2022-2023学年湖北省宜城一中、枣阳一中等六校联考高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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南漳一中 河口一中
2022-2023学年上学期高二期中考试
英语试题
考试时间：2022.11.2 8：00-10：00 时限：120分钟
分值：150分
注意事项：
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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.What's David's plan fr tnight?
A.T visit sme relatives.
B.T watch a tennis game.
C.T d sprts.
2.Wh is the wman mst prbably speaking t?
A.Her husband.
B.Her guest.
C.Her father.
3.Hw des the wman usually g t schl?
A.By bus.
B.On ft.
C.By bike.
4.What will the speakers d next?
A.Help an ld lady.
B.Give a perfrmance.
C.Ask fr are the speakers talking abut?
A.Harry's time with his parents.
B.Harry's plan fr his vacatin.
C.Places f interest in Beijing.
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.When des Linda plan t finish her reprt?
A.Tnight.
B.Tmrrw mrning.
C.Tmrrw afternn.
7.What des Linda think f her wrk?
A.It's difficult and bring.
B.It's easy but lw-paying.
C.It's challenging yet beneficial.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.What will the man take at last?
A.Sme teacups.
B.Sme tea.
C.A teapt.
9.Hw much will the man pay?
A.$40.
B.$45.
C.$50.
10.Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A.On the plane.
B.At an airprt.
C.On a bus.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Wh vlunteered in Africa last year?
A.Henry's parents.
B.Jasn.
C.Henry.
12.When did Jasn mst prbably finish vlunteering?
A.In the middle f August.
B.At the end f August.
C.At the end f July.
13.What des Jasn prbably d?
A.A teacher.
B.A student.
C.A writer.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Hw is English learning fr adults in the man's cuntry?
A.Ppular.
B.Unnecessary.
C.Difficult.
15.What is a requirement fr teaching English in the man's cuntry?
A.Having a master's degree in English.
B.Having sme teaching experience.
C.Having a TEFL certificate.
16. Why did the girl mve t the man's cuntry?
A.T be reunited with her family.
B.T further her study.
C.T expand her business.
17.What attracts the girl mst in the man's cuntry?
A.The friendly peple.
B.The rich culture.
C The lcal fd.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What makes Susan Gerard different as a cllege student?
A.Learning tgether with her children.
B.Attending cllege at an ld age.
C.Setting a recrd in music.
19.Why did Susan Gerard want t g t cllege?
A.T get a degree.
B.T becme a pianist.
C.T be useful again.
20.Hw d the ther students feel after knwing Susan's stry?
A.Inspired.
B.Ashamed.
C.Pleased.
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）
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
4 Vlunteer Prgrams fr High Schl Students
Vlunteering verseas as a high schl student is a fantastic way t gain sme internatinal experiences. Jining ne f the vlunteer prgrams is a fantastic way t start yur adult life n the right ft. Here are sme ppular vlunteer prgrams.
1.Experiment in Internatinal Living
The Experiment in Internatinal Living ffers summer prgrams fr high schl students, including vlunteer pprtunities in a wide variety f lcatins thrughut Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Prgrams have a registratin fee, but they als ffer several schlarships t cver part r all f the riginal price. It's wrth lking int t see if yu qualify fr a schlarship.
2.Prjects Abrad Argentina
Prjects Abrad Argentina ffers vlunteer prgrams fr high schl students in Argentina. These prgrams give them a taste f what vlunteering verseas is like. While in Argentina, high schl students get t learn abut the culture and language while wrking n service prjects fr tw t fur weeks.
3.Virtual Vlunteering in Nepal
While virtual vlunteering might nt sund as exciting as jetting ff t new destinatins, the reality is that vlunteering frm yur wn hme can be advantageus. Nt nly d yu nt have t wrry abut buying a plane ticket, but yu can als d a part-time jb while still getting an immersive（沉浸式的）internatinal experience. Students can wrk n any number f prjects， frm English language educatin t cmmunity develpment.
4.GVI:Vlunteering fr Teens
Specifically ffering vlunteer prgrams fr high schl students, GVI encurages students between the ages f 15 and 17 t explre the greater wrld. With prgrams abut cultural immersin, wildlife prtectin, and cmmunity develpment, high schl students can learn t becme a glbal citizen. GVI prgrams are available in 11 cuntries and last ne t tw weeks.
21.Hw can vlunteers in the first prgram make up fr their registratin fee?
A. By brrwing mney frm the gvernment.
B.By getting paid frm a part-time jb.
C.By launching a dnatin activity.
D.By winning a schlarship.
22.What's the mst remarkable feature f Virtual Vlmteering in Nepal?
A.It cvers all the csts.
B.Vlunteers dn't need t g t Nepal.
C.Vlunteers can learn Nepali nline.
D.It lasts abut tw t fur weeks.
23.Wh wuld mst prbably enter fr GVI: Vlunteering fr Teens?
A.Cllege students interested in language learning.
B.Emplyees wrking in a lcal cmmunity.
C.High schl students lving wild animals.
D.Schlars interested in cultural immersin.
B
I still remember that busy autumn evening as I hurried with my eldest daughter,Athena,t get t her classrm n time fr parent-teacher night. We walked in and all eyes were n me.A few adults quickly quieted their kids' whispers.A classmate yelled t my daughter,“What's wrng with yur mm's face?”
Shcked,I started t explain my cnditin but my 6-year-ld daughter lked at him and said,“It's my mm's birthmark! Dn't be rude!” I was extremely prud f hw she apprached that situatin.
I was quite yung when I realized I lked different because f my large facial birthmark. I always thught I wuld be alne hecause f it.Being cmpared t Batman's evil Tw-Face made me believe I culd never find lve,but I was lucky enugh t meet my husband,wh saw me fr wh I am inside.
When I had my first daughter,I was verjyed,but I began t wrry if wrld wuld judge my children. I als wrried I might pass my cnditin nt my children;I didn't want them t grw up feeling judged.
Unfrtunately,my facial difference has impacted my children.My daughters get disinvited （取消邀请）frm birthday parties r sleepvers，r I learn certain kids are n lnger friends with mine after their parents saw me at schl.
When my kids were yung,I explained hw my special purple skin was rare,and we talked abut acceptance and never judging thers n hw they lk. When my girls kiss my purple-skinned cheek,I feel "nrmal" arund them and their uncnditinal lve.
With time,bth my daughters have becme my strngest supprters. Thanks t them,I've begun t feel mre self-cnfident as I try t be a gd rle mdel.
Their wrldviews are similar t mine:we see the wrld a little differently and with a kinder, mre accepting heart. As the saying ges,yur daughters will grw up t be yur best friends.I knw that will be the case fr me!
24.What happened during the parent-teacher night?
A.The writer came late.
B.The writer felt prud f Athena's academic perfrmance.
C.Athena saved her mther frm embarrassment.
D.Sme adults whispered abut the writer's face.
25.Why did the writer feel wrried when she had Athena?
A.Because Athena als had a birthmark.
B.Because Athena was seriusly ill.
C.Because Athena felt judged.
D.Because Athena might be lked dwn upn.
26.Hw des the writer feel t her daughters?
A.Critical.
B.Disappinted.
C.Grateful.
D.Ashamed.
27.What des the writer mst likely agree with?
A.Dn't judge a bk by its cver.
C.Nthing is impssible.
B.N pains,n gains.
D.Misfrtune may be an actual blessing.
C
It might seem that a fish needs a car because fishes actually make pretty gd drivers, accrding t a new experiment.
Researchers at Ben-Gurin University f the Negev in Beer Sheva,Israel taught six gldfish t drive a mtrized water tank（水箱）.Whenever the fish swam near ne f the tank’s walls， facing utward,the vehicle mved in that directin.That these fish culd mve n land gave the researchers the cnclusin that fishes' understanding f space and directin is nt limited t their natural envirnment.
The gldfish were educated n hw t drive during abut a dzen 30-minute lessns.The researchers trained each fish t drive frm the center f a small rm t a pink bard n ne wall by giving the fish a treat whenever it reached the wall. The fish was equipped with a camera that cntinually tracked the fish driver's psitin inside the tank.
In the experiment,during their first lessns,the fish averaged abut 2.5 successful trips t the target. During their final lessns,they averaged abut 17.5 successful trips.Finally,the animals als tk faster,mre direct rutes t their gal.
In further experiments,the gldfish were still able t reach the pink bard when starting frm randm psitins arund the rm,rather than the center. This finding cnfirmed that the fish had nt merely memrized a set f mvements t reach their reward,but were planning rutes tward their prize each time.When the researchers tried t hax the gldfish by placing bards f different clrs n the ther walls r mving the pink bard t the ther side f the rm，the fish were nt fled，and navigated（导航）t the pink bard.
Behaviral neurscientist Kelly Lambert was “nt cmpletely surprised” by the driving abilities f the fish.In her research at the University f Richmnd in Virginia,Lambert has taught rats t drive ty cars.“But teaching gldfish t navigate such unfamiliar land takes animal driving experiments t the next level,” Lambert said. “I lve the fish ut-f-water idea. When it cmes t testing the limits f animal navigatin,it's imprtant t diversify and expand ur tasks and ur species.”
28.Hw did the researchers train the fish t drive?
A.By ffering rewards fr the fish's successful trips.
B.By making use f the fish's sense t clr.
C.By setting examples t the fish befrehand.
D. By playing training vides t the fish.
29.Hw des Paragraph 4 mainly develp?
A.By prviding examples.
C.By analyzing reasns.
B.By making cmparisns.
D.By drawing cnclusins.
30.What des the underlined wrd “hax” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.Treat.
B.Amuse.
C.Catch.
D.Trick.
31.What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A.Fishes are being studied.
C.Fishes are gd drivers.
B.Fishes are smart animals.
D.Fishes are ppular pets.
D
Shuld humans explre space? If yu ask me, I'll definitely give a psitive answer.
The space explratin has a direct impact n the lives f humans,as well as the state f ur wrld.Satellites mving arund the earth enable cmmunicatin acrss the wrld,cnnecting peple f different cntinents and bradcasting infrmatin wrldwide.The Glbal Psitining System(GPS) can identify ur lcatin anywhere. Furthermre,weather satellites can frecast harmful weather cnditins, which allws humans t prepare fr deadly natural disasters and save lives.
Space prgrams can als indirectly lead t the slutin t pverty and wrld hunger.Fr example,large plts f land culd be used far better if humans applied technlgies. The mst effective tl is the artificial earth satellite. It can screen areas f land within a very shrt time, indicating useful measures, such as the cnditin f crps, sil, rainfall, and drughts. It can then transmit this infrmatin t grund statins n the earth fr better use.
In recent years,space-based technlgies have becme an imprtant factr t reach and expand glbal health bjectives.Infrmatin prvided by remte technlgies can be applied t study the epidemilgy（流行病学）.This data prvided by space technlgies can mnitr disease patterns,understand the envirnmental causes that spread it,make predictins abut where it can spread in the future,and make plans t fight it efficiently.
Furthermre,space explratin is smething we can d fr future generatins.Mankind is using the resurces prvided n the planet,but these will run ut ne day. Overppulatin can be an existential threat fr all mankind. With the advancement f space technlgy,it will be wise t use and explre the vast ptential f ther planets,such as the availability f mining resurces n asterids r ther planets.
Fr the explratin f the universe,perhaps the mst advantageus f all is that it will unite us t wrk tgether fr a cmmn purpse,regardless f ur differences.
32.What can space explratin d accrding t Paragraph 2?
A.Imprve the traffic n the earth.
B.Help humans cmmunicate and spread infrmatin.
C.Help prevent deadly natural disasters.
D.Prmte travel between cuntries.
33.Hw can space prgrams help slve pverty and wrld hunger?
A. By benefiting crp prductin with artificial earth satellites.
B.By transprting fd wrldwide mre easily.
C. By creating jb pprtunities fr the pr.
D.By prtecting available land resurces.
34.What des the writer think f mining resurces n ther planets?
A.Time-wasting.
B.Arguable.
C.Unnecessary.
D.Rewarding.
35.What is the text?
A.An advertisement.
C.A speech.
B.An argumentative essay.
D.A news reprt.
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。
As yu exist in this wrld,yu d nt nly live by yurself but amng s many ther human beings like yu． 36 Smetimes we are s envelped by the cmplicatin（复杂）f life that we frget that we really just have t live it simply. Belw are sme ways t help yu live a simple and peaceful life:
Blck ut the negativity． 37 Nbdy needs criticism（批评）that des nthing but crush yurself and yur sul. N matter what yu d r hw yu act,yu can never please everybdy because smebdy will always have smething bad t say. All yu need t d is ignre it and mind yur wn business.
Cut ties with txic（恶毒的）peple.Txic peple bring yu dwn，they d nt believe in yu,they criticize yu fr the littlest things,and they will tell yu that yu will never amunt t anything.Never fear because yu d nt need them! 38
Be mre patient.Patience gives yu the time t think abut things. 39 If yu allw yurself t be ht-tempered and be prepared t fight,yu wuld be feeding yurself with negativity every day. Things dn't g yur way. Be patient.Remember:yu cannt cntrl everything.
40 If yu have a small backyard,yu can start planting vegetables and fruit s that yu wn't have t buy them anymre. Yu can use slar energy t be mre envirnmentally friendly, r yu may recycle and reuse things t reduce yur garbage,and yu can als simplify it by making friends with the peple wh matter.
A.Always learn t be kind.
B.Simplify yur life as much as yu can.
C.And mre imprtantly,it helps yu prevent cnflict.
D.Living such a life may be a bit cmplicated at times.
E. Be strng enugh t shw them the dr ut f yur life.
F.Allw yurself t hear criticism but nly if it's cnstructive.
G.Yu may make mistakes alng the way but that is the way f life.
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。
Lin Marrer is a yung inventr. Fr him, being an inventr is abut helping the wrld by creating 41 t everyday challenges." I always start with a prblem and see hw it 42 ther peple," he says.
Due t 43 fingers, little Marrer wanted t quit playing the vilin. But his 44 fr music inspired him t invent a “ String Ring". It is an adjustable band that 45 a musician's aching fingers s they can cntinue practicing.
A year later，Marrer created a（n） 46 she with replaceable sles（鞋底）after learning traditinal ftwear can damage the envirnment.“She waste 47 a lt t landfills （垃圾填埋场），”he says，“since they have rubber sles that dn＇t 48 easily．” Instead f wning 49 shes fr different sprts, his inventin allws athletes t keep just ne pair in their cupbards.
Marrer's latest inventin, Kinetic Kickz, was the 50 f his persnal experience. Having finished sccer practice, he fund his phne was ut f 51 .Suddenly,he thught maybe he culd make use f the energy frm playing sccer. Then he created a she insert（插入物）that 52 energy and changes it int battery pwer t 53 a cell phne．
As a high schl freshman nw, Marrer wants t encurage ther teenagers t be inventrs t. Yunger peple, he says,ften have nvel 54 that can be useful in making creatins. Marrer says,“We need t get a chain ging, where I inspire sme peple and they help inspire thers 55.”
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。
Brn in Shaxing,Zhejiang Prvince in 1881,Lu Xun 56 (acknwledge) as ne f the greatest mdern writers in China. In 1904,he went t Japan and became a medical student,with the bjective f imprving peple's health and saving 57 (life).Hwever,he changed his mind when he saw in 58 pht a Chinese man abut t be killed by a Japanese sldier.It 59 (strike) him that the ther Chinese men in the pht apparently did nt care 60 what was happening t their fellw cuntrymen.Frm this,he cncluded that the crucial prblem in China was nt physical illness, 61 the spiritual illness f peple at that time. 62 (fllw) this,he quit medical schl. In 1908,he returned t his hmetwn, 63 he btained a teaching jb.In 1917,a friend persuaded him 64 (help) write fr a magazine called New Yuth.That was hw his first famus shrt stry A Madman's Diary gt published 65 (ultimate).
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
针对高中生压力大，同学之间常因鸡毛蒜皮的小事闹矛盾这一问题，你校即将举行一场以“Learn t Frgive”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你写一篇演讲稿参加比赛。内容包括：
1．原谅他人的意义
2．如何原谅他人
3．你的建议
注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Hell, everyne,
That's all. Thank yu!
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。续写的词数应为150左右。
Mark was a successful lawyer.Since graduating frm law schl,he seldm went hme. Althugh he lved his mther deeply,he was t busy with his wrk.
One Saturday when driving t his cmpany, Mark suddenly remembered it was his mther's birthday.But being ccupied withhis wrk,he culdn't make time t visit his mther wh lived 200 miles away.Just then,he sptted a flwer shp,thinking the flwers were the best slutin.
Mark parked in frnt f the flwer shp where a girl was standing utside.Since Mark was thinking abut the nte he wuld send t his mther,he paid n attentin t her.After chatting with the shp wner,Mark bught sme pink rses and asked the shp wner t deliver the flwers t his mther. “Happy birthday t my mm;lve yu,” he wrte n the nte.
Mark then walked ut f the shp,thinking his mther wuld get the flwers later tnight, and felt satisfied. When walking t his car,Mark saw the girl again. She was crying.Mark culdn't help asking,“Hey,are yu OK? Are yu lst?” The girl shk her head. Mark later knew the girl was Mandy,wh was eight and lived nearby. Feeling a little wrried abut her,Mark asked gently,“Can I help?”
Mandy said she wanted a rse fr her mm. But she culdn't affrd it.“The flwer lady said my cins culd buy a daisy（雏菊），but my mm lves red rses，＂ she added.Tuched by the girl's wrds,Mark went back int the shp and bught a bunch f red rses.
“Here yu g," he said. Mandy tk the rses, smiled brightly,and thanked him. “Anything else I can d fr yu?" Mark asked.Mandy hesitated. Then she said,“Culd yu take me t my mm? It's nt far but I'm nt suppsed t g n my wn." Mark ndded.“Sure, lead the way!" Mandy tk his hand and walked with him dwn the street. As they passed by a graveyard（墓地），Mandy stpped.
T Mark's surprise, Mandy directly went inside the graveyard.
After drpping Mandy ff by her huse, Mark went back t the flwer shp.
宜城一中 枣阳一中 曾都一中
襄州一中 南漳一中 河口一中
2022—2023 学年上学期高二期中考试
英语答案
听力：
1-5CABCB 6-10ACCAB 11-15CABAC 16-20ACBCA
阅读理解：
21-23DBC 24-27CDCA 28-31ABDC 32-35BADB 36-40DFECB
完形填空：
41-45BABAD 46-50CBCDB 51-55ACDAC
语法填空：
56. is acknwledged 57. lives 58.a 59. struck 60. abut 61. but
62. Fllwing 63. where 64. t help 65. ultimately
写作(One pssible versin)
第一节
Hell, everyne,
It's a great hnr fr me t deliver a speech here.
Learning t frgive plays a majr rle in ur daily cmmunicatin. First, tlerance is a virtue which helps us lighten ur md. Secnd, frgiving thers means stpping blaming peple because we might lse them if we always fcus n their mistakes. The key t learning t frgive is t care mre abut thers’ psitive aspects. Only in this way can we establish a harmnius relatinship with thers.
If we develp a frgiving nature, we’ll als receive frgiveness frm thers. Why nt try it nw? That’s all. Thank yu!
第二节
T Mark’s surprise, Mandy directly went inside the graveyard. And secnds after keeping walking, Mandy std in frnt f a recent gravestne. She tenderly put the rses next t the gravestne. “Mmmy,” she said, “I miss yu and I bring yu yur favrite rses...” Seeing that, Mark felt tears well up in his eyes. He culdn’t imagine what his life wuld have been like withut his mther. This little girl had lst her mther at an early age, s she'd never have that lve he’d been taking fr granted.
After drpping Mandy ff by her huse, Mark went back t the flwer shp. He canceled the delivery, carried the flwers, and drve t his mther's hme. When his mther pened the dr, he presented her with the flwers, and hugged her, saying, “I lve yu, Mm.” His mther cried happily. She said, “I thught yu’d just deliver flwers r phne me.” Tears misted Mark’s eyes. He thught f pr little Mandy and realized hw lucky he was. S, my dear friends, cherish yur lved nes befre it’s t late.
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Text 1
W: David, I heard there’ll be a tennis match n TV tnight. What abut watching it tgether?
M: I’d lve t, but I’ve prmised my friends that I’ll play ftball with them tnight.
W: What a pity!
Text 2
W: Wh will jin us fr dinner tnight, hney?
M: The Smiths. They like Chinese fd very much. We can prepare sme Chinese dishes fr them.
W: But I’m nt gd at it.
M: Dn’t wrry. My father will cme and help yu with the cking tnight.
Text 3
M: If I were yu, I’d just walk t schl. It wuld take yu abut 30 minutes.
W: Tday is an exceptin. I ften walk t schl and it is the first time that I have taken a bus t schl.
Text 4
M: I’m afraid we’re lst. This is nt the cncert hall. We need sme help.
W: Dn’t wrry. Lk! There is an ld lady ver there. I’m sure she can help us ut.
M: OK.
Text 5
W: Hi, Harry. Are yu ging t take a vacatin next week?
M: Yes. I’m ging t spend the hliday with my parents.
W: S where are yu ging?
M: Beijing. We want t visit the turist attractins there.
Text 6
M: Linda, it’s already 10:30 pm. Why are yu still wrking?
W: I have a reprt due tmrrw. My bss needs it fr the bard meeting tmrrw afternn. It needs t be n his desk tmrrw mrning because he wants t read it first.3
M: Why dn’t yu get up early and wrk n it tmrrw mrning?
W: I'd rather nt.
M: Linda, dn’t yu think the wrk is t hard fr yu? Why dn’t yu change yur jb?
W: Well, I want t learn new things and imprve myself. I dn’t want t stay in my cmfrt zne.
M: Oh, I see.
Text 7
W: Sir, we have very gd Chinese tea. Wuld yu like t buy sme?
M: N. But I like this teapt very much. It lks very nice. May I have a lk?
W: Certainly, sir. Here yu are.
M: Hw much des it cst, please?
W: The tag price is 50 dllars. But with yur passprt, yu can get it duty-free. It means it is 20% ff.
M: That’s great. I’ll take it.
W: OK. D yu want anything else? Sme teacups? They’re ppular with verseas peple.
M: N, thanks. I want t give the teapt t a friend as a gift. Culd yu please pack it quickly
fr me? I'm ging t bard my plane sn.
W: OK. It’ll be ready in a mment.
Text 8
W: Jasn, I heard that yu vlunteered in Africa this summer.
M: Yes. My friend Henry vlunteered there last year. He tld me abut his experience there and I was inspired. When I tld my parents abut the decisin, they agreed withut any hesitatin.
W: What did yu d there?
M: I taught children art at a schl. I hpe mre peple can g there t help them.
W: Yu’re very kind-hearted. Hw lng did yu vlunteer there?
M: I planned t vlunteer there fr just fur weeks until the end f July. But I ended up staying there fr tw mre weeks.
W: Where did yu live during yur stay there? At a htel r the schl?
M: Neither. I lived with a lcal hst family.
W: What a memrable experience! Why nt share it with mre peple?
M: That’s exactly what I’ve decided t d. Next week, I’ll make a class presentatin t tell my classmates abut it. 4
Text 9
W: It’s said that the number f peple learning English here is increasing rapidly.
M: S it is. All schls in my cuntry are required t prvide English classes.
W: When d schl children begin t learn English here?
M: At age 6. And it lasts thrugh the cmpletin f high schl. Tens f millins f adults are als taking English language classes.
W: It seems that it's easy fr peple t find wrk as an English teacher in yur cuntry.
M: Yu can say s, but t get hired t teach English in my cuntry, ne will need a TEFL certificate and a 4-year cllege degree in any field. S are yu interested in teaching English here?
W: Yes. I mved here after graduatin with my mm last year because my father wrks here. My mm used t wrk as an English teacher in a primary schl. I want t fllw in her ftsteps.
M: D yu like living here?
W: Yes. I like the climate, peple, and culture here. But what impresses me mst is the fd.
M: Ww, yu must be a fdie.
W: Yep.
Text 10
M: Gd evening, everyne. In tday's prgram, let’s knw abut an unusual cllege student. Mst graduates are in their early 20s when they cmplete their cllege degree prgrams, but Susan Gerard didn’t even start her cllege educatin until she was in her late 60s. Susan Gerard is a mther, grandmther, and nw a cllege graduate. The ld lady had a car crash last year. Because f the injury, she wasn’t able t walk. She didn’t want t sit in her wheelchair ding nthing every day. She decided t take the time t learn smething new, s she culd becme useful again ne day, An academic adviser suggested that Susan try the music therapy prgram. When the adviser described it, Susan knew that was what she wanted t learn. She had been a pianist. She had even made a recrd when she was yung. Music was what she lved. Susan hpes t wrk at a medical center after she graduates. While Susan isn’t a traditinal cllege student, she has made an impact n ther students. Her stry serves as an inspiratin t all the students. She shws yu're never t ld t fllw yur dreams.
41. A. additins
B. slutins
C. reactins
D. cnnectins
42. A. bthers
B. assesses
C. distracts
D. cnducts
43. A. shrt
B. painful
C. frzen
D. abnrmal
44. A. passin
B. experience
C. curisity
D. cncern
45. A. decrates
B. stretches
C. weakens
D. prtects
46. A. up-t-date
B. gd-lking
C. ec-friendly
D. risk-free
47. A. wes
B. cntributes
C. devtes
D. applies
48. A. die ut
B. end up
C. break dwn
D. run ut
49. A. fashinable
B. expensive
C. similar
D. varius
50.A. cpy
B. fruit
C. award
D. label
51. A. pwer
B. rder
C. danger
D. service
52.A. uses
B. generates
C. cllects
D. saves
53. A. repair
B. update
C. design
D. charge
54. A. viewpints
B. cmments
C. predictins
D. ccupatins
55. A. in cnclusin
B. in brief
C. in turn
D.in advance