2021泉州科技中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

这是一份2021泉州科技中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案，共14页。试卷主要包含了5 分，满分 7， What des Mr等内容，欢迎下载使用。

2020-2021学年泉州科技中学下学期高二英语期中考试卷
出卷人：高一英语组 审核人：
本试卷共150分。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. On which day will the woman return to work?
A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Next Wednesday.
2. What time is it now?
A. About 6:00 p.m. B. About 5:40 p.m. C. About 5:20 p.m.
3. What does Mr. Black look like?
A. He has black hair. B. He is short. C. He wears glasses.
4. What does the woman dislike about her photo?
A. Her eyes. B. Her hair. C. Her dress.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. At the woman’s house. C. At a garden.
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 kind of sport does the woman want to learn?
A. Volleyball. B. Tennis. C. Basketball.
7. When will the woman probably take the course?
A. On Sundays. B. On Fridays. C. On Mondays.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the woman doing?
A. Preparing for a party. B. Visiting a doctor. C. Enjoying some music.
9. What does the man mean in the end?
A. His brother is busy on Saturday.
B. His brother has got a bad cold again.
C. His brother is too young to play at the party.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers talking about?
A. When they will move into the apartment.
B. How they will decorate the apartment.
C. What the apartment is like.
11. What does the woman say about the apartment?
A. It is large. B. It is far from the ocean. C. It must be cool in summer.
12. What is the man’s attitude towards the apartment?
A. He is fond of it. B. He is uninterested in it. C. He is curious about it.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How was the weather last weekend?
A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
14. What does the woman like to do on Sunday?
A. Do some reading. B. Enjoy concerts. C. Go to the cinema.
15. What time does the man usually get up on Sunday?
A. At about 6 o’clock. B. At about 7 o’clock. C. At about 10 o’clock.
16. What do we know about the man?
A. He dislikes spending much time cooking.
B. He doesn’t care what he eats.
C. He isn’t good at cooking.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the speaker decide to start a new magazine?
A. To become famous.
B. To start a different one.
C. To get more money.
18. In what respect is the magazine different from a local newspaper?
A. What it looks like. B. What it contains. C. Where one can buy it.
19. Where can people get the information about film reviews?
A. In the first part. B. In the second part. C. In the third part.
20. What can people find in the second half of the magazine?
A. Advice on local business development.
B. Reviews of local artists’ works.
C. Articles about local people.
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
SEED Madagascar Volunteer
Whether your passion is sustainable community development or vital conservation work, we can offer you an unforgettable experience. No particular skills are required to volunteer in a short term with us and training is given locally, but if you do have particular experience in areas relevant to your program, all the better!
Who it's for
High schoolers, university and college students, corporate team building groups are all welcome.
At a glance
●Program length: 2--4 weeks
●Start dates: flexible, please discuss with our team
●Group size: 10 --30 participants
●Activities: construction/ conservation/ English teaching- combined as required
● Location: Saint Luce, Anosy region, Southeast Madagascar
What's included
●Transport costs for the duration of the program from Day 1 collection at Fort Dauphin airport to drop-off at the program's end
●Use of our beautiful campsites and facilities
● All meals while on program (Optional meals out at Fort Dauphin restaurants are extra.)
●Full training for building and construction tasks and conservation field research techniques
●Malagasy language lessons
Additional costs
International flights (return--from the UK)
₤680-₤1.000
Internal flights (return--from Antananarivo to Fort Dauphin)
₤280-₤400
Comprehensive travel insurance
₤60-₤150
Tourist visa
₤20
Medical preparations
₤30-₤80
Personal equipment
₤0-₤100

Get started
Contact us today via our online form: Online enquiry form

21. What should you bear in mind if you want to apply for SEED Madagascar Volunteer?
A. It lasts for four weeks. B. It doesn't have fixed start dates.
C. It requires relevant experience. D. It is intended for high school students.
22. Which of the following is provided without extra charge?
A. Conservation field research techniques. B. Comprehensive travel insurance.
C. Short-term training for different languages. D. Transport from Antananarivo to Fort Dauphin.
23. How much do two participants pay for the International flights at least?
A. ₤560. B. ₤680. C. ₤ 1,360. D. ₤ 2,000.

B
Jenifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor's degree.
Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition, because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling.
Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves: nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jenifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times.
Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study. ''Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers,'' she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family-and that's pretty powerful.

24. What did Jennifer do after high school?
A. She helped her dad with his work. B. She ran the family farm on her own.
C. She supported herself through college. D. She taught her sisters and brothers at home.
25. Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield?
A. To take care of her kids easily. B. To learn from the best nurses.
C. To save money for her parents. D. To find a well-paid job there.
26. What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal?
A. Her health. B. Her time with family. C. Her reputation. D. Her chance of promotion.
27. What can we learn from Jenifer's story?
A. Time is money. B. Love breaks down barriers.
C. Education is the key to success. D. Hard work pays off.

C
Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, and according to a new report by Rainforest Foundation Norway, humans are to blame. The world’s dependence on coal, farming, soy, palm oil and mining has resulted in two-thirds of Earth’s tropical rainforests being completely destroyed, and the remaining ecosystems being put closer to a tipping point（临界点）.
Tropical rainforests once covered 14.5 million square kilometers of Earth’s surface, but now, just one-third of that remains intact. Of the original area tropical rainforests once occupied, 34% is completely gone and 30% is suffering from degradation. All that remains is roughly 9.5 million square kilometers, and 45% of that is in a degraded state, the report says.
Researchers blame human consumption for the loss. While agriculture has always been a driving factor of rainforest loss, the report said that energy consumption, international trade and the production of soy and palm oil, logging and mining have been the largest threats over the past century. A significant number of U.S. goods rely on resources from tropical rainforests. The country heavily relies on palm oil, rubber and cocoa, all of which come from forests around the world. Oftentimes, these resources are harvested from illegally deforested（砍伐森林）lands.
Tropical rainforests are home to more than half of the Earth’s biodiversity and have more carbon in living organisms than any other ecosystem. Along with supporting significant animal life, tropical rainforests are also essential to slowing down global warming. “These highly specialized ecosystems are suffering from constant abuse, through our bottomless appetite for land and resources,” said Anders Krogh, who authored the report. “We expect that upcoming UN climate and biodiversity summits provide specific targets and measures to protect intact tropical rainforests.”
The researchers also believe that the loss of tropical rainforests puts the whole world at risk of future pandemics. “Massive deforestation is violating nature’s natural virus protection systems,” Krogh said. “The consequence of COVID-19 should bring rainforest protection to the top of the agenda of all policy makers and world leaders concerned about preventing the outbreak of new pandemics.”

28. What is the purpose of the numbers in paragraph 2?
A. To point out the threat to the current ecosystem.
B. To exhibit the forest coverage rate on Earth.
C. To present the process of rainforest degradation.
D. To highlight the severe destruction of rainforests.
29. Why did the author mention America’s dependence on rainforest resources?
A. It displayed the richness of rainforest resources.
B. It stressed the effects of farming on tropical rainforests.
C. It explained the relationship between humans and nature.
D. It showed human’s excessive consumption of rainforest resources.
30. Which one will be affected by the decline of tropical rainforests according to paragraph 4?
A. Human diet. B. Social structure. C. Global climate. D. Economic development.
31. What does Krogh want to convey in the last paragraph?
A. Rainforest protection demands immediate attention.
B. Deforestation will affect the future generations.
C. Rainforest loss has brought about new pandemics.
D. Deforestation has accelerated the spread of the virus.

D
Bricks are one of the oldest known building materials, dating back thousands of years. But researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found a new use for bricks: as energy storage units. A team of engineers and chemists have found a way to transform an ordinary house brick into a pseudo-battery—allowing it to conduct and store electricity. The bricks are powerful enough to illuminate(点亮) an LED light bulb and cost only about $ 3 to make.
     "I love the idea of adding value to things that are inexpensive, things that are affordable, things that we kind of take for granted," said Julio D’Arcy, an assistant professor of chemistry at Washington University and one of the researchers on this project.
     The brick battery relies on the reddish pigment(色素) known as iron oxide, or rust, that gives red bricks their color. The scientists pumped the bricks with several gases that react with iron oxide to produce a network of plastic fibers. These microscopic fibers coat the empty spaces inside the bricks—and conduct electricity.
     "What we're trying to do is: we're trying to make specialized plastics that are only used on the nano(纳米) scale—where we use very little of the plastic, and we can actually insert that plastic inside construction materials." The study is in the journal Nature Communications.
     In the future, D’Arcy says, a brick wall could potentially serve a double purpose: providing structural support and storing electricity generated from renewable energy sources, such as solar panels.
     The technology is still at least a few years away from being ready for the commercial market. And right now the energy storage capacity of the bricks is still pretty low—about 1 percent of a lithium battery. But the team is now testing ways to improve brick performance—because it looks like you can teach an old brick new tricks.
32. What appeals to Julio D’Arcy listing bricks as their subjects?
A. Their low expense. B. Their common existence.
C. Their additional value. D. Their internal composition.
33. What is the last step of making a brick conduct electricity?
A. Pump the brick with gases. B. Color the brick red.
C. Produce microscopic fibers. D. Cover its inner vacancy with microscopic fibers.
34. What will the future bricks be like according to the passage?
A. Construction materials possessing low energy storage capacity.
B. Construction materials generating renewable energy resources.
C. Construction materials used for electricity storage.
D. Construction materials with built-in common plastic.
35. Which word best describes the author's attitude to the technology?
A. Objective. B. Skeptical C. Conservative. D. Controversial.

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。
There are several different types of fire departments. Some hire full-time paid firefighters and some are run entirely by volunteers. 36 , a firefighter must go through strict physical and academic training to ensure a strong knowledge of fire safety and the physical strength to handle the tasks required by member of a fire department.
Joining a fire department requires that both physical and written tests are passed with scores showing a thorough knowledge of fire safety. 37 .
The first step in joining a fire department as a paid firefighter is to submit an application as well as acquire the appropriate training. Usually, firefighters must have a high school diploma, and some complete two-or-four-year programs in fire science at community colleges and universities. 38 , and if a candidate already has connections at a fire department, he may apply for a position straight out of high school.
Once a candidate applies and is accepted for training at a fire department, he must then complete several weeks of training at the department’s training center. 39 . When this is done, the candidate is sent to a fire company for a period of probation (实习). He has to continue training in the new position while being directed by experienced firefighters. 40 . An application must be submitted to the volunteer fire department, then if the application is accepted, the candidate will take a training program and then be required to pass a physical and written test. Firefighters must also become certified (认证) as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). The level of EMT certification is determined by the individual departments.

A. Although it is demanding
B. Whichever type is desired
C. However, an academic program is not required
D. For volunteer firefighters the procedure is similar
E. But joining a volunteer fire department is totally different
F. Training consists of classroom work and practical training
G. Also, a candidate must be able to respond quickly in emergencies
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。
Sitting in my school cafeteria, I looked around, slowly taking in everything. Student after student passed my 41 carrying that day’s lunch, but if you looked deeper, there was more to 42 . There was more than just the uniform they were wearing, or the way they had styled their hair. There was a lot more hidden under the 43 .
Catching the eye of a girl in my grade sitting at a nearby table, I waved 44 . She smiled weakly and then continued to pick at the spaghetti in front of her. If I hadn’t 45 recently that her mother was dying of leukemia（白血病）, I would have never 46 anything was wrong and I may not have been as 47 and sympathetic, either. It suddenly 48 me that we judge others too quickly without knowing the whole story.
I have an incurable lung disease. No one at our school knows—I don’t show any noticeable 49 except for a few coughs. I go about my day like any other kid, 50 with the realization that I have a 51 and terrifying future.
Before that day when I decided to 52 the world with a new perspective（角度）, I 53 myself almost every day. I thought only about myself and my heavy 54 . But I’ve now realized no one is 55 —we just need to accept the way we are.
41.A．order B．room C．table D．cafeteria
42. A．imagine B．compare C．exchange D．observe
43. A．uniform B．rules C．circumstances D．surface
44. A．politely B．wildly C．coldly D．impatiently
45. A．found B．noticed C．heard D．decided
46. A．remembered B．suspected C．predicted D．regretted
47.A．willing B．outstanding C．demanding D．understanding
48.A．escaped B．satisfied C．hit D．attracted
49.A．diseases B．symptoms C．complaints D．weaknesses
50.A．but B．and C．or D．so
51.A．bright B．real C．serious D．dark
52. A．view B．create C．change D．tolerate
53.A．forgave B．pitied C．challenged D．encouraged
54.A．debt B．reward C．burden D．schedule
55.A．changeable B．perfect C．unique D．different

第二节 短文语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
While not everyone will have wondered the subject while staring out of the window during 56.__________flight, the question as to why airplanes have round windows rather than square ones is interesting.
Over the years, aerospace engineering 57. __________ (make) huge leaps in airplane technology, meaning planes can carry more passengers and go faster. The planes have also changed shape 58. __________ (increase) safety — including the windows.
In the 1950s, 59. __________jetliners(喷气式飞机) were starting to become mainstream, the De Havilland Comet came 60. __________fashion. With a pressurized cabin, it was able to go higher and faster than other aircraft. 61. __________, the plane had square windows and in 1953 two planes fell apart in the air, 62. __________ (kill) 56 people in total.
The reason for the 63. __________ (crash)? The windows. 64. __________ there’s a corner, there’s a weak spot. Windows, having four corners, have four potential weak spots, making them likely to crash under stress — such as air pressure. By curving the window, the stress that would 65. __________ (eventual) crack the window corner is distributed and the likelihood of it breaking is reduced.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，你的一位英国朋友Eric非常喜欢中国书法，你准备赠送他一本英译版《中国书法鉴赏》并邮寄给他。请你写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 写邮件的目的； 2. 简介该书(如：收集了各类作品；介绍了中国书法的特点等)； 3. 询问邮寄地址。
注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:《中国书法鉴赏》Appreciation of Chinese Calligraphy
Dear Eric,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua


第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节，使之构成一个完整的故事。
In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw a beautiful brooch （胸针）in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was too high for Reuben Earle. Five dollars would buy almost a week's food for his family.
Reuben couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Dora. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home and the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.
Nevertheless, he opened the shop's door and went inside. Standing proudly and straight in his flour-sack （面粉袋改做的）shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don't have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”
"I'll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. "People around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while."
Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought Mum would get surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering （捶打）from a side street, Reuben suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin.
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。
Paragraph 1:
Every day after school, Reuben started his plan._________________________________________________
.
Paragraph2:
Finally, the time came!_____________________________________________________________________
.















Keys:
听力每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. C
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. C
阅读 每小题2.5分 满分 50分
21-23 BAC 24-27 CABD 28-31. DDCA 32-35 CDCA 36-40 BGCFD
完形 每小题1分, 满分15分
41-45．C．D．D．A．C 46-50．B．D．C．B．A 51-55．D．A．B．C．B
语法填空 每小题1.5分，满分15分
56．a 57．has made 58．to increase 59．when 60．into
61．However 62．killing 63．crashes 64．Where 65．eventually


应用文写作 15分
Dear Eric,
Knowing you are fond of Chinese calligraphy, I would like to send you a book about it.
Named Appreciation of Chinese Calligraphy, the book is an English translation, which includes a fascinating collection of masterpieces. It not only presents a variety of calligraphy styles but provides videos showing how to write Chinese characters. I am sure you will have a good knowledge of this form of art and are more willing to have a try.
Could you leave me your address so that I can mail it to you soon?
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文，由于Eric非常喜欢书法，所以需要向朋友Eric介绍《中国书法鉴赏》这本书。
【详解】1.词汇积累
喜欢：be fond of→be crazy about
拥有：have→possess
呈现：present→demonstrate
各式各样的：a variety of→various
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：It not only presents a variety of calligraphy styles but provides videos showing how to write Chinese characters.
拓展句：Not only does it present a variety of calligraphy styles, but also it provides videos showing how to write Chinese characters.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Knowing you are fond of Chinese calligraphy, I would like to send you a book about it. (运用了现在分词作状语)
[高分句型2] Named Appreciation of Chinese Calligraphy, the book is an English translation, which includes a fascinating collection of masterpieces. (运用了过去分词作状语和which引导的非限制性定语从句)

读后续写 25分
One possible version:
Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. Cold and hungry, Reuben wandered around, searching for nail bags carefully from one street to another. To save more money, the determined boy even decided to deliver papers on the early morning. Every coin he won went to a soda tin, his treasured “bank"， and then all the tiredness disappeared magically. Each time he passed by the brooch in the shop window would remind him what he did was worthwhile. Day by day, his soda tin became heavier and heavier. Six weeks passed before he even knew it. Then approached the Christmas Eve.
Finally, the time came! Reuben stole into his room and cautiously took out the soda tin, poured all the coins out and began to count. Five dollars and twenty cents! He counted it a second time, and no mistake. His hard work eventually paid off! Holding the soda tin firmly, Reuben rushed for the shop without a second's delay. Wearing the beautiful brooch and knowing the story behind it, Dora was too overjoyed to utter a word. She just threw her arms tightly around her beloved son. “Merry Christmas, mom"， the son announced proudly. "You too." the proud mother echoed. Well, no dream is out of reach for a willing heart.
情节分析：本文主要讲述了一个小故事：12岁男孩Reuben想为自己的母亲买一枚胸针，可 手头没有足够的钱，他找到店主，店主答应为他保留一段时间，而Reuben开始捡钉子来筹 钱购买胸针。续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：每天放学后，Reuben就开始他的计划。 本段开头提到Reuben已经开始进行筹钱计划，后文可以讲述他的筹钱过程以及最终结果， 可以具体描写一下筹钱过程中Reuben付出的努力。第二段开头是：终于，是时候了！本段 开头暗示Reuben己经筹到了足够的钱，后文就可以描写他买下胸针的激动心情以及将胸针 送给母亲Dora的过程。另外，母亲收到胸针后开心、感动的反应也可以是描写的重点. 文章的主人公无疑是小男孩Reuben,但次要人物Dora是不能忽略的，需要通过妈妈来衬托 儿子。那么看看文章对妈妈的描述：
Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home and the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.
如果结尾只是说妈妈很开心，就非常遗憾了，还必须和这个描写照应：对生活的乐观 和对孩子的热爱。
妈妈的开心：Wearing the beautiful brooch and knowing the story behind it, Dora was too overjoyed to utter a word.
妈妈的疼爱：She just threw her arms tightly around her beloved son.
对话： “Merry Christmas, mom"， the son announced proudly. "You too." the proud mother echoed.
主题升华：Well, no dream is out of reach for a willing heart.


第一节
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。
现在, 你有5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。
(Text 1)
W: I am going to take Friday off and not come back to work until next Wednesday.
M: Wow! Pretty good!
(Text 2)
M: I’m in trouble. I have to get these letters to the post office before it closes at 6 p.m., and it’s almost 6 p.m. already.
W: Take it easy. This clock is 20 minutes fast.
(Text 3)
M: Have you seen Mr. Black yet?
W: No, I haven’t. What’s he like? Is he a short man?
M: No, he is quite tall and has brown hair and wears glasses. He is quite nice to students.
(Text 4)
W: Look at this photo of me in my red dress! I hate it!
M: It’s a lovely dress. What’s wrong with it?
W: The dress is all right, but my hair is really a mess!
M: But your eyes are beautiful and the dress is great, so what’s the problem?
(Text 5)
M: So what do you suggest?
W: Maybe you would like to try our dish of the day. It’s made with local vegetables.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 6)
M: Now which sport do you want to do?
W: What is there?
M: Well, the volleyball is filled up and we’ve got basketball and tennis left.
W: Last year I played basketball so this year I want to do something different, tennis, I think. When can I start?
M: Let me see. The next tennis course starts on September 7th.
W: I’d like to play once a week. Which day can I come?
M: Lessons are on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays.
W: Well, on Fridays and Sundays I usually go out with my friends.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 7)
M: Hi. How are you doing?
W: Not bad. Actually, I have a cold again. But it’s nothing serious, and it’s unnecessary to bother the doctor.
M: Oh, that’s too bad. So, what are you doing today?
W: I’m planning an end-of-the-term party. Everybody wants some live music this year. How about you? Are you listening to a CD?
M: No, that’s my brother. He’s playing his guitar. He practises every morning.
W: Hey, is he free on Saturday? Does he want to play at our party? We need somebody like him.
M: Are you kidding? He’s only ten!
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text 8)
W: Isn’t this apartment good?
M: Well, I don’t know … I mean, it’s OK.
W: It’s so big. So much room. I feel so … free here.
M: It must be cold in winter. Our place is so comfortable and warm.
W: Oh, John! And the view! Look at the view of the ocean from this window! I feel so relaxed.
M: Oh, god. It makes me seasick. Our place is so much more down to earth.
W: Look at this furniture. I like it so much.
M: You do? I feel like I’m in a museum. It’s uncomfortable. Are you supposed to sit in these chairs?
W: Oh, John, don’t you wish we could live in a place like this?
M: What’s wrong with our place?
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 9)
W: OK, Raphael, I’m going to ask you about Sunday. What do you like to do on Sunday?
M: What do I like to do on Sunday? Well, I think it’s changing every Sunday. I like to go to concerts or things like that on a sunny day. And I like to go to the cinema too. I like to stay home when it rains, like last weekend. And I don’t go out when it is too windy.
W: Well, I like reading new novels and going shopping. What time do you usually get up on Sunday?
M: Well, quite late I guess, about 10 o’clock. It’s not really late but, late enough.
W: I’m an early riser, usually at 6 or 7 o’clock. What do you normally eat for breakfast on Sunday morning?
M: I guess the same thing as every day, like eggs and bread.
W: Ah, no difference. You never cook?
M: No, I like spending my time doing things like writing music, so I don’t, I mean, I care what I eat but I don’t spend a lot of time preparing, so I basically eat the same thing every morning.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 10)
W: I’m here today to tell you about my work. People ask me why I decided to start a new magazine. Well, I’ve been a journalist for many years working for newspapers and magazines in this country and abroad. I’ve always dreamt of starting my own magazine, not because I want to be rich but because I want to do something different. And now I’ve done it! It is different from other magazines.
So what’s the magazine like? It’s the same size as the local weekly newspaper and in fact it looks very similar, but it doesn’t carry news and it doesn’t report on events as they happen. I think this is the important difference. You can buy it in all the usual places you would buy your local newspaper.
The magazine itself is divided into three main parts; the first part is what’s on guide. There are music and film reviews, so you can decide what’s worth spending your time on. And it’s also got local bus timetables and useful telephone numbers. The second part is articles. We want to write about the lives of local people. They may be famous or not but they have all done something interesting such as developing a new business. There are several famous artists in the city, like Lisa Goodchild. We hope to interview a wide variety of people. And the third part is information about special events.