江苏省决胜新高考2023-2024学年高三上学期12月大联考英语试卷（Word版附答案）

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1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题纸卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题纸卡一并交回。
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。
1. Hw des the man usually get t his ffice?
A. By bus. B. By bicycle. C. On ft.
2. What is the nrmal price f the T-shirt?
A. $15. B. $30. C. $50.
3. Where is the blue T-shirt?
A. In the drawer. B. In the cupbard. C. In the washing machine.
4. What did the wman ntice abut the man?
A. He was unpleasant. B. He was unsure. C. He was helpful.
5. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Security guard and driver. C. Salesman and custmer.
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. Where des the wman want t g at first?
A. T the park. B. T the café. C. T the car.
7. What will the speakers d next?
A. Fly a kite. B. Watch a ball game. C. Have breakfast.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is wrng with the wman?
A. She hurt her left knee. B. She hurt her right ft. C. She hurt her waist.
9. What des the man recmmend the wman t d?
A. Apply ice. B. Use smething ht. C. Take sme medicine.
10. Hw lng des it take the man t cmpletely recver?
A. A week. B. Fur weeks. C. Tw mnths.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What des the wman think f the theater?
A. She desn’t like it.
B. She desn’t knw anything abut it.
C. She desn’t have much experience with it.
12. Hw much will the wman pay fr the play?
A. Nthing. B. $30. C. $40.
13. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a perfrmance hall. B. In a library. C. In a café.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why has Oprah Winfrey been given an award?
A. She has had a successful career. B. She dnated mney t charity. C. She is ppular amng yung peple.
15. Hw d many famus peple spend their mney accrding t the wman?
A. They waste it n expensive clthing and htels.
B. They build schls and pay teachers a fair salary.
C. They create their wn magazines and televisin shws.
16. What d the speakers think abut Oprah?
A. They feel cncerned abut her. B. They can’t understand her. C. They admire her.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did Stephen Hawking first get sick?
A. At the age f 21. B. At the age f 23. C. At the age f 25.
18. What did Stephen Hawking lse first?
A. The use f his legs. B. The pwer f speech. C. The use f his arms.
19. What did Stephen Hawking realize in the 1990s?
A. He was ging t live at least tw mre years.
B. He was ne f Britain’s mst imprtant figures.
C. He shuld represent the disabled cmmunity mre.
20. Wh signed the Charter fr the Third Millennium n Disability?
A. Dctrs. B. Gvernments. C. Hawking and 11 ther stars.
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
We The Curius
Frmerly knwn as At-Bristl, this harburside science museum relaunched in 2017 as We The Curius t better reflect its missin t get kids t ask questins and engage in science, technlgy, engineering, and mathematics (Stem subjects) in creative ways.
Best things abut it
My kids dn’t shy away frm telling me if they think a museum is bring but here they were t busy rushing frm ne hands-n exhibit t the next t have any such cmplaint. They dressed up as bees t catch pllen (花粉)made cheese, watched ice frm, weighed human brains and stretched ut strips f DNA t cmpare the genetic sequence (基因序列) f a mnkey and an armadill.
Value fr mney?
Given that the science museums in Lndn, Manchester and Newcastle are free, it des jar (不一致) having t pay £14.50 fr adults and £9.50 fr kids (aged 3-15) t get in. Kids under 3 are free. I did have t push them ut the dr at the end f the day. Weeks n, they still refer back t things they learnt there.
Getting there
We The Curius is near the Natinal Cycle Netwrk (rutes 3, 4, and 33). The museum has lts f bicycle parking. Alternatively, it’s a 10-minute walk frm Bristl Temple Meads railway statin r a five-minute taxi ride r 17-minute ferry ride. If driving, fllw the We The Curius brwn signs and park at the Millennium Square car park fr free.
Opening hurs
Mnday t Friday 10am-5pm, 10am-6pm at weekends and Bristl schl hlidays; clsed 24-26 December.
21. What highlights We The Curius?
A. A lng and splendid histry. B. Mental health supprt fr children.
C. Educatinal and fun activities. D. A hands-n prducts exhibitin.
22. Hw much wuld a cuple with their 5-year-ld twin sns pay fr admissin?
A. £29. B. £33.5. C. £38.5. D. £48.
23. What d we learn frm the passage?
A. It charges parking fees. B. It pens all year rund.
C. It is cnveniently lcated. D. It ffers many types f bikes.
B
When Fina Allen was seven, her parents tk her t the theatre t see a prductin The Huse at Ph Crner. Instantly, Allen fell in lve. But althugh she tk part in schl and cllege plays, she never thught it culd lead t a career. Instead, she studied business at university, wrking fr the Land Register f Sctland until she retired in 2012. Her newly free time reignited (重新点燃) a decades-ld spark. “I still wanted t d smething with my brain s I went back t university t study theatre and perfrmance,” says Allen.
That year, she tk part in a flk drama wrkshp and discvered mumming, an ancient masked frm, in which male actrs travel thrugh villages, perfrming simple plays, ften in exchange fr fd r shelter. “It’s a simpler stry than cnventinal plays. It has ne central cnflict rather than slw character develpment. It’s rted in histry and invlves mre imprvisatin (即席创作) because the play is always tailred t a lcal audience,” says Allen.
Interest grew and Allen set up her grup — the Meadws Mummers — as a charity, t attract wider supprt and dnatins. Its first perfrmance was in 2015, at the Meadws festival in Edinburgh. Things snwballed frm there. As well as turing central Sctland, the grup went t the Internatinal Mumming Sympsium and Uncnventin in Glucestershire in 2016, and learned mre abut the histry f flk drama.
Mre recently, life circumstances have made perfrming difficult. “I’ve had health prblems.” She says that, at times, she has cnsidered giving up, but gets t much jy frm ding it t stp. “We’ve just dne ne perfrmance this year but I’m really excited that we’re getting ready fr mre festivals next year.”
The drive t keep ging is inspired by an experience mre than 30 years ag. “I was in a natinal park in Yugslavia when I saw a wman staring attentively at this green river,” she says. “She tld me she was ging blind and wanted the river t be the last beautiful thing she ever saw.” Whenever dubt creeps in (不知不觉产生), Allen recalls that encunter and feels frced t cntinue grasping life with bth hands. “Just because yu’ve reached 60, it desn’t mean the drawbridge has been pulled up,” says Allen.
24. Why did Allen study theatre and perfrmance after retirement?
A. T earn a degree. B. T take up her interest. C. T please her parents. D. T find a better jb.
25. What des paragraph 2 mainly talk abut cncerning mumming?
A. Its features. B. Its histry. C. Its significance. D. Its prspect.
26. What des the underlined wrd “snwballed” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Develped. B. Cllapsed. C. Stuck. D. Frze.
27. What des Allen intend t tell us by the encunter?
A. Art is lng, life is shrt. B. Rman was nt built in a day.
C. Where there’s a will, there is a way. D. We shuld try t live in the mment.
C
Scientists already knew that gulls (海鸥) prefer fd that has been tuched by peple, but it was unclear hw well they culd draw n their bservatins f snacking humans t find similar bits f fd while fraging (觅食).
In the latest wrk, Feist, a bilgist at the University f Sussex and her clleagues taped green (salt and vinegar) and blue (cheese and nin) packets f crisps t bricks and placed them a few metres frm gulls n an therwise clear patch f Brightn beach. The scientists then backed 5 metres and filmed the birds’ behaviur. In sme cases, the researchers simply lked at the camera, while in thers they pecked (啄) a green r blue bag f crisps.
When the scientists sat quietly withut snacking, less than a fifth f gulls apprached the crisp packets placed nearby. But when the researchers were snacking n crisps, 48% f the birds hpped ver t check ut the packets. Nearly 40% f such appraches ended with gulls pecking at the crisp packets, and f these, 95% were directed at the same clur packet as the scientist was eating frm. “It is impressive because the evlutinary histry f gulls wuldn’t have invlved humans,” said Feist.
The wrk suggests that there is wrk t d t reduce tensin between humans and urban gulls. The impact f “d nt feed the birds” signs might, fr example, be imprved by adding “…and dn’t let them see yu eat, either”.
“It is likely that simply stpping the public frm directly feeding gulls may nt be enugh,” Feist said. “They are still able t bserve what we eat and that wuld infrm their ability t target waste, litter and s n.”
Dr Gumas, an expert n gulls at Exeter University, said: “This study shws that we aren’t nly drawing gulls’ attentin t where fd is, but they als learn abut the type f fd we’re eating. Knwing this may have implicatins fr hw we reduce negative interactins between humans and gulls, as we seem t be uncnsciusly teaching gulls t explre new fd items.”
28. What is paragraph 2 f the text mainly abut?
A. The methds f bservatin. B. The prcess f Feist’s wrk.
C. The eating behaviur f gulls. D. The underlying lgic f Feist’s wrk.
29. What can we learn frm Feist’s wrk?
A. There is n need t feed urban gulls. B. Gulls can distinguish between crisps.
C. Humans are crucial in gulls’ evlutin. D. Gulls chse what t eat by watching humans.
30. What des the underlined wrd “that” in paragraph 5 refer t?
A. Behaviur f humans. B. Gulls’ fraging chices.
C. Ban n peple feeding gulls. D. Gulls’ bservatins f snacking humans.
31. What des Dr Gumas think f the research result?
A. It is f sme value. B. It is highly prfitable. C. It takes ages t test it. D. It needs t be practical.
D
They say yu catch mre flies with hney than vinegar. But when it cmes t tackling a tricky task, researchers have fund that getting angry can als be a pwerful mtivatr.
The experiments suggest peple wh are angry perfrm better n a set f challenging tasks than thse wh are emtinally neutral.
The study, published in the Jurnal f Persnality and Scial Psychlgy, details hw researchers at Texas A&M University cnducted experiments invlving mre than 1,000 peple, and analysed survey data frm mre than 1,400 peple t explre the pssible impact f anger n peple in varius circumstances.
In ne experiment, students were shwn images previusly fund t cause anger, desire, amusement, sadness r n particular emtin at all. Participants were subsequently asked t slve a series f anagrams (变形词).
The results reveal that fr a challenging set f anagrams, thse wh were angry did better — althugh n difference was seen fr easy anagrams.
The researchers say ne explanatin culd be dwn t a link between anger and greater persistence (坚持), with the team finding thse wh were angry spent mre time n the difficult set f anagrams.
In anther experiment, participants wh were angry did better at aviding flags in a skiing vide game than thse wh were neutral r sad, and were n a par with (同水平) thse wh felt amusement r desire.
“This pattern culd indicate that general physical arusal (激起) had a benefit fr game scres, as this wuld be greater in anger, amused, and desire cnditins cmpared t the sad and neutral cnditins,” the researchers write. Hwever, n such differences in perfrmance was fund when it came t an easier vide game.
“Peple ften prefer t use psitive emtins as tls mre than negative and tend t see negative emtins as undesirable,” said Lench, the first authr f the study. “Our research adds t the grwing evidence that a mix f psitive and negative emtins prmtes wellbeing, and that using negative emtins as tls can be particularly effective in sme situatins.”
32. What tasks did the researchers set fr the students?
A. Catching flies with hney. B. Helping analyze survey data.
C. Putting tasks int different categries. D. Perfrming tasks in varius emtinal states.
33. Why des anger enable peple t perfrm better n challenging tasks?
A. It brings team spirit int full play. B. It prmtes a deep insight int the tasks.
C. It increases effrt tward attaining a gal. D. It changes challenging tasks int easy nes.
34. What are paragraphs 7 and 8 mainly abut?
A. Research result cnsistent with previus findings. B. Ptential applicatin f the research finding.
C. A further explanatin f the research methd. D. A reasnable dubt abut the research prcess.
35. What des Lench intend t d in the last paragraph?
A. T present mre prfs. B. T draw a cnclusin.
C. T make a cmparisn. D. T criticize ld practices.
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。
Hw t master tricky cnversatins at wrk
Many f us struggle t say what we need t at wrk. Whether it’s asking fr a pay rise r facing a c-wrker ver their behaviur, these cnversatins can be difficult t have withut the ther persn getting angry. 36 . Here’s my tips n hw t tackle yur next difficult cnversatin.
Plan
First, yu need t plan what yu’re ging t say. 37 . Write dwn what yu want ut f the cnversatin and be clear n what yu want t happen as a result. Fr example, yu may decide: “I want t get an agreement n deadlines fr this prject and a clear utline f wh will be respnsible fr each task.”
Prepare
The secnd thing yu need t d is write dwn the key messages yu want t get acrss in the cnversatin. 38 . Remember t speak slwly; breathe. If yu are particularly nervus, rehearse (排练) what yu plan t say in frnt f a friend s yu knw yu are cming acrss as yu wish t.
Be empathetic
Finally, put yurself in the ther persn’s shes — hwever annying that persn might be. The useless bss wh never gives yu feedback is simply struggling with her wn wrklad. 39 , the mre we can plan hw t wrk with them twards a successful utcme.
When yu have the cnversatin, dn’t get blind-sided by fast talkers. If the persn yu’re speaking t starts t avid blame r yur questining, ask them what their part is in all f this and what they can take respnsibility fr. 40 . And finally, if yu feel under pressure, remember t respnd slwly rather than reacting quickly.
A. Practise saying them ut lud
B. Start with the end result in mind
C. The language yu use is als imprtant
D. The mre careful yu’re with the language yu use
E. The mre we can understand the ther persn’s wrldview
F. T manage yur emtins during a difficult cnversatin, breathe deeply
G. But nt being able t have “that cnversatin” can hld yu back in yur career
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。
In the summer f 2018, I decided t d a sl expeditin (独自探险) acrss Antarctica. T get sme 41 , I did a tw-week training curse. I learned all the 42 : hw t camp in the snw, hw t pull a sled and what clthing t wear. In Octber, I flew t Antarctica frm Punta Arenas. I’d allwed 70 days, which wuld make it the lngest 43 ne-way expeditin acrss Antarctica
I nly tk 44 . I didn’t even take a hairbrush. The first few days were 45 . The winds were abut 60mph, and my sled weighed 120kg. Even if the visibility is gd, yu can’t 46 much — it’s a white hrizn. I was n the mve fr 13 t 15 hurs a day.
Then, I fund the cnditins t be much wrse. There was mre sastrugi (雪脊) and it felt clder. The last 40 hurs were really hard. I 47 abut 14 times every tw hurs. As a result, I fell behind 48 . In the end, I 49 922 miles and fell mre than 100 miles shrt f my gal. Twards the end f my trip, a helicpter flew t pick me up. The 50 I felt when I saw the dt in the distance was unbelievable.
It tk me a while t be 51 f what I’d achieved, because I had failed t reach my 52 gal, but I’ve learned it’s 53 t mve the galpsts. I dn’t agree with the idea f cnquering (征服) smewhere. Yu treat places with 54 and hpe they’ll allw yu 55 passage.
41. A. dnatin B. experience C. attentin D. rescue
42. A. basics B. risks C. benefits D. aids
43. A. cperative B. rmantic C. unsupprted D. abnrmal
44. A. cmpanins B. necessities C. cashes D. credits
45. A. pleasant B. calm C. tugh D. lucky
46. A. talk B. hear C. feel D. see
47. A. fell ver B. drpped ut C. lked away D. put up
48. A. fundraising B. supply C. schedule D. hmewrk
49. A. measured B. designed C. searched D. cvered
50. A. burden B. relief C. pain D. anxiety
51. A. prud B. skeptical C. shy D. ashamed
52. A. insignificant B. unbearable C. disturbing D. initial
53. A. regrettable B. unnecessary C. acceptable D. inapprpriate
54. A. respect B. curage C. carelessness D. cldness
55. A. narrw B. safe C. limited D. challenging
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese medical practice, has been the remedy (治疗法) fr patients fr thusands f years. 56 mdem medicine came t life, Ancient Chinese used stne tls t relieve pain. Over time, this practice evlved int a cmprehensive medical system and 57 (shape) the rt f acupuncture.
Acupuncture is a treatment that aims t prmte the bdy’s self-regulating functins. Its therapeutic (治疗的) principles are in line 58 the philsphical cncepts f traditinal Chinese medicine, 59 emphasizes meridian adjustment, balance f bdily functins and verall physilgical well-being.
Practices can vary in frms. 60 (include) needle insertin, cupping and scraping. Needle insertin, the mst cmmn methd, is carried ut by inserting hair-thin needles int meridians. Practitiners lift and rtate (转动) needles 61 (unblck) the flw f energy: restre yin and yang balance; and stimulate the bdy’s ptential t heal 62 (it).
Lking beynd China, acupuncture has becme a glbal therapy. Over the years, acupuncture 63 (see) many advancements in scientific research and mdern medicine. Accrding t a 2019 WHO reprt, acupuncture is used in 113 f its 120 member cuntries, illustrating its widespread 64 (recgnize) and applicatin.
As an ancient Chinese medical practice with 65 rich histry and deep cultural significance, acupuncture is an embdiment (体现) f prfund cultural heritage and a hlistic path t healing.
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，你校将于下周六举办一年一度的冬季长跑活动。请你给外教Ryan写一封邮件邀请他参加，内容包括：
1. 邀请事由；
2. 注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Dear Ryan,

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。
Wally, my gldenddle, has cme t wrk with me every day since the start f the pandemic. He was there n the mrning this February when a clleague came int my ffice and said, “The dg resrt’s n fire.” My initial reactin was disbelief. I knw the resrt well — it’s just acrss the rad frm my ffice and ffers daycare and barding services fr pets. Wally had stayed there when he was a puppy.
I gt up frm my desk, and thught, “OK, Wally, yu’re staying here.” He gets anxius when I leave, s I shut the dr behind me.
It was a surprisingly nice day fr that time f year in Seattle, but as I gt utside I saw the big plume f grey-black smke abve us. Yu culd smell it, t. The smke was barrelling ut (涌出) frm what lked like the middle f the single-strey warehuse-style building. I later fund ut the fire had been sparked in a dryer vent, causing hundreds f thusands f dllars in damage.
By that pint, the firefighters were at the scene. There was s much nise. Suddenly it hit us: we’ve gt t get the dgs ut. A handful f clleagues, alng with peple frm ther nearby businesses, made their way t the building and started grabbing dgs that were being herded (聚集) t the entrance by the firefighters inside.
Our ffices have a big gated yard, s we decided t get them in there first. We wuld pick them up and give them attentin. We each had a different rle. Sme were t help secure the yard with plywd s the dgs culdn’t escape while thers were t cmfrt them as mst f the smaller dgs were scared.
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。
We tried t catch the running dgs as fast as we culd.
It seemed much mre emtinal fr the wners.
江苏省决胜新高考2023-2024学年高三上学期12月大联考英语试题参考答案及
听力原文
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21—25 CDCBA 26—30 ADBDD 31—35 ADCAB 36—40 GBAEF
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应用文
Dear Ryan,
I’m writing t invite yu t participate in the lng-distance running in winter spnsred by ur schl, aimed at strengthening health and frging strng psychlgical qualities.
The event invlves bth students and teaching staff members. Participants will set ut at 9 am next Saturday frm the schl gate, thrugh the main avenues in the city centre and then g back t the schl. Since yu will d a lt f running, I suggest yu wear sprts shes. Besides, d warm up befre the running.
Yur earlier reply will be appreciated!
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
读后续写
We tried t catch the running dgs as fast as we culd. It was incredibly frantic. We were lunging t grab a cllar r get any kind f hld n them, then guiding them acrss the rad. Sme f them thught we were trying t play with them a bit, s it was a struggle. Sme dgs can be very sensitive, but luckily n ne gt bitten. It tk abut three hurs and we eventually gt them all int the yard until the rest f the wners culd pick them up.
It seemed much mre emtinal fr the wners. The fire was n the news; peple were pulling up and leaving their cars in the middle f the rad t hp ut and search fr their dgs. When they gt t ur fence and saw them, there were tears. Peple drpped t their knees with jy, knwing their dg was safe. When I gt back t Wally in my ffice, it was very emtinal seeing him again. He gave me s much lve and made the whle episde feel rewarding.
录音原文：
Text 1
W: Hw d yu get t yur ffice every day? D yu walk r ride a bicycle?
M: Well, it’s t far t walk. I usually take the bus since there is a stp n the crner near my huse. (1)
Text 2
W: S, what did yu buy?
M: A T-shirt. It was a real bargain. I gt it fr half price, s I saved 15 dllars. (2)
W: That’s very cheap. I bught the same ne fr $50 last year.
Text 3
M: Have yu seen my blue T-shirt? It’s usually in my tp drawer.
W: Actually, I have. But yu will have t wait until the washing machine is dne. (3) Why dn’t yu wear the black ne hanging up in the cupbard?
Text 4
W: Can I help yu? Yu lk like yu are having a hard time deciding n smething. Are yu buying smething fr yur girlfriend?
M: Yes, but I have n idea what perfume t get her. (4)
W: Here, smell this ne. It’s quite pleasant.
Text 5
M: Excuse me, Madam. Yu can’t park here.
W: But I am ging t leave very sn. I came here t pick up a friend. She is waiting at the gate f the market.
M: This is VIP parking. Yu may park yur car behind the building. (5)
Text 6
W: This wind is really strng! I almst gt kncked ver!
M: Yeah, autumn is usually like this here.
W: Maybe we shuld get back in the car. (6) This is nt what I was hping fr when I said I wanted t g t the beach.
M: Well, we culd g t a ball game. It starts in an hur. It’s dwn by the prt.
W: But wn’t it be even mre windy there?
M: Hmm, I guess yu’re right. We culd get sme cffee.
W: But we already had cffee at breakfast. Hey, what abut ging t the park t fly a kite? I haven’t dne that in ages. (7)
M: Great idea! I’ve actually gt ne in my car. (7)
Text 7
M: Why are yu walking funny? Did yu hurt yur leg? (8)
W: It’s my left knee, actually. (8) I fell dwn and hit it a cuple f days ag.
M: That’s t bad, but I knw hw yu feel. I brke my right ft befre. It made it s hard t walk
and my waist started hurting.
W: I’ve been icing it the last tw days, but it desn’t seem t be helping.
M: Yu knw, yu shuld be ding the exact ppsite.
W: What d yu mean?
M: Use smething ht t get the bld flwing again. (9)
W: Thanks. I’ll try that. Hw’s yur ft?
M: I had t wear a walking bt fr fur weeks, but it still tk anther mnth befre it felt nrmal again. (10)
W: Well, I’m glad yu’re all right nw.
M: Yu will be, t. Trust me!
Text 8
M: D yu want t see a play with me tmrrw night?
W: I’m nt sure. I dn’t knw t much abut the theater. (11)
M: This play is really amazing, thugh. It’s called Les Misérables. It’s set in the French Revlutin in the 1800s.
W: Oh, I’ve heard f that. It started ut n Bradway in New Yrk City, right?
M: Yeah, but that was abut 30 years ag. Since then, it’s been perfrmed in 40 different languages in 55 cuntries arund the wrld. It’s been seen by mre peple than any ther musical in histry!
W: Hmm. Well, maybe I shuld see why everyne likes it s much. When is the shw and hw much are the tickets?
M: The shw is at 7:00 p.m. And my uncle gave me these tickets, s we dn’t have t pay anything. (12)
W: Cunt me in! (12) Hey, while we’re here, maybe I’ll brrw Les Misérables and read abut it befre the shw tmrrw. (13)
M: Nt a bad idea. I need t get smething t eat. I’ve been studying all day and haven’t had anything since breakfast.
Text 9 (第16题为总结题)
W: Have yu read the article abut Oprah Winfrey in this magazine? (14)
M: N. What’s it abut?
W: Apparently, she’s been given an award fr dnating a lt f mney t charity. (14)
M: She’s very generus with her mney. I think that’s because she was pr when she was yung.
W: I heard that she’s ne f the wealthiest wmen in the wrld.
M: I believe it. She wns magazines and televisin shws, and she has a huge fan base.
W: Yu knw, I heard that she was pening a schl fr pr girls in Africa.
M: Did they mentin that in the article?
W: Yes. She’s nt nly building the schl, but she is als using her wn mney fr all repairs and t pay the teachers a fair salary.
M: She deserves high praise. I think mre famus peple shuld use their mney t help peple like Oprah has.
W: I agree. S many famus peple waste their mney n sprts cars, expensive clthing, and expensive htels. (15)
M: It’s amazing hw much mney they can spend. W: What a waste! It’s cl t see stars wh are mre cncerned with charity than status symbls.
Text 10
Stephen Hawking was a wrld famus scientist, speaker, teacher, and authr. His wheelchair and the special machine he used t talk made him easy t recgnize. Hawking had a rare disease that started yung and develped slwly. In 1963, Hawking was tld he had health prblems. Hawking was 21, and the dctrs thught he might live fr tw mre years. (17) But Hawking never gave up. Even after he lst the pwer f speech, (18) and later, the use f his arms and legs, Hawking was determined nt t let that illness destry his mind as well. Hawking was a member f the Ryal Sciety f Arts and the Pntifical Academy f Sciences. He als received the Presidential Medal f Freedm, the highest award given in the United States. Starting in the 1990s, Hawking accepted that he was a rle mdel fr disabled peple, giving lectures and raising mney. (19) At the turn f the century, he and 11 ther stars signed the Charter fr the Third Millennium n Disability, (20) which called n gvernments t prtect the rights f the disabled. N wnder Hawking was vted as the 25th mst imprtant British persn in histry.