinner with Paul and Maria this evening but I dn't knw what t wear. I'd als like t take a small present. D yu have any ideas?(2)
W: Just be infrmal, and I'm sure they'd appreciate sme flwers and maybe smething frm Sctland.
Text 3
W: Hw abut spending the weekend with us?
M: Let me see if my wife has anything planned and I'll get back t yu. (3)
W: Well, make it quick. What we wanna d invlves making reservatins.
Text 4
M: What d yu think f the new building dwntwn?
W: It is visually unappealing! (4) I can't stand it!
M: That pretty well sums up my view abut it t.
Text 5
W: The president likes the new lcatin fr the stre.
M: I wish he knew hw hard we wrked t find it. (5)
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M: I suggest ging fr smething cmfrtable, like a small cttage. (6)
W: Why dn't we treat urselves and stay at a five-star htel? Or even better, let's rent a huse with a pl.(6)
M: What's the pint? (7) We'll be at the beach all day anyway.
W: Oh, cme n! Dn't yu want a bit f luxury fr nce?
M: But we definitely dn't need an entire huse! (7)
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W: I can't keep up with all these changes! S, the presentatin is n the 15th after all? (8)
M: Well, Mr.Sadik said he'd be away n leave that day , s it was scheduled fr the 16th. Then, fr sme reasn, it was changed t the 22nd. (9)
W: Yeah, that's the date I've marked in my diary.
M: Then Mr.Sadik said he'd canceled his leave, s it was switched back t the riginal date. (8) Text 8
W: Ethan, I have been waiting fr yu fr ver an hur! We missed ur mvie. ( 10) I called mre than six times, but yu didn't even answer yur cellphne.
M: Terribly srry, I left my driveway early enugh, but I ran int a grup f street perfrmers blcking the rad. T make matters wrse, I had left my phne n the charger.(11)
W: It must have been annying. But yu can brrw smene's phne t call me!
M: Again, I'm s srry. I will treat yu t dinner at the new Spanish restaurant.
W: Thank yu, but I need t finish my sales reprt tnight at hme fr the meeting this Friday.
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M: Hell! I'm lking fr a wedding phtgrapher. My friend Jhn referred yu t me. (13)He said yu were excellent. He als shwed me yur website, and I have t say I was really impressed with yur wrk.
W: Oh thanks, that's nice t hear. Culd yu first tell me the date and lcatin, s I can check my calendar and see if I'm available?
M: Sure! It's July 2nd, and it will be at my parents' huse in Halifax.
W: Hmm . .. it lks like I am unavailable n that day. I'm flying away t sht anther wedding. Nw, when yu checked my website, yu must have seen my clleague, Jack Shin's wrk. Wuld yu be interested in having him sht yur wedding? (14)
M: Oh,that's such a pity. Yes, I've seen his wrk, and I liked it as well. His wrk bears a lt f
similarities t yurs.(15)
W: I'm lking at his schedule and he happens t be available that day.
M: That is really lucky! Wuld prices be cmparable?
W:We charge the same rates.
M: D I chse which phts I want printed? Is printing included?
W: Of curse. Yu'll receive a link t an nline pht gallery f the best 200 phts within 3 weeks. Yu can pick ut the 50 yu like. (16)
M: That sunds great.
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W: I'm really glad t see s many peple signed up fr this wrkshp. With graduatin cming up sn, I knw that many f yu are preparing t enter the wrkfrce fr the first time. (17) Jb interviews can be an enrmusly stressful experience, but like mst things, interviewing is a skill, nt a talent, and a little practice ges a lng way. (18)I knw many f yu feel nervus just at the thught f being interviewed, but yu need t remember that yu've been invited fr an interview because yur ptential emplyers think yu'd be suitable fr the jb. S, have a little cnfidence in yurself. (19) The best thing yu can d is be prepared and prfessinal, which will help yu make a strng first impressin. Befre an interview, yu shuld always review yur resume and applicatin, which is why I asked yu all t bring an utline f yur achievements, academic r therwise, up t nw.(20) Yu'll be needing that later. Once yur resume is slid, then yu can start preparing fr pssible interview questins. I'm ging t hand ut a list f thse questins nw. Yu need t think abut hw yu'd answer each f them. Dn't bther making ntes--yu can't bring ntes t an interview. OK, that's all , des anyne have any questins fr me?
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要分析了iPhne 16存在的技术问题。
28．B段落大意题。根据本段的细节，如阅读餐馆菜单，回答问题及自主识别来电等可知，这里主要是介绍iPhne 16已经具备的AI功能。
29．D 细节理解题。根据第三段“But their effrts have shwn that it is nt easy t shift clud based Al mdels t the edge devices.”及下文的具体细节可知，把AI模型应用到小型终端（如手机、电脑）上还有很多瓶颈需要突破：软硬件跟不上，耗电太多，数据消耗超高等。
30．C 细节理解题。根据第四段“All these can cst hundreds f millins f dllars. Even nce they are trained. running these AI mdels is cstly.”可知，这些大型云端AI模型都很烧钱。
31．A 推理判断题。根据第一段“At the event. Tim Ck. the cmpany’s CEO, played up the prmise f the phnes’ AI features in a pre-recrded vide.”及最后一段“‘But fr the mment, edge devices are barely ready fr basic functins, let alne Glwtime.’”可推断，被吊足胃口的iPhne 16用户一定会失望而归。注意：D项不能选，因为作者的目的是分析技术瓶颈，不是“打假”。
Dear Eric,
Hw are yu ding these days?
Yurs,
Li Hua