江苏省扬州中学2022-2023学年高三下学期3月月考英语试题

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扬州市2022-2023学年高三检测
英 语
第一部分：听力（共两节，20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
1．What does the man want to do?
A．Reserve a cheap hotel.
B．Go to Mexico on business.
C．Relax and enjoy himself
2．What will the woman get?
A．Carpet cleaner. B．A paper towel. C．A glass of wine.
3．Who is the woman?
A．She’s a teacher. B．She’s a student. C．She’s an assistant.
4．Where are the speakers headed?
A．To a swimming pool. B．To the beach. C．To a restaurant.
5．Why is the museum of great significance?
A．It’s a museum for old art.
B．It will be built on a small island.
C．It’s the first of its kind in Indonesia.

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．How much does an entrance ticket cost?
A．Two dollars. B．Five dollars. C．Seven dollars.
7．How does the woman pay?
A．In cash. B．By cheque. C．By credit card.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Where did the tomato sauce come from?
A．A local farm.
B．A store only five miles away.
C．The man’s own tomatoes
9．What does the woman think of cooking?
A．She enjoys it.
B．It makes her feel creative.
C．She doesn’t have the patience for it.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Interviewer and interviewee. B．Husband and wife. C．Neighbors.
11．Where did the man go to college?
A．In Washington. B．In Texas. C．In Nebraska.
12．What is the woman’s job?
A．She is a computer programmer. B．She is a banker. C．She is an artist.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What did Fitbit say about the recent study?
A．It was false. B．It hurt their business. C．They had no comment.
14．When does the man use his Fitbit?
A．Only when he’s exercising. B．During the daytime. C．All the time.
15．What does the man think of his Fitbit?
A．It’s sometimes uncomfortable to wear.
B．It’s of good value.
C．It’s of little use.
16．How does the woman sound?
A．Interested. B．Bored. C．Upset.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A．A search engine.
B．A language program.
C．A free lesson website for teachers.
18．How many people use Duolingo currently?
A．Over one hundred million. B．A few hundred thousand. C．Several thousand.
19．Where is Luis von Ahn from?
A．Switzerland. B．Guatemala. C．Costa Rica.
20．How was Duolingo originally funded?
A．By big websites. B．By an actor. C．By school.

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
The Right Electric Bike For You
The bicycle fever is back, but this time it has gone electric. According to NPD Group which tracks the bicycle industry, electric bike sales have more than doubled since 2019. And their popularity is still on the rise. Confirm your need and pick the electric bike that’s best for you.
MODEL
WHAT’S IT FOR?
WHO’S IT FOR?

Swagtron EB5
◆Such e-bikes are designed to make short trips, adding to the rider’s comfort and ability to see. The electric assistance allows you to travel easily and comfortably.
◆Those looking for alternatives to driving around the town. They’re lighter than most motorcycles. making them perfect for carrying groceries and laptops.

Specialized Turbo
◆These e-bikes use the same light structure and narrow wheels as conventional touring bikes. The electric motor makes it possible to cover longer distances.
◆Riders who are eager for more challenging cycling or want to extend the riding distance. The riding position may discourage those with back or neck pain.

RadWagon 4
◆With strong structure and fat wheels, they transport relatively heavy loads, which can be equipped with a seat or rack (支架).

◆Anyone who would prefer to transport large loads of groceries or packages(or even small kids) with something other than a car.

Ancheer EM
◆With stronger structure, bigger wheels, and suspension systems that absorb the impact of rough rides, they can handle rough landscapes.
◆Someone who wants to experience the excitement of riding down dirt tracks but also wants a bit help from an electric motor.

21．Which magazine is this text probably taken from?
A．Techlife News. B．Muscle & Fitness.
C．How It Works. D．Consumer Reports.
22．Which is most suitable for someone who wants to challenge long-range tours?
A．Swagtron EB5. B．Specialized Turbo. C．RadWagon 4. D．Ancheer EM.
23．What can we learn about the electric bikes?
A．Designs of electric bikes are based on travel purposes.
B．Electric bikes are more popular than conventional bikes.
C．Riders of these electric bikes put speed in the first place.
D．The trend of electric bikes replacing cars can’t be prevented.

B
My husband and I always wanted to go to the Caribbean but didn't know much about the islands or how we were going to afford it. By chance, a friend of ours in Australia mentioned “pet sitting” and that it is something you can do all over the world.
We quickly created an account on a pet sitting website and began searching for options. There were only a couple of sits available in that part of the world, but we tried our luck, sent a request, and to our surprise landed a three-month job in Grenada, so our year was going to be taken up with Caribbean pet sits.
Inspired by a Canadian couple, we decided to start our own travel blog. We began by writing about The Virgin Islands, highlighting the beautiful beaches. However, for every photo album of a beautiful beach, there were 10 photos of trash （垃圾）． It was hard to ignore the plastic pollution issue, especially on such primitive and remote beaches. So, we began to share photos of the trash we saw and how much we could pick up on our daily dog walks.
The more we looked into plastic pollution, the more we realized the severity of the global plastic pollution. From that point, we used our platform to create awareness and highlight ways to say no to plastic and travel plastic-free. We changed our daily routines, our way of living, and even our diets to accommodate more organic foods and little to no plastic packaging.
It's been over three years now and we continue to do what we can. This journey has led us to some amazing places, working with great brands and even organizing a country-wide beach clean-up campaign in Grenada.
Our aim now is to keep on going. We love connecting with like-minded people. It's been amazing few years that was sparked by a conversation about pet sitting. Who would have guessed?
24. Why did the author do pet sitting?
A. To raise fund. B. To protect the environment.
C. To cover travel expenses. D. To shoot beautiful beaches.
25. What does the author intend to convey through her story?
A. Pet sitting is a new type of occupation.
B. The Caribbean is an ideal travel destination.
C. Travel blog is a superb way to gain popularity.
D. Action should be taken to fight plastic pollution.
26. How did the author find her experience in the Caribbean?
A. Significant. B. Challenging. C. Adventurous. D. Dreadful.
27. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Changing Lifestyles by Pet Sitting
B. Unexpected Gains from Pet Sitting Travel
C. Dealing with Global Environment Pollution
D. The Availability of Pet Sitting in the Caribbean

C
Housing officials say that lately they are noticing something different: students seem to lack the will and the skill, to address ordinary conflicts. “We have students who are mad at each other and they text each other in the same room,” says a teacher. “So many of our roommate conflicts are because kids don’t know how to negotiate a problem.”
And as any pop psychologist will tell you, bottled emotions lead to silent discontent that can boil over into frustration and anger. At the University of Florida, emotional outbursts occur about once a week, the university’s director of housing and residence education says. “It used to be: ‘Let’s sit down and talk about it.’” he says. “Over the past five years, roommate conflicts have increased. The students don’t have the person-to-person discussions and they don’t know how to handle them.” The problem is most dramatic among freshmen; housing professionals say they see improvement as students move toward graduation, but some never seem to catch on, and they worry about how such students will deal with conflicts after college.
Administrators speculate that reliance on cell phones and the Internet may have made it easier for young people to avoid uncomfortable encounters. Why express anger in person when you can vent in a text? “Things are posted on someone’s wall on Facebook: Oh, my roommate kept me up all night studying,” says Dana Pysz, an assistant director in the office of residential life at the University of California, Los Angeles. “It’s a different way to express their conflict to each other, consequently creating even more frictions as complaints go public.” In recent focus groups at North Carolina State University, dorm residents said they would not even confront noisy neighbors on their floor.
Administrators point to parents who have fixed their children’s problems in their entire lives. Now in college, the children lack the skills to attend to even modest conflicts. Some parents continue to interfere on campus.
28．What is the main reason for many roommate conflicts?
A．Students are not strong-willed.
B．Students are not satisfied with each other.
C．Housing directors are not responsible for them.
D．Students are not good at reaching an agreement about the problems.
29．What do we learn from the second paragraph?
A．Students, especially freshmen, should bottle up their dissatisfaction.
B．Some students are not able to handle conflicts by the time they graduate.
C．Students in Florida sit down and have a person-to-person talk once a week.
D．The number of conflicts among roommates has decreased during the past five years.
30．What is the attitude of Dana Pysz when he mentions roommates disclosing their conflicts in the media?
A．Disapproval. B．Indifference. C．Eagerness. D．Empathy.
31．What should parents do according to the passage?
A．They should be involved in their children’s life on campus.
B．They should teach their children the skills to tackle the conflicts.
C．They should constantly contact the administrators of the college.
D．They should deal with their children’s problems in their whole lives.

D
In habitats across the planet, animals periodically drop everything to walk, fly or swim to a new place. Wildlife such as whales and geese learn migration paths by following their parents. Others, including small songbirds, gain the distance and direction of their migration within their genetic code. And some animals use a combination of genetics and culture to guide their migration.
Another group of migrators does not quite fit either model, and researchers have only recently started to figure out how they find their way. Take the Cory’s shearwater, an oceangoing sea bird that migrates over the Atlantic every year. The young do not migrate with their parents, so culture cannot explain their journeys. And the exact paths vary wildly from individual to individual, making genetics equally unlikely.
Cory’s shearwaters are long-lived, rarely producing young successfully before age nine. This leaves an opening for learning and practice to develop their migration patterns. Researchers call this the “exploration-refinement”, and until now it has been hypothetical (假设的) because of difficulties in tracking migratory animals’ movements.
But a team of researchers has done that by attaching small geolocators to more than 150 of the birds aged four to nine. They found that younger birds traveled longer distances, for longer periods, and had more diverse paths than older birds. “We finally have evidence of the ‘exploration-refinement’ for migratory birds,” says Letizia Campioni, who led the study. Younger Cory’s shearwaters are able to fly just as fast as the adults— but they do not, suggesting that the young do more exploring, which gradually fades as they mature and settle into a preferred course.
Although it may seem less efficient than other strategies, “exploration refinement could be beneficial to birds and other organisms in a rapidly changing world due to unpredictable man-made changes,” says Barbara Frei. “It might be safer to repeat a behavior that was recently successful than to rely on patterns that were perfected long ago but might no longer be safe.”
32．What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A．It describes animals’ habitats. B．It talks about migration models.
C．It compares different species. D．It introduces a tracking technology.
33．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A．The opening for learning and practice.
B．The unique living habit of Cory’s shearwaters.
C．The way Cory’s shearwaters form their migration patterns.
D．The process scientists track Cory’s shearwaters’ movements.
34．What does Letizia’s study find about the younger Cory’s shearwaters?
A．They travel as much as adult birds.
B．They move in a predictable manner.
C．They lower the speed for exploration.
D．They look for a course with their parents.
35．What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A．Man-made changes make migration easier.
B．Animals make a safer journey via a fixed track.
C．Course exploration contributes to birds’ adaptability.
D．A combination of strategies assures migration success.

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。
I believe almost everyone would like two things from their jobs and careers: success and happiness. They want to do relatively well financially, receive fair recognition for their accomplishments, enjoy their work as much as one can, and become happier as a person as a result. So many people, especially ambitious, hard-working people, simplify them in a logical way: They first seek success and then assume that success will lead to happiness. ____36____. Chasing success has costs that can end up lowering happiness.
This is not to say that you have to choose between success and happiness. ____37____. But you have to reverse (颠倒) the order of operations: Instead of trying first to get success and hoping it leads to happiness, start by working on your happiness, which will enhance your success.
Whether you are an employee or employer, it is a better investment to increase happiness at work and in life, rather than simply trying to increase measures of success.
____38____. No matter how much you enjoy your work, overwork will become an obstruction (阻碍) to well-being.
Once work quantity is under control, happiness at work requires a sense of meaning and purpose. ____39____. Earned success implies a sense of accomplishment and recognition for a job well done, while service to others requires knowledge of the real people who benefit from your work.
Ultimately, although success and happiness are linked, the magic mostly works one-way — and not in the way that most people think. ____40____, and may lead you to unhappiness. But working on your happiness. gives you the best chance at getting both.
A．You can obtain both
B．But this reasoning is faulty
C．It’s fairly reasonable to think this way, though
D．Working on your success to get happier is inefficient at best (充其量)
E．The first thing to remember is that happiness requires balance
F．It’s dangerous to pursue success instead of happiness
G．The two key aspects of meaningful work are earned success and service to others

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。
One of the benefits of social media is that it allows us to witness little moments of joy all around the world. And this was just the ____41____ when a classical pianist, Karim Kamar, quite literally lent a helping hand to a ____42____ youngster who only learned to walk recently.
In a short video on TikTok, in front of ____43____ Karim Kamar is playing the public piano at London’s busy St. Pancras train station. Then a little youngster walked ____44____ to him and asked the pianist to ____45____ from the public piano, so he could have a ____46____ at playing.
Kamar, who’s played at many well-known concerts, ____47____ stood up for the tiny child and helped him on to the piano seat. He then bent down to perform with his young pupil, ____48____  his hands as the little kid picked out the ____49____ to a favorite, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
In this short video, it’s lovely to see the pianist take the ____50____ to help the child play the instrument. And it reminds us of the ____51____ of music to unite us when generations ____52____ and pass down their know-how to those starting out.
It’s also ____53____ to remember just how our little ones desire to learn more, and we should always find a way to ____54____ them—even when it tries our ____55____! —as they try and make sense of the huge world that surrounds them.
41．A．principle
B．state
C．argument
D．case
42．A．nervous
B．curious
C．serious
D．anxious
43．A．crowds
B．actors
C．students
D．directors
44．A．quickly
B．silently
C．unstably
D．confidently
45．A．set off
B．get up
C．try on
D．give in
46．A．turn
B．guide
C．lesson
D．look
47．A．unwillingly
B．gladly
C．eagerly
D．cautiously
48．A．shaking
B．placing
C．holding
D．raising
49．A．notes
B．tastes
C．sounds
D．memories
50．A．chance
B．space
C．time
D．gift
51．A．power
B．quality
C．favor
D．practice
52．A．compete
B．complain
C．compare
D．combine
53．A．impossible
B．incredible
C．difficult
D．important
54．A．defend
B．encourage
C．comfort
D．challenge
55．A．wisdom
B．ambition
C．patience
D．kindness

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。
Cold Dew, the 17th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 8 and ends on Oct 22. At this time, there are some interesting ____56____ (phenomenon) you need to know.
Not only ____57____ temperatures drop significantly, but also rainfall is reduced. When the cold air encounters autumn rain, it turns into misty rain or fog. When the humidity is high, ____58____ (fog) regions form in many areas of China.
People always say that fishing in shallow water in autumn makes sense. That’s ____59____ temperatures decrease quickly and sunshine doesn’t reach deep water thoroughly. Fish swim to shallow water areas ____60____ the water temperature is ____61____ (relative) high.
Pomegranates (石榴) are ripe during Cold Dew, releasing a sweet scent. With their exquisite beauty, flavor and color, pomegranates never fail to attract people and ____62____ (cherish) for centuries also for their health benefits and anti-aging benefits.
Chrysanthemum (菊花) is the iconic flower of Cold Dew. ____63____ (prevent) autumn dryness, many regions in China have the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine, which is thought to boost heart health by strengthening blood vessels and ____64____ (stimulate) blood flow.
During Cold Dew, North China takes on a look of late autumn with white clouds, red leaves and early frost. People often climb hills with cornels (茱萸)_____65_____ the day of the Double Ninth Festival, aiming to dispel evils.

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，校报英文栏目 Tour across the world 的编辑，请你给外教 Mr. Brown 写邮件邀请他给该栏目撰稿。内容包括：
1. 栏目介绍；
2. 稿件要求；
3. 期待来稿。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mr. Brown,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

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。
Gifts for the poor
Mrs. Susan was mean and bad-tempered. There was no other way to describe her. Just the other day I heard her telling the headmaster that children took too much time in arts. She even said that most of us didn’t understand what we were doing. I left the office feeling very angry.
My anger didn’t last, however. It was December and Christmas was approaching. Excitement filled me right up to the top of my head. I smiled and laughed, singing “Jingle Bells” as we rode home from school.
After dinner, Mom and Dad called me into the family room. I knew what we were going to discuss. Every year for as long as I could remember, we had chosen a family who needed some extra help at Christmas time, and we had taken gifts and food to their house. It was one of our family’s favorite traditions.
Dad said, “It’s time we decide which family to help this year. Do you have a suggestion?” Some years it had been really easy to decide, but this year I couldn’t think of anyone. Dad looked at Mom. “Maybe Mom has a suggestion. Sometimes she notices things the rest of us miss.” Mom smiled. “I do know of someone who needs our help. I think we should help Mrs. Susan.”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! “But, Mom,” I protested, “she seems to have plenty of money and she dresses in nice clothes. Besides, she’s really bad-tempered. She doesn’t even like kids. She might even kick our gifts off her porch (门廊). I think we should choose someone else.”
“I know Mrs. Susan has enough money,” Mom said. “I know she isn’t very pleasant to be around. But she was divorced before she moved here. She has three children who have their own children and never come to see her. She is very lonely and unhappy. You see, she never celebrates Christmas. April, you weren’t quite right when you said she wasn’t poor.”
“You mean she’s poor in love?” I asked. “Yes. Sometimes it’s much more painful to be poor in love than it is to be poor in money?” I was quiet for minutes. Then Dad said, “Let’s take a vote.” Dad’ and Mom’s hands went up. Looking at them, I unwillingly raised mine.
注意：
1.续写的词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Mom said besides buying her a gift, we should make something by hand.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
With the box in hand, I could feel my heart pounding when ringing Susan’s doorbell.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2022-2023 高三下3月双周练英语答案
听力 (20*1.5=30)
1-5: CBABC　6-10: BACCC　11-15: ABACB　16-20: ABABA

阅读理解 (15*2.5=37.5)
21-23: DBA 24-27: CDCB 28-31: DBAB 32-35: BCCC

七选五 (5*2.5=12.5)
36-40: BAEGD

完形填空 (15*1=15)
41—45: DAACB 46—50: ABBAC 51—55: ADDBC

短文填空 (10*1.5=15)
56．phenomena 57．do 58．foggy 59．because 60．where
61．relatively 62．have been cherished 63．To prevent 64．stimulating 65．on
应用文 (满分15分）
Dear Mr. Brown,
I am writing to invite you to contribute an article to Tour across the world, an English column of our school paper.
The column is meant to introduce scenic spots across the globe. It is one of the most popular columns among us students. We hope to know about the most impressive tourist destination of your country from your article, which is about 200 words long. Would you please email us before this Friday afternoon?
Looking forward to your contribution.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写 （满分25分）
Mom said besides buying her a gift, we should make something by hand. Reminded by my mother, I spent a long time making a gift and writing some Christmas wishes. I wrapped the gift carefully and put it in a beautiful box. On the top of the box I tied a bright red bow. Time flowed. When I finished all the preparations, my heart was full of excitement. On Christmas Day, my family and I went to Susan's door.
With the box in hand, I could feel my heart pounding when ringing Susan’s doorbell. Ms. Susan was so surprised that her jaw dropped when she saw us. I said with great joy, “Merry Christmas! Here’s a present for you, Ms. Susan!” With great gratitude, Ms. Susan invited us in and opened my gift box. It’s a picture I made myself, which was about Ms. Susan reuniting with her family. She was so excited that she burst into tears and suddenly hugged me in her arms, sobbing, “This is the most meaningful gift I have ever received, and the most unforgettable Christmas I have ever had!”

听力原文：
1．C
【原文】M: I need a vacation. I haven’t had a day off in eight months. It’s about time I did something fun.
W: I agree. You’ve been working hard lately. Why don’t we go to Mexico? I can get us a good deal on a hotel.
2．B
【原文】W: I just spilled red wine on the carpet. Do you have any carpet cleaner?
M: No, I just ran out. Get a paper towel and try to get the stain out with water and some salt. Hurry!
3．A
【原文】W: Mark, please be quiet. We’re in the middle of a test. If you need something, our teaching assistant Brittany is here to help you.
M: Sorry, Mrs. Smith. Susie asked to borrow a pen, and I was just telling her I don’t have an extra one.
4．B
【原文】M: If you grab the towels, I’ll get the sunglasses.
W: Okay. Do you have everything else you need? A bathing suit? Your surfboard?
M: Yes, everything’s in the car already. I also packed some sandwiches in case we’re hungry later.
5．C
【原文】M: Indonesia is opening its first international modern art museum in 2017. It’s going to be called the Museum MACAN, which is short for Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara.
W: What does the word “nusantara” mean?
M: It’s an Indonesian term for a group of islands.
6．B    7．A

【原文】W: I’d like a ticket to the fair, please.
M: OK. This is an entrance ticket only. If you’d like to go to the petting zoo or the horse ride, there will be an extra fee.
W: How much do those cost?
M: The petting zoo is $2, and the horse ride is $3.
W: I’ll buy a ticket to the petting zoo as well, please.
M: Your total comes to $7.
W: Do you take credit cards?
M: No, we take cash only.
W: Okay, here you go.
8．C    9．C

【原文】M: I made us a pizza for tonight’s dinner. I baked apple pie, made the tomato sauce from our tomatoes in the backyard, and I bought the cheese from a local farm about five miles away.
W: Yum! I can’t wait to eat it. You’ve been cooking a lot lately. Why the change?
M: I’ve gotten really into watching cooking shows. I’ve been interested in cooking for a long time, but I just decided to give it a try recently.
W: I’m an okay cook, but I don’t enjoy it very much. It takes a lot of patience, which I don’t have.
10．C    11．A    12．B

【原文】W: Hello. My name is Christina. I’m just stopping by to bring you some cookies and to introduce myself.
M: Hi, Christina. I’m Bryce. It’s very nice to meet you. Please come in.
W: Sure.
M: Thank you for the cookies. Would you like something to drink?
W: Water is fine. Thank you.
M: Here you go. Take a seat. So, where were you living before?
W: My husband and I were living in Nebraska, but he got a job out here, so that’s why we moved. I’ve never been to the West Coast before. I love Washington so far.
M: I’ve been in Washington for ten years now. I was born in Texas and came out here for college. I’ve stayed ever since.
W: What do you do for work?
M: I’m a computer programmer. It’s a good job, but my real passion in life is making furniture.
W: That’s interesting. I do a lot of painting in my spare time, although I’m a banker during the day.
13．A    14．C    15．B    16．A

【原文】W: What are you wearing?
M: A Fitbit. It’s a watch that helps me keep track of my health.
W: How accurate do you think it actually is?
M: I’m not sure. I read a study recently that said the Fitbit’s heart rate monitor doesn’t do a great job at measuring your heartbeat during physical activity. It gives a higher reading than it should.
W: Oh, I thought it would have been the other way around.
M: Me too. Of course, Fitbit was very upset by the study and said it wasn’t true.
W: Well, a study like that will probably really hurt its business.
M: Well, their products are very popular, so people will still most likely buy them.
W: Do you wear your Fitbit often, or just when you’re exercising?
M: I wear it all day, every day. I even wear it when I’m sleeping.
W: Wow, that’s impressive. Isn’t it uncomfortable?
M: No, not at all.
W: Maybe I should get one.
M: You should. I really like mine. There are many different kinds you can choose from. They’re expensive, but I think they’re worth the money.
17．B    18．A    19．B    20．A

【原文】
Duolingo is a free language-learning website and app. It offers ad-free courses for those who want to learn a new language. As of 2016, Duolingo has fifty-nine different language courses for twenty-three languages. Over 120 million people are registered with the program. Duolingo was created in 2011 by Professor Luis von Ahn and his graduate student Severin Hacker, who was born in Switzerland. Prof. Luis von Ahn was born in Guatemala, and he was upset by how expensive it was for people in his town to learn English. He wanted to create a program that offered free education to anyone in the world. Because most of the services are available free of charge, Duolingo originally used a special business model to make money. Members of the public were able to translate content and vote on correct translations. The content came from large websites such as BuzzFeed and CNN.com, which paid Duolingo to translate their webpages. Many private investors have given money to the company, including actor Ashton Kutcher’s firm. Duolingo has also been used in public schools in Costa Rica and Guatemala.