2023-2024学年湖南省邵阳市邵东创新实验学校高三上学期第四次月考英语试题+听力含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年湖南省邵阳市邵东创新实验学校高三上学期第四次月考英语试题+听力含答案，共14页。试卷主要包含了 What des Mr等内容，欢迎下载使用。

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1. What present did the man get frm his grandmther this year?
A. A card. B. A T-shirt. C. A headphne.
2. What des Mr. Parker want t d?
A. Place an rder. B. Call the truck driver. C. Get a quick delivery.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A mushrm. B. A painting. C. A shp.
4. With whm did the wman g t the shw?
A. Her parents. B. Her cusin. C. Her sister.
5. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a pst ffice. B. In a pizza huse. C. In a bank.
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What d the speakers agree n abut the curse?
A. It will end next week. B. It lasts t lng. C. It has gt a bad start.
7. What des the wman like abut the lecturer?
A. His sense f humr. B. His handwriting. C. His vice.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Hw lng did the man stay n the island?
A. Fr abut tw days. B. Fr abut fur days. C. Fr abut six days.
9. What did the man like t d best n the island?
A. Watch dlphins. B. Observe birds. C. Feed mnkeys.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the man’s prject abut?
A. The animals. B. The deserts. C. The rainfrest.
11. What make the wman feel uncmfrtable?
A. The spiders. B. The snakes. C. The slths.
12. What surprises the wman abut the snake?
A. Its clr. B. Its size. C. Its lifespan.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What des the man suggest seeing at first?
A. A circus. B. A musical. C. A cmedy.
14. Which f the fllwing is launched last week?
A. The Dancing Queen. B. Take It r Leave It. C. Sweet Dating.
15.Hw des the wman feel abut the rmantic cmedy the man mentins?
A. It’s funny. B. It’s bring. C. It’s ld.
16. What d the speakers decide t d at last?
A. Attend a club. B. Enjy the clwns. C. See a silent film.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where will the charity event be held?
A. At the Frest Htel. B. At the Park Htel. C. At the City Lights.
18. What will the mney frm the charity event be used t d?
A. Open a training centre. B. Build a new htel. C. Prvide shelter fr the hmeless.
19. What activity is added this year?
A. Trying a new restaurant. B. Attending a festival. C. Visiting an adventure park.
20. What will vlunteers d fr the charity event?
A. Check the tickets. B. Help with seating. C. Serve the cffee.
阅读理解
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SOLO Shw (个人作品秀)
Red Bluff Art Gallery, Califrnia, calls n artists t attend an nline sl shw that will run fr ne full year. Open t all frms f art (i.e., painting, phtgraphy, sculpture, etc.) frm peple all ver the wrld.
Cntact: email directr@redbluffartgallery.cm r call 530-529-1332
Entry deadline: June 10, 2022
Requirements:
Entry: Minimum: 1; Maximum: 20
Entry fee: $40.00 per entry
Imagine seeing yur wrk in a 3D, walk-thrugh virtual exhibit! We create this amazing and beautiful tl fr the prmtin f yur wrk. Use the Exhibit n scial media, yur website, newsletters, r in yur emails. Yur Sl Exhibit will als have its wn page with the Red Bluff Art Gallery.
The Sl Exhibit gives ttal fcus t yur wrk and gives yu a way t bth prmte and sell yur wn wrk yurself. Yu keep 100% f sales.
During the year f yur Exhibit, when a wrk sells, yu can use a new ne t take its place. Yu can als make changes t descriptins and prices. There are n extra fees fr ding this.
When signing up, yu'd better enter between 10 and 20 pictures t make a gd shw. If any f yur wrk is nt used, all fees will be given back t yu.
The sl shw will run fr ne full year. A ntice will be given t the email address yu prvide if yur entries are chsen fr the shw. Please als make sure yu enter yur name s it can appear with yur artwrk titling.
Fr mre infrmatin, please visit
21. What d we knw abut the sl shw?
A. It is an nline exhibitin. B. It mainly exhibits paintings.
C. It ends early in the year 2023. D. It is held fr artists frm Califrnia.
22. If ne’s wrk sells at the shw, they can _____.
A. get the entry fee back B. keep part f the mney
C. exhibit anther wrk D. attend the next shw fr free
23. What is suggested t artists wh want t attend the shw?
A. Enter 10 t 20 entries.
B. Enter entries that wn prizes.
C. Include their ideas n the prmtin f entries.
D. Include thers’ recmmendatins fr their entries.
B
When I was a teen f 16 years ld, I used t make mre friends because f my utging nature. But unfrtunately, I als had the mst misunderstandings with them. Hwever, I have nt lst any f my friends ver these disagreements.
Once I bught a few bks t read in my free time during the summer vacatin at high schl. One evening during the vacatin, tw f my friends visited my hme. After having sme small talk, ne f them started lking at my library that I had built since my childhd. He picked up ne f the bks that I had just started reading in the mrning. It was Thmas, ne f my best friends in high schl. I helped him a lt with his mathematics fr the exam befre the summer vacatin.
The disagreement with him began when he wanted t take the bk hme. The bk named An American Tragedy by Thedre Dreiser was his first chice. I tried t make him realize that I had just started reading it befre they arrived at my hme and had just finished ne-furth f the bk. But it seemed that he was als crazy abut the bk. He was determined t take it. Samuel, the ther friend f mine sat quietly and saw us argue with each ther.
The argument cntinued fr abut 15 minutes, and I tried t ask him t take sme ther bks. He lked sad, saying that after he started reading the stry, he really didn’t want t miss the chance t cmplete the bk. Finally, I gave up and let him take the bk n ne cnditin: he shuld return the bk just after he finished reading it and als wuld nt lend it t smene else (he had lst mst f his bks lending them t thers) as he did earlier with my bks.
24. What happened t Thmas sn after he arrived at the authr’s hme?
A. He thught f a children’s bk.
B. He was attracted t ne f the authr’s bks.
C. He argued with Samuel ver a bk.
D. He remembered leaving his bk in the library.
25. Why did the authr want t cntinue reading An American Tragedy?
A. He enjyed it very much.B. He was a fan f the writer.
C. He read it fr the final exam.D. He planned t research int it.
26. Hw did the authr slve the disagreement with Thmas?
A. He tld him the stry f the bk.
B. He decided t lend him the bk.
C. He gave him anther bk by the same writer.
D. He let him lk thrugh the bk befre leaving.
27. What can we say abut Thmas?
A. He desn’t have any friends. B. He is gd at mathematics.
C. He always keeps his wrd. D. He desn’t give up easily.
C
Fr years nw, ecnmists have predicted a gradual mve t what is called a “cashless sciety”. Mst payments are already made by putting a plastic card int a machine and entering a PIN cde (个人密码), r by simply waving the card in frnt f the machine. But is a “cashless sciety” smething we shuld lk frward t?
Well, fr ne thing cash is expensive. We ften pay fees when we use cash machines — peple in the UK tgether pay almst £6 millin a mnth in cash-machine fees. Cash als spreads disease. Dr Peter Ender, wh carried ut a study lking at the bacteria n ne-dllar bills, claims that “paper mney is usually full f bacteria and a dllar bill culd, theretically, be the magic carpet it rides n frm ne hst t anther”. And f curse, there’s always a recrd f digital mney, s it makes it harder fr peple t steal it.
Hwever, sme psychlgists argue that waving yur card in frnt f a machine desn’t give us a real sense f paying. Likewise, when we make ne click with ur muse when shpping nline, it’s easy t frget that the credit card bill will arrive at the end f the mnth. Basically, with a credit card we dn’t feel the “pain f paying”. In a cashless sciety, we tend t buy mre than we need t, because it’s easier t spend and the cnsequences f ur spending are mre remte frm us.
And it’s certainly still pssible and even easier t cheat and steal in a cashless sciety. In a psychlgical test, peple were twice as likely nt t frg a dishnest digital payment as a dishnest cash payment. Once again, psychlgists suggest that the sense f being remte frm payment in a cashless sciety increased the likelihd f dishnesty.
While we might laugh at the idea f ur grandparents with mney hidden under the mattress (床垫), maybe the jke is n us. Withut dubt, it’s a wrld where we feel distanced frm the cnsequences f the purchases we make. S perhaps we’re mre efficient in ur cashless sciety, but are we any happier?
28. What can we infer frm Dr Peter Ender’s claim?
A. Cash is full f magic. B. Cash is irreplaceable.
C. Cash is extremely dirty. D. Cash is expensive t prduce.
29. What will happen when peple use credit cards accrding t psychlgists?
A. They will spend mre unwisely. B. They will becme mre dishnest.
C. They will be in pain n the bill’s arrival.D. They will feel distanced frm their real life.
30. What des the underlined wrd “frg” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Make. B. Affrd. C. Ignre. D. Reject.
31. What des the text mainly discuss?
A. What can cash bring t us? B. Is it time t give up n cash?
C. Is it pssible t keep ur cash safe? D. Why d we live in a cashless sciety?
D
If yu’ve spent any amunt f time bating, fishing, r bird-watching at lakes and rivers, yu have mst likely seen fishes jumping ut f the water. I have seen it many times. Certainly, fishes will exit water in desperate attempts t escape enemies. Dlphins take advantage f the behavir, frming a circle and catching the frightened fishes in midair. But just as we may run fast frm fun r frm fear, different emtins might mtivate fishes t jump.
Mbula rays aren’t mtivated by fear when they thrw their impressive bdies — up t a seventeen-ft wingspan (the distance frm the end f ne wing t the end f the ther) and a tn in weight — skyward in leaps (跳跃) f up t ten feet. They d it in schls f hundreds. They usually land n their bellies, but smetimes they land n their backs. Sme scientists think it might be a way f remving parasites (寄生虫). But I think that the rays are enjying themselves.
In the clear waters f Flrida’s Chassahwitzka Natinal Wildlife Refuge, I watched several schls f fifty r mre mullets mving in beautiful frmatin (队形). Their well-built bdies were mst evident when they leaped frm the water. Mst f the time I saw ne r tw leaps by a fish, but ne made a series f seven. They usually land n their sides. Each jump was abut a ft clear f the water and tw t three feet in length.
Nbdy knws fr sure why the fish leaps. One idea is that they d it t take in xygen. The idea is supprted by the fact that mullets leap mre when the water is lwer in xygen, but is challenged by the likelihd that jumping csts mre energy than is gained by breathing air. It is hard t imagine they will feel any fresher when back in water.
Might these fishes als be leaping fr fun? There is sme new evidence. Grdn M. Burghardt recently published accunts f a dzen types f fishes leaping repeatedly, smetimes ver flating bjects—sticks, plants, sunning turtles — fr n clear reasn ther than entertainment.
32. What can we say abut the dlphins in Paragraph 1?
A. They have great escaping skills. B. They are easily frightened.
C. They are very clever. D. They lve jumping.
33. What d the ray and the mullet have in cmmn when jumping?
A. Bth d it in grups. B. Bth land n their bellies.
C. Bth jump many feet ut f water. D. Bth make leaps ne after the ther.
34. Hw des the authr feel abut the idea mentined in Paragraph 4?
A. It is valuable. B. It is interesting. C. It is imaginative. D. It is questinable.
35. Which may be the reasn fr fish leaps accrding t the authr?
A. T remve parasites. B. T amuse themselves.
C. T take in mre xygen. D. T express psitive emtins.
E
I have the same 24 hurs in a day as yu d, but I have made a specific chice that allws me t make the mst f every day and still feel happy and relaxed. 36
●Pick the mst imprtant.
37 Fcus n spending time that fr yu is fun and prductive. I chse the life f an adviser because I like t wrk with cmpanies, but I dn’t want the life f a big cmpany CEO. My chices are based n the lifestyle I want.
●Cmbine yur activities.
Many peple g crazy trying t figure ut hw t spend time with friends, family, wrk, play, etc. 38 Find ways t enjy them in a cmbined manner. Build yur scial life arund peple in yur wrk envirnment. Find peple in yur cmpany wh share cmmn interests and develp yur career arund the peple and activities yu lve.
● 39
Yu wuld think learning takes mre time frm yu, but actually there are always new ways f ding things that can save yu time n daily tasks, freeing yu up fr the mst imprtant. Always be lking fr a new way t gain back an hur here r there.
●Lighten up.
The wrld wn’t cme t an end in mst cases just because yu left a few things undne. Celebrate prgress and keep refining (改进) tward a happy prductive existence. 40 Every cmpletin is a small victry that adds up in a big way.
A. Speed up.
B. Be an active learner.
C. Stp trying t balance time between them all.
D. Make chices abut what is meaningful in yur life.
E. The things yu d well usually give yu greater jy.
F. Perhaps these tips will help yu make the mst f yur time.
G. This is why making lists is imprtant in any prductivity handbk.
完形填空
My name is Miranda Gibsn. I have been at the tp f a tree fr five mnths nw. Sme peple might wnder 41 n earth I wuld chse t d that.
I have walked thrugh this frest many times. On 12 December 2011, 42 rlled int the frest and the destructin began. I culdn’t 43 the thught that these frests wuld be 44 frever. S, n 14 December 2011, I packed up my life, 45 f my jb plans, and climbed 60 meters t the tp f this tree. I have been here ever since.
Life in the tree tp can be 46 at times. I have times when I feel frustrated (沮丧) and wish I culd 47 , t anywhere, just have a 48 f scenery fr a minute! There are times t, when I feel terribly 49 . I miss my friends and family. 50 these times, I find myself lving the 51 .
Living n the tree has been inspiring. I am willing t 52 up here fr as lng as it takes, 53 I hnestly hpe it wn’t be t 54 befre I can put my feet n the grund belw and stand in a frest that will never be 55 .
41. A. why B. when C. hw D. where
42. A. water B. animals C. machinery D. turists
43. A. bear B. help C. keep D. spare
44. A. sld B. stlen C. prtected D. lst
45. A. grew ut B. fell shrt C. ran ut D. let g
46. A. refreshing B. risky C. challenging D. rewarding
47. A. get up B. get away C. give in D. give up
48. A. change B. lk C. search D. tuch
49. A. cnfused B. nervus C. srry D. lnely
50. A. Beynd B. Withut C. Despite D. Unlike
51. A. height B. experience C. backgrund D. psitin
52. A. return B. stp C. stay D. hide
53. A. but B. thugh C. because D. s
54. A. sn B. lng C. near D. bad
55. A. mved B. lgged C. burned D. missed
语法填空
La Tmatina is an annual tmat fight festival celebrated in the small twn f Bunl in eastern Spain, where it has been a traditin since 56 1940s. On the last Wednesday f August, peple frm all ver the wrld fill this small twn fr this special ccasin. In the mrning, 57 (thusand) f merry turists start t line the narrw streets. There is a sense 58 excitement in the air. At arund 11 a.m., the tmat trucks make their entrance and stp in the twn centre. Once the fight begins, the crwd rush t the trucks 59 (pick) up tmates and thrw them at each ther. Peple are caught up in the fight fr abut an hur, 60 by the time it finishes, arund 150,000 kilgrams f tmates cver Bunl. N wnder fire engines 61 (need) t wash the streets after the fight－the twn lks like it has been decrated with red paint! Luckily, the acid in the tmat 62 (help) make everything really clean. If yu plan t visit Spain in August, yu shuld 63 (definite) take the pprtunity t jin in this crazy festival. It is sure t leave a deep 64 (impress) n yu. Keep yur stuff clse and stay away frm vehicles. Als, 65 (be) sure t wear ld clthes－let’s just say yu will nt wear them again!
小作文
假定你是李华，刚刚完成了给你校宣传片配英语字幕(subtitles)的任务。请给你的美国网友Mike写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 介绍情况；2. 征求意见；3. 表示感谢。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
Yurs, Li Hua
读后续写(每空1分，满分25分)
下面是读后续写题，续写已为你写好。请根据首字母和汉语提示写出单词的正确形式。
注意：⑴每空填1个单词；⑵把完整的单词填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
Hectr std in the frnt f his fifth-grade classrm as ne f the last tw cmpetitrs in the Rm Five Gegraphy Bee. His 1__________ (对手) having missed the last questin, it was Hectr’s turn. If he answered his questin crrectly, he wuld be the Rm Five champin.
“Where did I put that secnd sheet f questins?” Mr. Adler 2w__________ (私语) while searching thrugh a thick pile f papers n his messy desk. Mr. Adler, thugh a great teacher, had a 3r__________ (名声) f being disrganized with a lng histry f misplacing things. “Oh well, I aplgize fr the 4d__________ (延误),” said Mr. Adler after what 5s__________ (好像) like a lng time. “Hectr, please tell us the 6c__________ (首都) city f Brazil.” Hearing the questin, Hectr smiled. Then, there was the answer.
Later that day in the curtyard, many classmates 7c__________ (祝贺) Hectr. Wearing a prud smile, he 8g__________ (同…打招呼) and thanked them all. Oh, the sweet taste f victry.
As it was getting late, the curtyard became deserted. But Hectr still didn’t want t 9l__________ (离开). Then he saw Mr. Adler 10c__________ (穿过) the curtyard and hlding a half-pen bag full f papers. As he 11h__________ (匆匆) past, an envelpe drpped ut but Mr. Adler was unaware. He turned a crner and 12d__________ (消失) ut f sight. Hectr picked it up. On the envelpe were the wrds “Fifth Grade Gegraphy Bee Questins and Answers”. Hectr 13s__________ (盯着看) wide-eyed at the envelpe. Befre he even had time t reflect n the cnsequences, he pened it and read the questins.
As sn as Hectr had dne it, he 14k__________ (知道) it was the wrng chice. He’d 15c__________ (作弊) and whatever he did nw, he culdn’t change the fact. “What if Mr. Adler thught I 16s__________ (窃取) this mrning’s questins t?” Hectr thught. “He’d take away my Rm Five victry fr sure.” Little did he knw that ne f the best days in his life wuld be turned int the wrst s quickly. Trn by his cnscience, Hectr was 17t__________ (完全) at a lss what t d.
Befre he realized it, Hectr fund himself standing in Mr. Adler’s rm. He saw Mr. Adler searching fr smething n his messy desk. “Mr. Adler, are yu lking fr this?” he asked, hlding the pen envelpe. “Oh, that’s 18e__________ (正是) what I’m lking fr!” Mr. Adler said, “but what n earth is the matter?” Lking at the cnfused 19e__________ (表情) n Mr. Adler’s face, Hectr gt up the 20c__________ (勇气) t tell him the truth. T his surprise, Mr Adler actually 21p__________ (表扬) him fr his integrity and wished him gd 22l__________ (运气) in the next day’s cmpetitin.
The next day the entire schl came t watch the Fifth Grade Gegraphy Bee. Besides being 23g__________ (内疚的), Hectr was puzzled at Mr. Adler’s reactin yesterday. But sn he felt relieved t find that the questins had been changed. He culd 24i__________ (想象) Mr. Adler wrking late last night t prepare the new questins, grateful frm the bttm f his heart fr what Mr. Adler had dne fr him. When it was his turn, he 25c__________ (集中) his mind and answered all the questins crrectly, becming the final’s champin. The final gave Hectr the sweet taste f victry again. 邵东创新高级中学2024届第4次月考
英 语 答 案
听力
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.A 12. B 13.A 14.B 15.B 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.C
(Text 1)
M: Milly, thank yu fr yur card!
W: Yu’re welcme. Did yu get sme nice presents?
M: Yes, I did. My grandma usually gives me a T-shirt r smething like that, but this year she gave me a new headphne.
(Text 2)
W: I just received a call frm Mr. Parker in Bys Electrnics Stre, and he said that he was in a hurry t receive the gds. I think yu’d better call the truck driver and ask him t drp by there first.
M: OK.
(Text 3)
W: Oh, it’s hrrible. It lks like a grup f mushrms. We can put it in ur dining rm.
M: Listen, Jenny. I dn’t like any f these paintings. Why dn’t we try anther shp?
(Text 4)
W: I went t see a brilliant dance shw yesterday.
M: Wh did yu g with?
W: Well, my parents bught me tw tickets fr my birthday. My sister didn’t want t cme with me, because she desn’t really like dance. S I invited my cusin. We had a great time!
(Text 5)
W: Hi Jack. What are yu ding here?
M: I’m sending this bk t my friend fr her birthday. What abut yu?
W: I’m getting stamps. D yu fancy ging fr a pizza?
M: Yeah. OK. But I need t get sme mney first.
(Text 6)
W: The Mnday afternn ptinal curse seems t be turning ut OK. I thught it was bring at first.
M: Yes. After the first week I thught I might end up drpping it but I’m getting mre used t the lecturer.
W: I wish he didn’t speak s sftly thugh. It’s hard t hear his vice frm the back f that huge lecture hall. If he wasn’t s humrus, I think I’d drp the curse. And his wrds n the blackbard are t small. I can’t read them when I sit at the back.
M: I think it’s a gd jb that he puts them up nline fr us.
(Text 7)
W: Hw was yur hliday?
M: Fantastic. The island was great.
W: What did yu d there?
M: Well, there were mnkeys living in the wds n the island. We tried t feed them bananas, but they were wild and wuldn’t cme clse enugh, but they were cute.
W: Did yu see sme dlphins?
M: Of curse. There was a bat trip t g dlphin-watching n Day 3. On Day 4, there was a bird-watching trip ut in the bay just as the sun was cming up. I had t wake up early fr the mrning trip, but it was definitely wrth ging. That was my favrite part. Last, I was s relaxed during the last tw days. I just walked alng the beach …
(Text 8)
W: Le, what are yu ding?
M: Hi Fina. I’m wrking n my gegraphy prject.
W: Oh. I’ve dne mine. I planned t write abut the animals in Africa, but I fund the deserts mre interesting. Then I changed my mind. What abut yu?
M: I’m ding my prject n the rainfrest in Brazil. I’ve fund this amazing website. Lk!
W: Ww! The rainfrest is an amazing place. Des it rain every day there?
M: Well, there’s a rainy seasn frm December t May.
W: There are lts f interesting animals in the rainfrest, aren’t there?
M: Yes. Lk, these slths are really cute! There are als sme amazing spiders.
W: Oh, dn’t shw me thse! I dn’t like spiders.
M: OK, dn’t wrry. And there are ver a thusand different kinds f birds. Lk at these nes.
W: Oh, I’ve seen sme like thse in the z. They’re really clrful! Oh, and what’s that?
M: It’s a kind f snake. It’s ne f the biggest snakes in the wrld.
W: Ww! Really? D yu knw hw lng it can live?
(Text 9)
M: D yu fancy ging t see a shw tnight?
W: Sure! Great idea! What’s n?
M: I’ve gt the paper here. I’ll have a lk. There’s a circus frm Mscw. I lve the circus, especially the clwns.
W: I dn’t find the clwns very amusing. I never have.
M: Oh, OK. Well, let’s frget the circus then. What abut this — The Dancing Queen? It’s a musical — I read a review f it in a magazine. It’s suppsed t be extremely funny! Shall we g and see that?
W: I’m nt really int musicals. Is there anything else n?
M: Sure. There’s Take It r Leave It. It came ut last week.
W: What kind f play?
M: It’s a cmedy.
W: Oh, right. That isn’t my favrite kind f play. In fact, I really dn’t like stage cmedies at all.
M: Alright. There are lts f ther things n. Fr example, they’re shwing an ld black and white cmedy. D yu like ld silent films?
W: T be hnest, silent films dn’t make me laugh.
M: Fine. Let’s frget that, then. Hw abut a mre mdern film?
W: Gd idea.
M: Here’s ne called Sweet Dating. It’s a rmantic cmedy.
W: I’m tired f seeing rmantic cmedies. Srry.
M: Well, why dn’t we just g t the cmedy club in the twn centre? They always have gd cmedians there.
W: I’m nt a big fan f cmedy clubs. But I suppse I culd give it a g ...
M: Great!
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Okay, nw fr sme news abut ur annual charity auctin evening. Unfrtunately, we can’t use the Frest Htel again, as it’s being re-decrated, but we’re very excited abut getting int the Park Htel fr the auctin this year. It’s lcated ppsite the statin. We have an exciting range f things t sell this year, but we’d always welcme mre items. The final day is next Thursday.
All mney frm this year’s events ges twards helping lcal hmeless peple. We intend t use the mney frm the auctin t build a new training centre, where hmeless peple can cme t learn new skills. It’ll be next t the existing htel and yu can see the plans in the ffice. Please give yur names t the secretary befre the day f the event.
We’ve als gt sme fantastic items in this year’s auctin as usual. But the dinner at the new restaurant — the City Lights is new this year. We’re expecting the mst interest in the tickets t The Big Thing, as this fantastic festival is nw sld ut. We’re als very excited abut the day pass t the lcal adventure park fr yunger nes. Nw then, we have enugh peple t help with seating, but we are lking fr sme vlunteers t help with the cffee. If yu think yu can d this, please cntact Mr. Baker. We’re sure it’s ging t be a huge success ...
阅读理解
A
本文是应用文。文章是加利福尼亚Red Bluff艺术馆举办的艺术作品展的作品招募广告。
21. A。理解具体信息。根据本文中的Red Bluff Art Gallery, Califrnia, calls n artists t attend an nline sl shw和第二段中的virtual exhibit可知，该个人作品秀属于网上虚拟展览。
22. C。理解具体信息。根据本文中的During the year f yur Exhibit, when a wrk sells, yu can use a new ne t take its place可知，如果参加者的某件作品售出，参加者可以用另一新作品替代它。
23. A。理解具体信息。根据本文中的When signing up, yu'd better enter between 10 and 20 pictures t make a gd shw可知，参加者被建议最好提交10到20件作品。
B
本文是记叙文。作者的好朋友想把作者正在读的一本书带回家去看，最后作者妥协把书借给了他。
24. B。理解具体信息。根据第二段中的He picked up ne f the bks that I had just started reading in the mrning以及第三段中的he wanted t take the bk hme可知，到作者家后不久，Thmas就被作者正在读的那本书吸引住了。
25. A。理解具体信息。根据第三段中的I tried t make him realize that I had just started reading it befre they arrived at my hme and had just finished ne-furth f the bk和he was als crazy abut the bk可知，作者刚开始读这本书，他对这本书很着迷，所以想把它看完。
26. B。理解具体信息。根据最后一段中的Finally, I gave up and let him take the bk n ne cnditin: he shuld return the bk just after he finished reading it and als wuld nt lend it t smene else可知，Thmas一再请求，作者只能妥协把书借给他。
27. D。推断。根据第三段中的He was determined t take it和第四段中的He lked sad, saying that after he started reading the stry, he really didn’t want t miss the chance t cmplete the bk可知，Thmas下定决心的事很难改变。由此推断，他很固执，不轻易妥协。
C
本文是议论文。文章探讨了我们是否应该放弃使用现金而进入无现金社会。
28. C。推理判断题。由第二段的Cash als spreads disease和paper mney is usually full f bacteria可知，Dr Peter Ender认为纸币覆满了细菌，容易传播疾病。故从他的声称中可知，现金很脏。
29. A。推理判断题。由第三段的with a credit card we dn’t feel the “pain f paying”. In a cashless sciety, we tend t buy mre than we need t可知，心理学家认为使用信用卡时人们感觉不到支付的痛感，因而花钱就会不理智。
30. D。词义猜测题。由划线词前的pssible and even easier t cheat and steal in a cashless sciety可知，无现金社会依然存在甚至更容易产生欺骗和偷窃的行为，因此人们更可能不会拒绝被做了手脚的支付方式。
31. B。主旨大意题。文章首段总述我们已经逐步进入到无现金社会，第二至第四段分别分析无现金社会的优点和缺点，而由最后一段作者的质疑we’re mre efficient in ur cashless sciety, but are we any happier?可知，本文旨在探讨我们是否应该放弃使用现金而进入无现金社会。
D
本文是说明文。鱼为何要跃出水面？作者认为它们可能是为了享受快乐。
32. C。推理判断题。由第一段中的Dlphins take advantage f the behavir, frming a circle and catching the frightened fishes in midair可知，海豚能够巧妙地吃掉跃出水面的鱼，说明它们很聪明。
33. A。细节理解题。由第二段中的They d it in schls f hundreds和第三段中的mving in beautiful frmatin可知，蝠鲼和鲻鱼都是成群地跳跃。schl在此意为“群”。
34. D。推理判断题。由第四段中的It is hard t imagine they will feel any fresher when back in water可知，作者认为第四段提到的猜想是值得怀疑的。
35. B。推理判断题。由第二段中的But I think that the rays are enjying themselves和最后一段可知，作者认为鱼跃出水面可能是为了享受快乐。
E
本文是说明文。作者给出了既可以充分利用时间又可以快乐放松的有效建议。
36. F。上文I have the same 24 hurs in a day as yu d, but I have made a specific chice that allws me t make the mst f every day and still feel happy and relaxed.提到，作者做出的选择是：充分利用每一天，但仍旧感到快乐和轻松。根据下文的各个段落小标题可知，下文就如何充分利用每一天给出了建议。因此空处应是起承上启下的作用，F项中的help yu make the mst f yur time与上文中的t make the mst f every day相呼应，tips引出下文的建议。因此F项“也许这些建议会帮助你充分利用你的时间。”符合语境。故选F。
D。根据段落小标题Pick the mst imprtant.可知，本段建议挑选最重要的事情去做；下文Fcus n spending time that fr yu is fun and prductive.指出要挑选一些有趣的和富有成效的事情去做。D项中的what is meaningful in yur life与小标题中的the mst imprtant一致，空处下文是对Make chices的具体解释。由此可推断出，D项“选择你生活中有意义的事情。”符合语境。故选D。
C。上文Many peple g crazy trying t figure ut hw t spend time with friends, family, wrk, play, etc.指出许多人想要弄清楚在生活中如何分配好时间，下文Find ways t enjy them in a cmbined manner.指出可以把事情组合在一起享受。由此可推断出，空处与上文是转折关系，说明不要努力均衡时间。C项“不要试图在它们之间平衡时间。”符合语境。故选C。
B。空处为段落小标题。根据本段内容可知，学习虽然花费很多时间，但总是能有一些方法为你节省时间做其他事情，因此要做积极的学习者。由此可推断出，B项“做一个积极的学习者。”适合作为本段的小标题。故选B。
G。下文Every cmpletin is a small victry that adds up in a big way.指出事情要一件一件去做。G项中的making lists与之相呼应。由此可推断出，G项“这就是列清单在任何生产效率指南中都重要的原因。”符合语境，this指代上文The wrld wn’t cme t an end in mst cases just because yu left a few things undne. Celebrate prgress and keep refining (改进) tward a happy prductive existence。故选G。
完形填空
本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍作者为了保护森林，反对砍伐，在树上生活五个月的经历和感受。
41. A。根据语境可知，此处指一些人可能想弄明白作者究竟为什么选择这样做，故选why。
42. C。根据下文中的rlled int the frest and the destructin (摧毁) began可知，此处指的应是机器(machinery)开进森林，开始伐木，摧毁森林。
43. A。这些森林将永远消失的情况作者想都不敢想。bear“承受，忍受”符合语境。
44. D。参见上题解析。
45. D。因此，在2011年12月14日，作者放弃了自己的生活，放弃了工作计划，爬了60米到达树顶。let g f“放弃，摒弃”，符合语境。
46. C。根据下文中的I have times when I feel frustrated (沮丧) ... miss my friends and family可知，树上的生活是具有挑战性的。refreshing“令人耳目一新的”；risky“冒险的”；challenging“挑战性的”；rewarding“值得做的”。
47. B。作者有时会感到沮丧，她想逃离到任何地方，换个风景看看。get up“起床，起来”；get away“逃离”；give in“屈服，投降”；give up“放弃”。
48. A。参见上题解析。
49. D。根据下文中的I miss my friends and family可知，作者有时会感到非常孤独，故选lnely。
50. C。尽管会有这些”不愉快”的时候，但作者发现自己还是蛮喜欢这种经历的。despite“即使，尽管”，符合语境。beynd“超出，除……之外”；withut“没有”；unlike“不像，与……不同”。
51. B。参见上题解析。height“高度”；experience“经历”；backgrund“背景”；psitin“地点”。
52. C。根据上文中的Living n the tree has been inspiring及下文中的fr as lng as it takes可知，住在树上是鼓舞人心的，作者愿意待在这上面很长时间。return“返回”；stp“停止”；stay“待”；hide“隐藏”。
53. A。根据语境可知，前后句存在语义上的转折关系，故用but。
54. B。作者真的希望不久之后她能够脚踩下面的土地，站在这片永远不会被砍伐的森林中。lng“长时间的”，符合语境。
55. B。参见上题解析。mve“移动”；lg“砍伐”；burn“燃烧”；miss“错过”。
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小作文
Dear Mike,
I’m writing t ask yu t d me a favr.
Recently, a shrt film intrducing my schl has been cmpleted. As ne member f the prductin team, I was respnsible fr prviding English subtitles. Althugh the film lasts fr nly ten minutes, it tk me several days t perfect the subtitles. Hwever, I think there must be sme rm t imprve. Wuld yu mind watching the film attached and sharing yur ideas abut my wrk? I’d appreciate it if yu culd ffer me sme advice.
Lking frward t yur early reply. (93 wrds)
Yurs,
Li Hua
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