2020钦州一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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钦州市第一中学2020年春季学期期中考试试卷高二英语考试时间：120分钟；总分：150分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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. How much did the man tip the woman? A. $1. B. $10. C. $100.2. How will the woman go home? A. Walk. B. Run. C. Drive.3. What meal will the speakers eat? A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.4. Who was at the door? A. The postman. B. The man’s friend. C. The woman’s brother.5. When will the tomatoes be ready? A. Right now. B. In three weeks. C. In two months.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where are the speakers? A. At a hotel. B. At a store. C. At a restaurant.7. How does the woman feel in the end? A. Excited. B. Sick. C. Scared.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Who left the company? A. Lisa. B. Steve. C. Tim.9. What has the man been trying to do? A. Give up coffee. B. Go to bed earlier. C. Employ a new employee. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where is the man? A. On a farm. B. In a restaurant. C. At a grocery store. 11. What does the man like to put on his biscuits? A. Cheese. B. Peanuts. C. Honey.12. What does the man think of the biscuits? A. They taste bad. B. They’re too big. C. They break easily. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who is Mr. Taylor? A. A teacher. B. The parent of a student. C. The school headmaster.14. Why does the woman keep the curtains closed? A. She wants to get some sleep.B. It gets too hot in the classroom.C. Sunlight makes the children act wild.15. How long should the children be outside, according to the man? A. Less than an hour. B. At least one hour. C. Half a day.16. What are the man’s students like after they run around outside? A. They are quiet. B. They can’t sit quietly. C. They fight with each other. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is the park located? A. In West Africa. B. In Southeast Asia. C. In South America.18. What is true about the park? A. There are over 900 types of plants.B. Visitors can’t get close to the birds.C. There’s a lot of room to walk around.19. How high is the waterfall? A. 30 meters. B. 50 meters. C. 100 meters.20. When does the All Stars Bird Show start? A. At 9:00 a.m. B. At 5:00 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ACity: HangzhouLaunched: 2008Size: 2,965 stations/ 69,50 bikesPrice: ﹩32.61 deposit（押金）+ time charge While taking a look at this city, you may see the best bike sharing in the world. As the second on the planet by size, the Hangzhou Public Bicycle System is one of the most common and useful shares，largely because it’s combined with public transportation：a single card can be used in subway，bus，taxi and bike sharing. Residents and tourists can put down a deposit of 200 Chinese Yuan (about﹩33) and ride for an hour for free in this scenic city. Each additional hour costs only﹩0.15. It was also the first new-generation bike-sharing system in China. By 2020 it’s projected to have 175,000 bikes．City: BarcelonaLaunched: 2007Size: 420 stations / 6,000 bikesPrice: ﹩61.93 per yearBarcelona’s Bicycling Program developed Spain’s bike-sharing business in a big way. This program took off like wildfire on wheels, and because four times bigger in one year. It inspired different copycat programs all over the country. Today, Spain has 132 bike-sharing systems. The program is one of the world’s most respected and popular shares. But it is only open to residents and tourists are not allowed to use it．City: ParisLaunched: 2007Size: 1,751 stations/ 23,900 bikesPrice: ﹩38.52 per year / ﹩2.26 per dayParis’s bike-sharing is the star of the world. Launched in 2007, it is the world’s largest outside of China. Cheap by American standards, you can ride around Paris on a €1.7 day pass-the first half hour of each trip is free. Because this system covers the city with an average of 50 stations per square mile, it’s a favourite with both locals and tourists．21. What do we know about Barcelona’s Bicycling Program？A. It has driven the development of Spain’s bike-sharing．B. It has once been ruined by fire accidents.C. It is popular among travellers． D. It consists of 175,000 bikes．22. How much should you pay to ride a shared bike in Paris？A. Nothing for an hour． B.﹩61.93 per year． C.﹩2.26 per day． D.﹩1.7 per day．23.What do the Hangzhou Public Bicycle System and Paris’s bike sharing have in common？A. They are open to both locals and tourists． B. The have the same amount of stations．C. They were founded in the same year． D. They require a deposit of over ﹩30．BAlbert Einstein, the genius behind the theory of relativity, which provided a new framework for all of physics and proposed new concepts of space and time, has recently been making headlines again. However, this time it is not for a new scientific breakthrough, but because of two handwritten notes the scientist gave a bellboy 95 years ago.The story goes something like this. In October 1922, Einstein was invited to Tokyo to deliver lectures. As the scientist was making his way from Europe to Japan, he received a telegram informing him that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Though pleased at the news, he decided to continue with his Japanese trip instead of heading to Stockholm to accept the honor.When in Tokyo, he penned two notes in German. One of them, written on a piece of plain paper, said, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”Why did Einstein write the notes? Some believe they were to express Einstein’s delight at the reception he received from the people of Japan who crowded to attend the laureate’s (获奖者)lectures. Others think they were specially written for a bellboy who came to deliver a message, either because the scientist did not have loose change to tip him, or because the messenger refused to accept tips. Regardless of the reason, Einstein purportedly told the bellboy, “Maybe if you are lucky, those notes will become much more valuable than just a regular tip.” He was right!Earlier this year, the bellboy’s nephew decided to part with the letters and handed them to Winner’s Auctions and Exhibitions. The “theory of happiness” brought the owner an astonishing $1.56 million from a European buyer. The second note, which opened at $1,000, and expected to fetch a maximum of $6,000, sold for $240,000!24.What made Einstein become people’s focus again?A. The theory of relativity. B. His new concepts of space. C. The notes written by himself. D. His notes about his theory.25.Where did Einstein write the words? A. Bern. B. Stockholm. C. Germany. D. Japan.26.How were Einstein’s lectures? A. They had a great effect. B. They attracted a lot of people. C. They successfully inspired people. D. They were hard to understand.27. How might the owner of the notes feel about the deal? A. Disappointed. B. Curious. C. Unfair. D. Unexpected.C America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily, but truly can’t manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes,For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for pure business matters. So accept their hospitality at home !28. Where are we expected to call our American friends if we go there by plane?A. On the bus. B. At the airport. C. Near their home. D. At our own hotel.29. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.B. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.C. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.D. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.30. Which is the typical way of American hospitality?A. Treating friends at home. B. Sharing everything they have.C. Taking days off to be with friends. D. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.31. In which part of a newspaper can this article be found?A. Culture. B. News. C. Story. D. Travel. DTeenagers who talk on the cell phone a lot, and hold their phones up to their right ears, score worse on one type of memory test. That’s the finding of a new study. That memory impairment(损伤) might be one side effect of the radiation (放射线) that phones use to keep us connected while we’re on the go.Nearly 700 Swiss teens took part in a test of figural memory. This type helps us remember abstract (抽象的) symbols and shapes, explains Milena Foerster. The teens took memory tests twice, one year apart. Each time, they had one minute to remember 13 pairs of abstract shapes. Then they were shown one item from each pair and asked to match it with one of the five choices. The study volunteers also took a test of verbal memory. That’s the ability to remember words. The two memory tests are part of an intelligence test. The researchers also surveyed the teens on how they use cell phones. And they got call records from phone companies. The researchers used those records to figure out how long the teens were using their phones. This allowed the researchers to work out how big a radiation exposure (接触) each person could have got while talking.A phone user’s exposure to the radiation can differ widely. Some teens talk on their phones more than others. People also hold their phones differently. If the phone is close to the ear, more radiation may enter the body, Foerster notes. Even the type of network signal that a phone uses can matter. Much of Switzerland was using an older “second-generation” type of cell phone networks, the study reports. Many phone carriers (通讯公司) have moved away from such networks. And more companies plan to update their networks within the next few years.The teens’ scores in the figural memory tests were roughly the same from one year to the next. But those who normally held their phones near the right ears, and who were also exposed to higher levels of radiation, scored a little bit worse after a year. No group of teens showed big changes on the verbal memory test. Why might one type of memory be linked to cell phone use, but not another? Foerster thinks it could have to do with where different memory centers sit in the brain. The site that deals with the ability to remember shapes is near the right ear.32. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is TRUE?A. The teens took two types of memory tests four times in total.B. The teens needed to report the average time spent on their phones.C. Researchers paid little attention to the teens’ habits of using phones.D. The teens’ ability of remembering words is shown in figural memory test.33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?A. How people hold their phones has no effect on their bodies.B. Phone users can make more money with new networks.C. The cell phone network type has little to do with the cell phone use.D. Radiation levels are affected by the cell phone network types.34. According to the study, teens who use their phones to their right ears a lot do worse in ________.A. matching numbers B. reading signals C. remembering shapes D. learning words35. What might be the best title for the text?A. Cell phone use and safety warningsB. Facts about cell phone use at schoolC. Dangerous levels of cell phone use among teensD. Teen’s cell phone use linked to memory problems第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，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。Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. 36__ Here is how to make one. ● 37 In order to make a change, you need to decide why it's important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make. ● Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 38 That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer. ● Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating(弥补) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 39____ ● Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 40__ If not, take another look at other methods you could try.A. Get a sleep specialist.B. Find the right motivation.C. A better plan for sleep can help.D. And consider setting a second alarm.E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）We are often warned by our teacher not to waste precious time, because time 41 will never return. I think it quite 42 . What does time look like? Nobody knows for we can’t see it or 43 it and no amount of money can 44 it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to 45 about it.　　Time passes very quickly. Some students say they don’t have 46 time to review all their lessons. It is because they don’t know how to make 47 of their time. They waste it in going to theatres, cinemas and parks, and doing 48 things. Why do we study every day? Why do we 49 ? Why do most people would rather 50 buses instead of walking? The 51 is very simple. We wish to save time because time is 52 .　　Today we are living in the 21st century. We look upon time as 53 . When a person dies, his life 54 . Since life is short, we must 55 our time and energy to our study so that we may be able to 56 the people well in the future. Laziness is the 57 of time, for it does not only bring us failure but also 58 us other harm. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, let us do it today and not 59 it until tomorrow.　　Remember that time is much more 60 than money.41. A. lost B. found C. expected D. made42. A. false B. true C. abstract D. valuable43. A. get B. have C. see D. touch44. A. find B. buy C. sense D. realize45. A. worry B. discuss C. advise D. think46. A. enough B. little C. valuable D. useful47. A. up B. light C. use D. fun48. A. other B. another C. some D. any49. A. drink B. eat C. think D. work50. A. borrow B. get C. make D. take51. A. question B. problem C. answer D. method52. A. valueless B. precious C. endless D. fast53. A. life B. money C. gold D. water54. A. comes to B. begins C. ends D. lives55. A. waste B. devote C. put D. value56. A. ask B. remember C. serve D. save57. A. friend B. maker C. mother D. thief58. A. brings B. does C. takes D. sends59. A. leave B. forget C. remain D. stay60. A. useful B. cheap C. valuable D. heavy第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式, 并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。The Mayan civilization was from a group of people 61.___lived in Central America. The Maya people used a(n) 62.____(write) language before Columbus came to the Americas in 1492 AD. They were good 63. ____art, building, and math. They knew about stars and planets, which helped them make calendars.The Mayan civilization was the most important between the years of 250 AD and 900 AD. 64._____(gradual), the Mayan civilization spread all the way from Central Mexico to Honduras, Guatemala, and northern El Salvador. The Maya people traded with other people in the Americas. They made changes to their buildings to make them much 65.____(good). The style in which they made 66.___ ( they) buildings was often similar to styles of buildings in countries that the Maya people traded with.The Mayan civilization started getting smaller after 900 AD. The Spanish arrived in 67. ____15th century and took over Central America, even in the Mayan areas. However, the Maya people still live there today. They even keep the old Mayan traditions and 68. ______(believe).There are many Mayan languages still spoken today, 69. _____(include) one called the Achi language. A play called Rabinal Achi 70. _______(consider) very important to the world.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 One afternoon, I was wandering on the street when I saw my brother by the chance. He was behaving very strange. He looked around before going quickly into a shop. When he came down, he had a box in his hand. I knew some villagers turned to steal because they were poor. The thought whether my brother could be one of them drove me crazily. I was determined to find out the truth. When he questioned, tears filled his eyes. He said he was collecting beer bottle from kind shopkeepers, but would feel embarrassing if he was seen by others. I was very sorry that I have misunderstood my brother.第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 假设你是Rose，你的朋友Jane向你询问如何保持健康，请你根据以下内容给她写一封100词左右的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。1．注意合理饮食。多吃新鲜蔬菜和水果，鱼、肉、豆类等也要合理食用，甜食不要过量。2．注意锻炼身体。劳逸结合，多参加体育活动，例如游泳或者跑步。3．保证充足的睡眠时间。不要熬夜，每天至少睡8个小时。2020年春高二英语期中考试答案一．听力答案：1—5 CAABB 6—10 ACBCC11—15 ACACB 16—20 ABCAB 二．阅读理解：21-25 ACACD 26-30 BDDCA 31-35 AADCD 36-40 CBGFE三．完形填空：41-45 ABDBD 46-50 ACADD 51-55 CBACB 56-60 CDBAC四． 语法填空 61. who 62.written 63.at 64. Gradually 65.better 66.their 67.the 68.beliefs 69.including 70.is considered 五．改错：71. by the chance 去掉the, by chance 固定词组。72. strange →strangely，behave 动词后跟副词。73. down →out，出来应该是come out。74. steal→stealing, to 是介词。75. whether→that，根据上下文内容，thought后面跟同位语从句，说明看法。76. crazily→crazy, drive sb 后跟形容词做补语。77. questioned→ 前加was，“被问及”用被动。78. bottle→bottles，只类别79. embarrassing→embarrassed，人感到尴尬，用embarrassed。80. have→had，根据主句的时态确定为过去的过去，故用过去完成时。六．作文范文：Dear Jane, In your letter you asked me how to keep healthy. Here is my advice. Firstly，you should keep a balanced diet. You’d better eat different kinds of food，such as fish，meat，beans，fresh vegetables and fruits. However，you shouldn’t eat too many sweets. Secondly，take enough exercise，for example，swimming and running. Finally，make sure you have enough sleeping time. You should have no less than 8 hours’ sleeping time every day. You mustn’t stay up late at night. That’s what I want to tell you about how to keep healthy. I hope my advice can be helpful to your health. Best wishes’ Yours， RoseA【答案】21. A 22. C 23. A【解析】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了Hangzhou，Barcelona， Paris三个城市的共享单车系统，其规模，收费情况和使用情况等等。21.细节理解题。根据City： Barcelona中的第一句Barcelona's Bicycling Program developed Spain's bike﹣sharing business in a big way可知Barcelona's Bicycling项目极大的开发了西班牙共享单车生意。故选A。22.细节理解题。根据 City： Paris中的价格Price： ﹩38.52 per year/ ﹩2.26 per day可知，巴黎的共享单车收费每天2.26元。故选C。23.细节理解题。根据City： Hangzhou中的第三句 Residents and tourists can put down a deposit of 200 Chinese Yuan （about ﹩33）and ride for an hour for free in this scenic city；以及City： Paris部分中的最后一句 it's a favourite with both locals and tourists可知Hangzhou Public Bicycle System 和 Paris's bike sharing都对本地居民和外来游客开放。B【答案】24—27 CDBD【文章大意】本文主要介绍了爱因斯坦在去日本讲学期间给服务员留下的两张写有字的纸条。这两张纸条的拍卖又使爱因斯坦成为了人们关注的话题。24.C细节理解题。根据首段末句可知，人们又重新提起爱因斯坦的原因是他写给侍者的两张纸条。25.D细节理解题。根据第二段前一、二句和第三段首句可知，纸条上的这些话都是在日本的时候写的。26.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中…the people of Japan who crowded to attend the laureate’s lectures.可知，爱因斯坦的讲座吸引了很多人参加。27. D 推理判断题。根据文章末段内容可知，纸条的主人没有想到会卖出这么高的价钱。C【答案】28. D 29. C 30. A 31. A【解析】这是一篇说明文。本文叙述了美国和中国人对友谊的不同看法。美国人喜欢在家里招待朋友，即使多年不见仍然是好朋友，不像中国人一样会花很多时间去车站接，或者抽很多时间陪他们。28.细节理解题。根据第二段中They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there.（他们可能会希望我们乘公共汽车从机场到我们自己的旅馆。他们希望我们能从那里给他们打电话。）可知如果我们乘飞机去那里，我们应该从我们住的宾馆给美国朋友打电话。29.细节理解题。根据第一段中Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship.（两个人都可以互致一两年来的圣诞问候，也可能只是短暂的几封信——然后就再也没有了。如果同样的两个人再次偶然相遇，即使多年以后，他们也会重拾友谊。）可知美国人即使在很长一段时间的中断之后仍会继续他们的友谊。故C选项正确，故选C。30.细节理解题。根据最后一段The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes.（ 然而，美国人通常在家里表示欢迎。）可知在家里款待朋友是典型的美式待客之道。故选A。31.推理判断题。主要内容为美国和中国人对友谊的不同看法，这属于东西方的文化差异问题，可知最有可能在报纸的“文化”版找到本文章。故选A。D【答案】32. A 33. D 34. C 35. D【解析】这是一篇说明文。一项新研究发现记忆损伤可能是手机辐射的副作用之一，文章同时说明了这项研究进行的过程，以及辐射水平受手机网络类型的影响和经常使用手机右耳的青少年在记忆形状方面做得更差。32.细节理解题。根据第二段中The teens took memory tests twice, one year apart.可知这些青少年总共参加了四次两种类型的记忆测试。故选A。33.推理判断题。根据第三段中Even the type of network signal that a phone uses can matter.（甚至是手机使用的网络信号的类型也很重要。）可知辐射水平受手机网络类型的影响。故选D。34.细节理解题。根据最后一段中The teens’ scores in the figural memory tests were roughly the same from one year to the next. But those who normally held their phones near the right ears, and who were also exposed to higher levels of radiation, scored a little bit worse after a year.（这些青少年在图形记忆测试中的分数，一年比一年大致相同。但那些正常情况下把手机放在右耳附近的人，以及那些暴露在高水平辐射下的人，一年后的得分要低一些。）可知根据这项研究，经常使用手机右耳的青少年在记忆形状方面做得更差。故选C。35.主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中Teenagers who talk on the cell phone a lot, and hold their phones up to their right ears, score worse on one type of memory test. That’s the finding of a new study.（在一项记忆测试中，经常打电话、把手机举到右耳的青少年得分更低。这是一项新研究的发现。）以及文章主要内容主要围绕着青少年使用手机与记忆问题有关的问题。故选D。七选五: 36—40 CBGFE四、完形填空：本文为议论文，论点是 Time is valuable。第 1 段先提出论点——时间是珍贵的;第 2 段说时间流逝很快，应节省时间;第 3 段说人们把时间比作生命，我们应该珍惜时间;最后一句话自成一段，照应首段，突出主题。41. A。 前面说老师常告诫我们不要浪费时间，这里是解释原因，即我们平时所说的“时光一去不复返”。lost 为过去分词作后置定语。42. B。下文进一步阐述说时间很珍贵，不能浪费时间，“我”认为“时光一去不复返”这一说法是正确的，即 I think it quite true。43. D。前面问的是 What does time look like，再结合后面的 Time is abstract (抽象的) 来看，此处说的是“时间既看不见，也摸不着”，故用 touch。44. B。前面说时间既看不见又摸不着，再结合钱的功能可推测，该句说的是“时间是不能用一定数量的钱能买得到的”。45. D。前面分别提到时间不能看、摸，也不能用钱买，时间是抽象的，由此可推测我们只能“思考”它。46. A。有些同学把时间用在了看戏、看电影和逛公园上，当然他们就没有足够的时间来复习功课了，故用 enough。47. C。从后面的 they waste it in going to theatres, cinemas… 可知他们不知道如何利用时间。make use of 为固定短语，意为“利用”。48. A。从前部分 They waste it in going to theatres, cinemas and parks 来看，此处指的是上述列举内容外的东西，故用 other 修饰 things。49. D。从上下文来看，这里说的是人们为何学习与工作，与前面说的study平行，故此处用 work。50. D。由 instead of walking 可推测这里说的是交通问题，故用take，即为什么多数人乘车而不步行? take buses 是常见搭配，意为“乘车”。51.C 前面是三个 Why 引导的问句，最后 We wish to save time because time is… 是对这三个问题的回答，故此处说的是这三个问题的答案，即答案很简单，就是我们希望节省时间。52. B。从前面所说的多数人靠乘车代替步行来看，这里说的是“我们应节省时间，因为时间很珍贵”。53. A。从后面的 When a person dies, his life…Since life is short… 来看，本段是把时间比作生命，即谈论时间的珍贵。54. C。从 When a person dies 可推测，“他的生命也就完结了”，故用ends。55. B。此处说的是“我们要把我们的时间和精力投入到学习中”。devote one’s time and energy to sth. 意为“把时间和精力投入到某事中”。56. C。从语境来看，这里是告诫人们“人生短暂，要把时间和精力放在学习上，以便以后更好地为人民服务”。serve the people 意为“为人民服务”。57. D。从后面说“它不仅给我们带来失败，而且还带来了其他的危害”来看，这里应选 thief，即“懒惰是时间的窃贼”。58. B。前面说懒惰带给我们失败，此处是进一步说懒惰还带给我们其他的危害。do sb. harm 是固定短语，意为“给某人带来危害”。59. A。从前面所给的条件 If it is necessary for us to do our work today来看，这里表示“我们今天能做的事情就不要留到明天来做”，故用 leave。60. C。从整篇文章来看，这里说的是时间珍贵，我们要珍惜时间。句意为“切记时间比金钱更有珍贵”，这与文章观点吻合。Text 1W: Sir, I think you made a mistake on the bill. You left 100-dollar tip. (1) Did you mean $10?M: No, I didn’t. You worked hard. Enjoy it!Text 2M: If you run through the rain, you won’t get as wet.W: I think I would get just as wet, so I think I’ll walk home. (2)M: Suit yourself. I’m glad I drove today.Text 3W: Don’t forget the bread, dear. And pick up some eggs, too.M: Anything else? I’d like a big breakfast today. (3)W: Some butter would be nice. Text 4M: Who was at the door? The postman?W: No, it’s your friend Matt. (4)M: Why didn’t you invite him in? It’s so cold outside.Text 5M: Martha, look at my tomato plants.W: They’ve grown a lot! They were so small two months ago.M: Yes. Look at those green tomatoes. They’ll be ready in three weeks. (5)Text 6M: And please make sure you turn off all lights before you go to sleep. The lights attract flies. We’ve been having a problem with that at this hotel. (6)W: Really? I hate flies. I think I’ll stay at another hotel.M: No, no! There is no problem as long as you turn the lights off at night. W: Now I’m really scared… (7)Text 7W: Good morning, Tim. How are you feeling?M: Good morning, Lisa. I didn’t sleep much last night. I’m feeling very tired. Coffee doesn’t even help!W: You always look tired these days. What’s going on?M: Well, there has been so much work to do in the office since Steve left the company. (8) I can’t keep up with it. I can’t even go for a run because I get home too late. W: Why don’t you employ someone new? (9)M: I’ve already talked to six different people, (9) but I don’t like any of them.Text 8W: Hello, sir. Welcome to Farmer Jack’s Grocery. (10) How may I help you?M: I’d like to return this box of biscuits. I want my money back.W: OK. Why are you returning it? M: The biscuits aren’t strong enough.W: What do you mean?M: When I tried to put peanut butter on them, they kept breaking. (12) They’re also too small for cheese. (11)W: Let me take a look… Um, this is an empty box, sir!M: Yeah, I know. W: Where are the biscuits?M: I ate them. W: But I thought you’re returning them because you didn’t like them.M: I didn’t say that. They tasted great.Text 9M: Mrs. Robinson, I’d like to know why you always keep the curtains closed. Every time I pass by your classroom, it’s dark. W: Well, Mr. Taylor, (13) I keep it dark because it helps the children be calmer. M: That’s a very bad idea. The children will just be less happy. They need more sunlight. Please keep the curtains open all the time. (14)W: But then they act very wild! (14) They run around a lot and fight with each other.M: Do you take the children outside to play on the playground?W: Usually, I don’t. It takes away time from their lessons.M: You should take them outside for at least an hour during the day. (15) If you do that, the children will be more likely to sit quietly while you teach them. My students are very quiet after they run around outside. (13) (16)W: OK, I’ll try it. M: I hope you will. If you don’t, I’ll have to tell the headmaster.Text 10Jurong Bird Park is Southeast Asia’s largest bird park. (17) It’s home to over 5000 birds from all over the world. Jurong Bird Park is one of the most famous places to view birds. The birds live in areas within the park that are just like their natural environments. Located at the west end of Singapore, the park has a lot of room for visitors to walk around. (18) This way, guests have a good opportunity to see the birds. In one area of the park, there is a 30-meter-high waterfall and over 100 types of plants. (19) Visitors can enjoy getting close to the birds during several different daily feeding time and shows. One, called Breakfast with the Birds, runs from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Another is the All Stars Bird Show. It happens in the evening, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (20)