山东省德州市实验中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中英语试题（Word版附答案）

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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。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。
Which cuntry has rules abut making beer?
Germany. B. The UK. C. Belgium
When did the wman g fr a walk?
A. In the mrning. B. In the afternn. C. In the evening.
3. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Mther and sn. B. Master and servant. C. Tur guide and turist.
4. Hw will the man pay fr the shpping?
A. With a card. B. With his cash. C. With the wman's mney.
5. What is the weather like nw?
A. Rainy. B. Cludy. C. Sunny.
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。
Where are the speakers?
In a car. B. Outside a cave. C. Inside a huse.
7. What will the speakers d next?
A.Brush their hair. B.Make sme rules. C.Put n their hats.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.At what time des the man usually arrive at schl?
9:00 a.m. B. 9:10 a.m. C. 9:30 a.m
9.What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A.Wrk meetings’ plans. B.The man’s lateness. C.Schl classes’ rganizatin.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What des the man think f the cake?
A. It is nrmal. B. It is delicius. C. It is disappinting.
11.Why is the wman glad t see the man?
A. She is lnely. B. He will help her. C. He is a family member.
12.What will the wman cnsider ding?
A. Mving t anther cmmunity. B. Seeing her family mre ften.
C. Running a cake shp.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Hw des the wman feel abut the recycling rules?
A. Cnfused. B. Cnfirmed. C. Cntent
14.Which items will be regarded as general waste?
A. Cans. B. Bttles. C. Envelpes.
15.What is the prblem with the plate?
A. It is t big. B. It is t dirty. C. It is brken.
16.When is the recycling cllected?
A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What is prbably the speaker’s jb?
A. A htel manager. B. A weather reprter. C. An air traffic cntrller.
18.What made many flights canceled?
A. A heavy snwstrm. B. A thick clud. C. A typhn.
19.What will the airprt ffer all the passengers?
A. Htel infrmatin. B. Chairs and benches. C. Pillws and blankets.
20.What will the speaker prbably d within the next hur?
A. Update the crwd. B. Give passengers ticket refunds.
C. Let peple get ready fr departure.
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 Best Destinatins t Visit
Pland
We culd list new penings in Pland, such as Htel Verte in Warsaw, which will thrw pen its glden drs in August. But this is nt the nly reasn yu shuld visit Pland. Sharing a 300-plus-mile brder with its neighbring cuntries, where there are frests, lakes and muntains, means nw it’s yur chance t take a vacatin there.
Western Australia
On April 20, a ttal slar eclipse(日食) will be visible ver the nrthwestern edge f Australia. Fr an event that will likely last abut ne minute, the twn f Exmuth has been planning fr ver a year. There will be utdr viewing platfrms where bservers can safely watch the slar miracle.
Liverpl, England
Best knwn arund the wrld as the birthplace f The Beatles, Liverpl is adding anther chapter t its musical legacy. In May, it will be the hst city f Eurvisin Sng Cntest, which is expected t bring thusands f flag-waving fans frm acrss the cntinent. In June, the city will celebrate the Liverpl Biennial cntemprary visual arts festival, as mre than 30 internatinal artists and cllectives takever spaces in the city until September.
Charlestn, Suth Carlina
Charlestn shws its past like n ther US city, but it ften glsses ver (掩饰) the histry f its Black residents. It has been taking steps t fix that. Enter the Internatinal African American Museum, which prmises t make an pening annuncement sn after pushing back its January date. The museum is n the shreline f the Cper River in the spt where many Africans first set ft in Nrth America.
21. When will Htel Verte pen?
A. In April.B. In May.C. In June.D. In August.
22. Which city will hst Eurvisin Sng Cntest?
A. Warsaw.B. Exmuth.C. Liverpl.D. Charlestn.
23. What can yu explre in the museum n the shreline f the Cper River?
A. The histry f African Americans.B. The rice field in the cuntryside.
C. The achievements f The Beatles.D. The wrks by internatinal artists.
B
Last summer, I was sent t take phts that culd cmmunicate the urgency f climate change in nrthern Canada. When I arrived at an abandned village n Reslute Bay, I scanned the shre with my camera. Suddenly, I sptted a bear lying n the grund. It didn’t mve fr almst an hur. But when it finally std up, I had t catch my breath. The bear’s nce strng bdy was just skin and bnes, every step that it tk was painfully slw.
When I psted the phts n scial media, I wrte, “This is what starvatin may lk like. I wnder whether the glbal ppulatin f 25, 000 plar bears wuld die the way this bear is dying.”
I did nt say that this particular bear was killed by climate change. But news rganizatins arund the wrld fcused n it. The first line f the stry published in Natinal Gegraphic read, “This is what climate change lks like”—with “climate change” highlighted in yellw. Other news agencies even adpted mre dramatic headlines.
It was estimated that my phts had been read by abut 2.5 billin peple arund the wrld. But there was a prblem: Mst peple and the news agencies didn’t recgnize r misunderstd the real message I tried t send with them. Many peple expressed gratitude that I’d prvided shcking evidence n climate change, while thers wh are still trying t deny the existence f climate change charged me with spreading false infrmatin.
Perhaps I had made a mistake in nt telling the full stry—that I was lking fr pictures that might fretell the future and that I didn't knw what had happened t this particular plar bear.
I can’t say that this bear was starving because f climate change, but I am happy that my phts have mved the cnversatin abut climate change t the frefrnt, where it must remain until this prblem is slved.
Until then, when I cme acrss a scene like this ne, I will again share with the wrld—and take pains t be sure that my intentin is clear.
24. Hw did the authr feel when the bear std up?
A. Shcked.B. Scared.C. Excited.D. Relieved.
25. What des the underlined wrd “it” in paragraph 3 refer t?
A. The stry. B. The pht.C. A starving bear.D. Climate change.
26. What did the authr really want t d when sharing thse phts?
A. Prvide mre direct evidence n climate change.
B. Shw the link between the bear and climate change.
C. Warn the pssible results f climate change.
D. Expse the false infrmatin abut climate change.
27. What is the authr’s main purpse in writing the text?
A. T admit his mistake.B. T clarify his true intentin.
C. T please his readers.D. T shw ff his amazing trip.
C
In the mdern era, it may cme as a surprise that the fashin industry is ne f the mst plluting industries, especially when it cmes t carbn emissins. Hwever,ever-changing fashin trends persuade cnsumers int buying new pieces and getting rid f ld clthing that’s n lnger cnsidered fashinable.With trends mving at breakneck speed, we’re buying mre clthes and wearing them fr less time.
Sustainable fashin has been n the rise in recent years,but it’s undeniable that sustainable cmpanies like Girfriend Cllective, and Organic Basics are ut f mst peple’s price ranges. Instead,fast-fashin cmpanies have the advantage f lw prices. S mst peple tend t chse lw prices ver sustainability, particularly when they’re nt directly dealing with the impacts f clthing pllutin. But hw can peple,buy sustainable clthing when it’s nt affrdable?
Of curse, the best way is nt t buy any new clthes.Hwever,saving up t buy higher quality,mre sustainable garments(衣服)and then wearing them fr many years are healthier fr the envirnment. A similar reslutin is wning sme basic garments and a few statement pieces in what’s called a “capsule wardrbe”. We can cmbine ur pieces in different ways t get varius new utfits that still feel stylish and dn’t generate waste.
Buying secndhand clthing is als a great way t be sustainable at a lwer cst. It shuld be nted that sme new websites and apps like Depp and Mercari allw cnsumers t buy specific items f secndhand clthing. They als ffer a wide selectin fr a price mre cmparable t physical stres.
There is smething else t be cncerned with staying stylish and sustainable.With the rise f scial media, the pressure t “fit in” has risen, causing peple t fcus n fashin feeling. But, hnestly, wearing what suits us will make us lk gd, and the earth will acknwledge us, t.
28.Why d cnsumers tend t buy new clthes?
A. T replace the wrn-ut nes. B. T lead a lw-carbn life.
C. T satisfy their inner needs. D. T keep up with fashin trends.
29.What is recmmended cncerning sustainable clthing?
A. Selecting clthes f lwer prices. B. Putting cst-effective clthes t best use.
C. Purchasing stylish clthes nline. D. Chsing favrable clthes in physical stres.
30.What des the underlined phrase “capsule wardrbe” in paragraph 3 pssibly mean?
A. A cllectin f basic clthes and easily matched pieces.
B. A variety f essential clthes and stylish items.
C. A cupbard f displaying delicately made garments.
D. A place fr varius statement pieces.
31.What des the authr intend t cnvey in the text?
A. Tp pririty shuld be given t secndhand clthing
B. Fashin trends change at an alarming speed.
C. Clthing industry leads t carbn emissins.
D. Fashin can keep pace with sustainability.
D
The deep-sea il and gas industry has vast and cstly facilities t maintain.Wells, ther equipment, and thusands f kilmeters f pipelines must be inspected and repaired.
Nw, cutting-edge underwater drnes and rbts that culd make the wrk safer and cheaper are being develped.Amng them is Eelume, a six-meter-lng, snake-like rbt equipped with sensrs and a camera at each end.It can be kept at a statin at depths f up t half a kilmeter fr six mnths, withut being brught back t the surface. The rbt can travel up t 20 kilmeters befre needing t return t its statin t recharge.
Maintenance wrk at many deep-water wells and pipeline systems is already carried ut by unmanned vehicles. But these vehicles typically need t be transprted t the ffshre site n a fully crewed ship and then remtely perated frm nbard the surface ship. That can cst up t $100,000 per day,accrding t Pal Liljebäck, chief technlgy fficer with Eelume Subsea Interventin, which develped the rbt. Liljebäck says that by “enabling the rbt t becme a subsea resident living at a statin, it can be mbilized at any time t d inspectins, thereby reducing the need fr cstly surface ships”.
Eelume can wrk autnmusly n tasks assigned frm a cntrl rm nshre, and send back the vide and data. Its snake-like design allws it t wrk in small spaces and wriggle(扭动)its bdy t stay in place in strng currents. By staying under the sea, it can carry ut tasks whatever the cnditins n the surface f the cean.
The glbal underwater rbtics market is expected t be wrth arund$ 7 billin in 2025, accrding t analysts, and ther cmpanies are in the prcess f cmmercializing new deep-sea drne and rbt technlgy. Eelume Subsea Interventin will carry ut final testing n the seabed later this year at the Asgard il and gas field. It expects t put its first snake rbts int use next year and hpes t have up t 50 in the cean arund the wrld by 2027.
32.What is ne feature f Eelume?
A. It can travel nearly 40 kilmeters befre recharging
B. It can dive as deep as 500 meters.
C. It wrks mainly arund the statin.
D. It wrks fr 6 mnths n ne charge.
33.What is the prblem with unmanned vehicles?
A. They are t cstly t maintain.
B. They are hard t perate remtely.
C. They require transprtatin t and frm wrk.
D. They have t wrk n a fully crewed ship all the time.
34.What can be expected f Eelume in the future?
A. It will require n further tests. B. It will be wrth arund $7 billin.
C. It will be put n the market in 2027. D. It will face a lt f cmpetitrs.
35.What is the main idea f the passage?
A. A snake rbt is n its way fr underwater tasks.
B. Eelume is the new chice fr cnstructing pipelines.
C. Maintenance wrk n the cean flr is a risky jb.
D. Unmanned vehicles marketing has seen strng grwth.
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。
I believe almst everyne wuld like tw things frm their jbs and careers: success and happiness. They want t d relatively well financially, receive fair recgnitin fr their accmplishments, enjy their wrk as much as ne can, and becme happier as a persn as a result. S many peple, especially ambitius, hard-wrking peple, simplify them in a lgical way: They first seek success and then assume that success will lead t happiness. 36 . Chasing success has csts that can end up lwering happiness.
This is nt t say that yu have t chse between success and happiness. 37 . But yu have t reverse (颠倒) the rder f peratins: Instead f trying first t get success and hping it leads t happiness, start by wrking n yur happiness, which will enhance yur success.
Whether yu are an emplyee r emplyer, it is a better investment t increase happiness at wrk and in life, rather than simply trying t increase measures f success. 38 . N matter hw much yu enjy yur wrk, verwrk will becme an barrier t well-being.
Once wrk quantity is under cntrl, happiness at wrk requires a sense f meaning and purpse. 39 . Earned success implies a sense f accmplishment and recgnitin fr a jb well dne, while service t thers requires knwledge f the real peple wh benefit frm yur wrk.
Ultimately, althugh success and happiness are linked, the magic mstly wrks ne-way — and nt in the way that mst peple think. 40 , and may lead yu t unhappiness. But wrking n yur happiness gives yu the best chance at getting bth.
A. Yu can btain bth
B . But this reasning is faulty
It’s fairly reasnable t think this way, thugh
The first thing t remember is that happiness requires balance
It’s dangerus t pursue success instead f happiness
The tw key aspects f meaningful wrk are earned success and service t thers
Wrking n yur success t get happier is inefficient at best (充其量)
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was during dinner that Mss Hills began t realize just hw severe the strm was. The ship’s waiters, __41__cmpletely gd at carrying drinks and fd withut spilling (洒) anything, were struggling. Mss, a guitarist wrking n bard the cruise “Oceans” line had never seen the waiters __42 __plates befre.
Instantly, Mss__ 43__ the radi t send an SOS. “I was calling and just __44__ fr smebdy t answer,” Mss says. A vice eventually replied. __45__, Mss explained “Oceans” was sinking.
Mre than three hurs passed befre the first helicpter __46__and hvered (盘旋) abve the ship One navy diver went t rganize the helicpter __47__at the back f the ship and Mss was t rganize a secnd at the frnt. But as the ship __48 __ever lwer beneath the waves, peple began jumping ff the steeply shaking deck in __49__and a rigid lifebat had t be launched int the __50__sea t rescue them.
Swinging in mid-air frm the helicpter rpe, peple wh Mss was trying t save were being__51__against parts f the ship by the strng winds. There was n way f knwing hw badly__52__ they were and Mss mmentarily lst his nerve. But with s many peple still n bard, he realized he had n__ 53__ but t keep ging.
Exhausted, Mss was the last t __54__ the helicpter.
When the helicpter carrying Mss __55__n the grass, passengers ran twards him cheering, and reaching ut t hug him.
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。
Demand n turism burst as the Minsu market’s recvery sped up during the May Day hliday. Oceans f turists flded int Zib in China’s Shandng Prvince fr its BBQ, ___56___ drve its Minsu market t bm. Accrding t the nline bking site Tujia, Minsu’s average rm price remained lwer than the natinal average level, but ___57___ (it) bking number increased three times in Shandng Prvince during the May Day vacatin.
___58___ (base) n Tujia statistics, ther cities in Shandng Prvince als shwed remarkable perfrmances n Minsu bkings. Qingda and Weihai were amng China’s Tp ten turism destinatins. ___59___ frmer even surpassed Chengdu and Chngqing fr the first time t take the number ne spt. ___60___ (additinal), the bking numbers in Yantai, Jinan, Rizha and Tai’an f Shandng Prvince als ___61___ (see) a gd perfrmance.
The Minsu in rural areas still gain ___62___ (ppular), with the bking number ___63___ (accunt) fr nearly 40% f the ttal, accrding t Tujia.
Amng custmers bking the Minsu in rural areas, the “pst-80” and “pst-90” generatins are still the mainstream. The ___64___ (ht) types f accmmdatins are lfts, inns, and single-family villas. Besides, fruit and vegetable picking, DIY activities, and fd-tasting events are the tp chices ____65____ hliday activities.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假如你是李华，你校将举办年度“经典诵读”大赛。你的好友Daniel，一名英国交换生，热爱中文，于是报名参赛。他在选材及朗诵技巧方面遇到困难，向你求助。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.表示鼓励；
2.提出建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
参考词汇：“经典诵读”大赛 Classics Recitatin Cntest
Dear Daniel,
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Yurs sincerely，
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。
In my memry, my mther was a small delicate wman, wh even in high-heeled shes was barely ne and a half meters tall. Her hair was fine and black and always put up in a knt. She wuld always be standing at the tp f the stairs, smiling dwn at me when I raced breathlessly hme fr lunch after a ten-minute walk frm the primary schl.
One day I was picked ut t perfrm Alice f the play Alice in Wnderland, and frd weeks my mther had rehearsed(排练)my lines s hard with me. But n matter hw easily I acted at hme, every time I stepped n stage, every wrd disappeared frm my head. Finally my teacher tk me aside and explained that she had written a narratr(旁白)part fr the play, and asked me t change rles. Hw upset and embarrassed I was!
I didn’t tell my mther what had happened that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead f suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted t walk in the yard.
It was a lvely spring day and the rse vine was turning green. Under the huge trees, we culd see yellw daisies(雏菊)in the grass in bunches, as if a painter had tuched ur landscape with dts f gld. I watched my mther casually bend dwn by ne daisy. “I think I’m ging t dig up all these weeds, ”she said, pulling up by its rts. “Frm nw n, we’ll have nly rses in this garden.”
“But I like daisies,” I prtested. “All flwers are beautiful—even daisies.”
My mther lked at me seriusly. “Yes, every flwer gives pleasure in its wn way, desn’t it?” she asked thughtfully. I ndded, pleased that I had wn her ver. “And that is true f peple t,” she added. “Nt everyne can be the rse, but there is n shame in that.” Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started t cry as I tld her what had happened. She listened and smiled encuragingly.
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。
“Yu will be a wnderful narratr,” she said, handing me a yellw daisy.
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The day finally came and my mther sat amng the audience.
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2023-2024学年度上学期期中考试
高二英语试题答案 2023.11
第一部分听力 (共两节，满分30分)
1-5ABCAC 6-10BCABB 11-15ACACB 16-20BCACA
阅读
21—23: DCA 24—27: ADCB 28—31: DBAD
32—35: ACDA 36-40 BADGE
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题, 每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 CACDA 46-50 CCDAB 51-55 ACBDB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. which 57. its 58. Based 59. The 60. Additinally
61. saw 62. ppularity 63. accunting 64. httest 65. fr
第四部分写作
应用文
One pssible versin:
Dear Daniel,
I’m very happy t hear that yu have signed up fr the Classics Recitatin Cntest. Yu have a gd mastery f Chinese pems and excel at recitatin, which will definitely give yu an advantage.
When it cmes t the practical suggestins, I recmmend yu t chse Li Bai’s pems since they’re full f imaginatin, thus striking a chrd with the audience. Besides, it wuld be better if yu read with emtin and used prper bdy language. Maintaining eye cntact with the judges and audience can als add t yur perfrmance.
I sincerely hpe yu will enjy the whle prcess and btain a desirable result. If yu need mre help, dn’t hesitate t tell me.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
读后续写
参考范文
“Yu will be a wnderful narratr,” she said, handing me a yellw daisy. ”The narratr’s part is every bit as imprtant as the part f Alice. My darling, every rle is remarkable. And yu are a brn stryteller.“ Her cnstant encuragement filled me with pride and cnfidence. Frm then n, every lunchtime witnessed my practicing lines with my mther, bathed in the sft midday light. Smetimes we just sat dwn under the big trees with glden daisies accmpanying us, reading ludly and emtinally. Little by little, day by day, I even began t lk frward t the cming f the play.
The day finally came and my mther sat amng the audience. I knew she was there t bless me with cnfidence and calmness. Of curse, everything went as smthly as we had expected. The audience burst int cheers and gave us thunderus applause. I ran t hug my mther and embraced her tightly. ”Mm! I did it!“ She tk ut a bunch f yellw daisies and handed them t me. ”Ww! The play wn’t be s successful withut yur beautiful narratin!" Ndding her head in relief and gently strking my face, Mther smiled and kissed me affectinately.
听力原文
Text 1
M: Which cuntry d yu think makes the best beer? The Germans have laws abut making beer t keep
it pure. (1)
W: True, I had a tur f a beer factry in the UK, but the best beer I had was in a small bar in Belgium.
Text 2
M: Yu were sitting at the same psitin when I left this mrning. Have yu even mved tday?
W: Yes, I tk the dg fr a lng walk after lunch. (2) And I’ve fed the cats at 6:00 p.m. S dn’t feed
them again.
Text 3
W: S, did the Queen have any children?
M: She had a sn. There is a painting f him in the next rm, if yu can fllw me, ladies and gentlemen.
(3)
Text 4
M: Uh h, I’ve run ut f cash and I have a basket full f shpping.
W: Dn’t wrry abut it. I can lend yu sme.
M: N, it’s OK. Panic ver. I have my credit card in my wallet. (4)
Text 5
W: Lk at the rad. It’s like a river. I’ve never seen rain like this.
M: Crazy, wasn’t it? Yet lk at the sky nw. Nt a clud in sight.
W: Oh my! Sunshine is just what we need after a night like that. (5)
Text 6
M: Ladies first. (6)
W: N way! I’m nt ging in there first. Yu g. (6)
M: It’s perfectly safe, yu knw. The entrance is small. But when yu get further inside the cave, it’s as
big as a huse. (6)
W: All the same, yu g first — age befre beauty.
M: OK, but first we need t put n ur hard hats fr safety. (7)
W: Must we? It will make a mess f my hair and I’ve left my brush in the car.
M: Afraid s. Safety cmes first. Thse are the rules. (7)
W: OK, here ges. (7)
Text 7 (第9题为总结题)
W: Hey, Peter. We’ve talked abut this issue a lt. What time did yu cme t schl this mrning?
M: I knw — I arrived at 9:30 a.m. Srry, I was s late.
W: Yes, and schl starts at 9:00 a.m. (8) What happened?
M: I always g with my mm t schl. We drp my sister ff first, but smetimes there’s traffic. I’m
usually n time, right? (8)
W: Yes, nrmally yu’re n time. (8) But even ccasinally, being mre than 10 minutes late is
unacceptable. Hw can we prevent this frm happening in the future?
M: I’ll ask my mm t leave earlier. I knw she’s ften late fr wrk after she drps me ff.
W: Yu knw, a lt f high schl senirs chse t take the train r bus.
M: I knw. That might be a gd ptin.
Text 8
M: I like the flavr f this cake. It’s unusual. (10)
W: Wuld yu like anther slice?
M: Well, I shuldn’t. I’ve had tw already…but g n then.
W: It’s a carrt cake. I used a lt f butter in it, but what yu can taste is lemn. I always add sme juice
t the mixture.
M: Really? I wuldn’t expect that t taste gd, but it des. (10)
W: Well, eat up. There’s still plenty mre. It’s s nice fr me t have a visitr, and I lve making cakes.
(11)
M: Shuldn’t yu save sme cake fr yur family?
W: They live a lng way away. I never see them. I hardly ever see anybdy. (11)
M: That’s sad.
W: It’s OK, but it’s nice t have a visitr nce in a while. (11)
M: If mre peple find ut abut this cake, yu wn’t be able t mve fr visitrs.
W: Maybe I shuld pen a cake shp. (12)
M: Yu shuld. Seriusly, yu’d be a rich wman.
Text 9
W: I can’t make clear these recycling rules. (13)
M: What’s the prblem?
W: Well, fr instance, these envelpes are made f paper, but they have a plastic windw. S, d they g
with the plastic r the paper? (14)
M: N, thse can’t be recycled. Just put them with the general waste. (14)
W: I dn’t see why everything can’t g in there.
M: Because if things are recycled, the materials can be used again, saving the Earth’s energy and
resurces.
W: What abut these plastic bttles and cans? Where d they g?
M: In the white bag. Lk, it tells yu n the infrmatin card. If yu lse that, the infrmatin is n the
Internet.
W: I suppse this big plastic plate can g in the bag t. (15)
M: Yes, but wash it first. It can’t g in if it’s cvered in fd. (15)
W: Oh, s many rules. Every Tuesday I have this prblem, because it is cllected the next day. (16)
M: Once yu get used t it, it will be n prblem at all. Plus, yu can feel gd abut yurself because
yu are helping the envirnment.
W: In the ld days, we didn’t have this prblem. Peple used things again. They repaired things, because
they were t precius t be thrwn away.
M: This is hw things are in the mdern wrld. We thrw t many things away.
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Gd evening, passengers. On behalf f the United Airlines pilts and ticket cunter clerks, I regret t tell yu f the extended delay tnight. Our team clsely keeps an eye n the air traffic at this airprt. (17) We believe the current weather cnditins are t risky t make a safe departure. Due t the increasing level f this snwstrm, many flights have already been canceled, (18) but luckily, we’ve managed t hld ur primary place in line fr departure, nce the weather cnditins imprve. Unfrtunately, that might nt be until tmrrw, and airprt htels are almst entirely ccupied. Fr ur elderly passengers here, we have a few beds available in the airprt lunge. Still, the majrity f passengers will have t rest in the terminal chairs and benches tnight. We will prvide pillws and blankets fr all. (19) Many f yu are flying fr the hlidays, and I’d like t remind everyne that helping yu arrive hme n time is a main pririty — secnd, f curse, nly t safety. We will be hearing mre updates frm the weather team within the next hur. The mment we receive this news, we will annunce the additinal infrmatin. (20) We’re srry fr yur waiting. And thank yu fr yur patience and cperatin.
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B. especially
B. washing
B. fund
B. sending
B. Frightened
B. rse
B. mtin
B. rlled
B. ruins
B. rugh
B. laded
B. driven
B. chice
B. verlk
B. tuched dwn
C. nrmally
C. thrwing
C. used
C. paying
C. Disappinted
C. arrived
C. rescue
C. sailed
C. turn
C. dark
C. pulled
C. hurt
C. case
C. guide
C. flew ver
D. unusually
D. cleaning
D. stpped
D. waiting
D. Mtivated
D. landed
D. safety
D. sank
D. pairs
D. misty
D. placed
D. beaten
D. reasn
D. bard
D. tk ff