2022-2023学年福建省福建师范大学附属中学高三上学期第二次月考英语试题（word版）

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福建师大附中2022-2023学年景行级第二次月考
英语试卷
时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第Ⅰ卷（共69分）
第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Which door does the woman want to make wider?
A. The one to the outside.
B. The one to the dining room.
C. The one to the family room.
2. Who might Christine be?
A. Max’s teacher. B. Max’s sister. C. Max’s mom.
3. What does the woman think about the scenery?
A. Dull. B. Exciting. C. Changeable.
4. Where was the sound coming from?
A. A phone. B. A TV. C. A computer.
5. What does the woman say about the new dress?
A. Its color is not her favorite.
B. It goes well with her handbag.
C. It’s a bit wide around the waist.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why did the man buy Coca-Cola?
A. For drinking. B. For watering plants. C. For cleaning metal.
7. How will the man clean the dishes?
A. With mustard. B. With water only. C. With some orange stuff.
听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. An event they are attending.
B. Things they bought yesterday.
C. The movie they will watch tonight.
9. How will the woman get to Laura’s house?
A. She will take a taxi.
B. She will go there by bus.
C. She will ask her mom to drive her there.
10. What will the speakers do after dinner?
A. Go to the mall. B. Go to an appointment. C. Watch a DVD.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the man think about buying foreign brands?
A. Nothing can beat an iPhone.
B. It’s better to support local companies.
C. Foreign companies make better products.
12. Which brand does the woman like best?
A. Lenovo. B. Samsung. C. Apple.
13. What kind of job does the man want to do?
A. Phone salesman. B. Software engineer. C. University professor.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where is the woman now?
A. At home. B. At the airport. C. In the office.
15. What time does the plane leave?
A. At 5: 00 p. m. B. At 6: 00 p. m. C. At 8: 00 p. m.
16. Why is the man flying to Paris?
A. To visit his grandpa. B. To do some business. C. To celebrate a birthday.
17. What is the woman mainly worried about?
A. How she will ask for leave.
B. Who will take care of their son.
C. When she will meet the Swifts.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How is the news being broadcast?
A. Over the Internet. B. Over the radio. C. On TV.
19. Which city is the weather report mainly about?
A. Hong Kong. B. Shanghai. C. Guangzhou.
20. When will the heavy rains move north?
A. In May. B. In July. C. In August.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，共34分）
第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，共24分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I’m a talker. I’m into debating, gossiping and teasing. I solve problems by talking them through. This works perfectly well when I have people to talk to. Under lockdown, however, I’ve only had my partner, Peter. We not only lived, worked and traveled together, we socialized together, too. Under the first UK lockdown, our constant closeness began to feel uncomfortable.
For the first time in our 10 years together, we needed to be alone. I tried to manufacture this by going on walks on my own, but a short walk in the local park wasn’t doing the job. I considered my options and hit upon an idea: the semi-solo hike. Could we do a circular hike but walk in different directions? This would give us the space and peace of a solo hike. It felt like a promising compromise. so I told him about it. He thought it was thoroughly silly but agreed to give it a try.
We started with a four-mile loop (环形) from Reeth. At the start, we parted ways. At first, I was aware of how close we were, which lessened the appeal. Walking alone offers freedom and alone time, but here I was with my boyfriend nearby. As I gained ground, however, I found myself very much alone. I set my own pace, and I decided to take my time.
I sat on a rock and breathed out. That moment—with the weak sun through the clouds and the breeze blowing across makeshift (临时的) pools—felt extraordinary to me. I was born and raised in London and had never imagined leaving until I met an outdoorsman. Now, my former life as a city girl felt crazy. Realizing what I had gained, I felt the tension leave me. There, in the chilly air, I no longer needed to talk. The semi-solo hike gave us a shared experience with added room to breathe. I didn’t see Peter en route but reunited back where we started, both of us sheepish (难为情的) but pleased. The semi-solo hike is admittedly silly in theory, but for me it has been a lifeline. It has given me the gift of time alone and, in a year of constant closeness, the joy of reuniting.
21. Why did the author decide to do a semi-solo hike?
A. To get rid of the lockdown. B. To find some individual space.
C. To meet more people to socialize. D. To seek the pleasure of reuniting.
22. How did the author feel at the beginning of the hike?
A. Curious. B. Thrilled. C. Unsatisfied. D. Relaxed.
23. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Interest is the best teacher. B. Exercise helps increase confidence.
C. Living in the city limits our imagination. D. An appropriate distance creates happiness.
24. What is the best title for the text?
A. Hiking together. B. Spending time apart.
C Taking exercise alone. D. Reuniting with my partner.
B
Jeremy from America cannot understand why a lady he met outside the Hyde Park in London said “Ooh, isn’t it cold?”, and he thinks of this behaviour as a distinctively English concern about the weather. In fact, the female was just trying to strike up a conversation with Jeremy. Not necessarily a long conversation—just an exchange of greetings. It is not always quite that obvious, but all English weather conversations have a distinctive structure conducted according to unwritten but accepted rules.
The unpredictable nature of our weather ensures that there is always something new to comment on, or perhaps most importantly, agree about. We have already established that weather-speak greetings like “Cold, isn’t it?” require the response expressing agreement, as in “Yes, isn’t it?”. It would be very rude to respond with “No, actually it’s quite mild.” or “It’s pretty hot to me.” If you deliberately break the rule, you will find that the atmosphere becomes rather tense and awkward. There may be an uncomfortable silence. Most likely, they will either change the subject or continue talking about the weather among themselves politely, if coldly, ignoring your faux pas.
There is, however, one situation in which English weather-speakers are not required to observe the agreement rule at all and that is the male-bonding argument, particularly the pub-argument. In the special environment of the pub, constant disagreement not just on the weather, but on everything else as well is a means of expressing friendship.
While we may spend much of our time complaining about our weather, foreigners are not allowed to criticize it. Indeed, this brings us to the weather as family rule. In this respect, we treat the English weather like a member of our family: one can complain about the behavior of one’s own children or parents, but any blame from an outsider is unacceptable. The weather may be one of the few things about which the English are still unconsciously and unashamedly patriotic.
25. Why did the lady comment on the weather to Jeremy?
A. To build up friendship. B. To begin a casual chat.
C. To send seasonal greetings. D. To express dissatisfaction.
26. What does the underlined phrase “faux pas” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Improper response. B. Careless attitude.
C. Rude interruption. D. Frequent complaint.
27. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Male bonding in pubs. B. Argument about weather.
C. Exception to the agreement rule. D. Making friends by disagreement.
28. What is the best title for this text?
A. Politeness Tips for Foreigners.
B. Accepted Rules in Social Life.
C. English Politeness in Weather Conversation.
D. Hidden Rules of English Weather Conversation.
C
Last year scientists reported using a neural implant (神经植入物) in a man’s brain to restore his ability to communicate. The man has been partially paralyzed and unable to produce comprehensible speech since suffering a severe stroke. It is the latest advance in the exploding field of brain-computer interfaces(接口), or BCIs, which allow computers to read information out of a living brain.
Brain-computer interfaces are possible because of two facts. The first is that your brain contains hundreds of tiny maps. Each represents specific features of your physical feelings and intended actions. And crucially, the basic set of brain maps and their locations within the brain are very similar across individuals.
Thanks to their specialized functions and universal locations, brain maps are ideal entry points for BCI technologies. Picking up signals from a brain map is only the first step in making a useful BCI. Although the location of a brain map is the same across individuals, the details—what patterns of activity within the map mean—differ from person to person. In a sense, the unique features of your specific brain maps serve as a kind of encryption (加密), safeguarding your specific thoughts and feelings from would-be spies.
That brings us to the second fact that makes BCIs possible. Thanks to advances in machine learning, scientists have developed programs that can learn to recognize key patterns in a vast sea of numbers. They train these programs to decode (解码) brain signals by feeding them tons of examples. Researchers developing BCIs often create such examples by instructing an individual to think specific thoughts at specific times, creating a neural curriculum for the program to learn from.
While the universal features and locations of brain maps make them obvious entrances for BCIs, the unique features of your brain maps tend to protect them from spying eyes. In cases where BCIs have successfully read specific thoughts or intentions from a brain, it has been with the permission of the individual whose brain was being read. But there are surreptitious ways to train decoders on your brain without your knowledge. This can happen if your neural data falls into the hands of companies with detailed information about your activities.
Like all technologies, brain-computer interfaces are not necessarily good or bad. Yet while harvesting the benefits of BCIs, we need to ensure that we have the means to protect ourselves from corporations with every motive to take advantage of this technology for their financial gain.
29. What can we learn about brain maps?
A. They carry unique messages.
B. They can process encrypted signals.
C. Their functions vary from person to person.
D. Their locations reveal human thinking patterns.
30. What can we infer from the passage?
A. BCIs can boost brain signals dramatically.
B. BCIs could help recover from brain injuries.
C. Machine learning enables BCIs to read mind.
D. The decoding of brain may be affected by BCIs.
31. What does the underlined word “surreptitious” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. Secure. B. Stable. C. Standard. D. Secret.
32. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The future trend of BCIs. B. The potential risks of BCIs.
C. The working principle of BCIs. D. The general applications of BCIs.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共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。
Poetry has healing powers. To get more joy and peace, we don’t have to be a professional poet but we can develop a poetic mindset. ___33___
Be in awe of everything.
The poetic mindset starts with the idea that, nothing is an accident. Everything is interrelated and plays a part in a greater whole. ___34___ Close your eyes. Now open them. What is the first thing you see? Look closer. Ask yourself: What does it look like? What does it remind you of? Does it bring happy thoughts or sad ones? Why? I bet your randomly selected object is full of meaning.
___35___
A poem is a place where you can pour out your hard feelings. Don’t be afraid. You can always throw the page into the fireplace once you’ve filled it. ___36___ Poetry can be a storeroom for everything difficult in your life. But there’s more, I find when I write about something I’m struggling with, my negative feeling begins to become weaker.
Seek what inspires you.
Life isn’t perfect, but you can live with love and trust anyway. ___37___ There is always goodness to be found once you train yourself to look for it. Poetry to me is a form of praise. I build poems from things I see, people I meet and thoughts and feelings found deep inside. As I present those treasures in poetic language, I am appreciating what is good in them.
A. Your pain is your teacher.
B. How can we manage it in an easy way?
C. What are the steps of writing a good poem?
D. Or seal it in an envelope and come back to it later.
E. Poetry helps us remember this important place of wisdom.
F. Therefore, everything deserves notice and even appreciation.
G. Writing a poem is about describing your inner world vividly.
第三部分 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was taking a nap when a loud noise woke me. Outside the window in a parking lot, a car had just ___38___ into a chain-link fence. The fence bent out in exactly the ___39___ of the car’s back end.
A short man wearing a shirt unbuttoned to ___40___ his chest got out of the car, with a shaven head. I disliked him on sight. After a few seconds of ___41___ the damage, the man tried to repair that. He first attempted to pull the ___42___ fence back into place, but it wouldn’t move. I took a drink from the glass, silently cheering. Then he pulled against the fence’s support pole, which ben ___43___ and was more likely to recover. But the pole suddenly broke. I laughed out loud this time. This was ___44___. He went back to his car. He must be going to leave all the chaos behind for someone else to tidy up.
That, I thought, would be the ___45___. But he reappeared a few minutes later with some ___46___ and got to work using them. He fixed the fence, and even ___47___ it using a support bar bought from a nearby grocery. Now it would be extra ___48___, stronger than before.
This man was actually a ___49___ for me and I was the lazy one. My shallow assumptions were all about myself. I wouldn’t fix that fence and would ___50___. Years later, I still look out of my window at that ___51___. It still looks new. And it makes me ___52___ what else that man has made better, and how I can make myself more like him.
38. A. backed up B. damaged C. pulled up D. went
39. A. spot B. direction C. space D. shape
40. A. expose B. hide C. protect D. cover
41. A. discovering B. preserving C. witnessing D. assessing
42. A. balanced B. cracked C. fixed D. ruined
43. A. seriously B. simply C. slightly D. easily
44. A. unique B. surprising C. ridiculous D. strange
45. A. intention B. end C. plan D. cost
46. A. sticks B. tools C. helpers D. approaches
47. A. constructed B. improved C. decorated D. updated
48. A. secure B. beautiful C. beneficial D. complicated
49. A. model B. mender C. master D. volunteer
50. A. leave behind B. run away C. drop out D. turn round
51. A. car B. lot C. man D. fence
52. A. question B. doubt C. wonder D. predict
第Ⅱ卷（共81分）
(请将你的答案填写在答案卷上)
Ⅰ. 根据所给首字母写出正确的单词来完成句子或单句语法填空。（共16小题；每小题1分，共16分) 注意：将首字母一起填写到答题卷上，即答案卷上要写出完整的单词。
53. The chance to get a college education should not be a ________ for the wealthy few, but the birthright of every citizen.
54. When applying for housing loans, customers may be required to prove their ability to pay off the d________.
55. D________, your feet till deadline when you should submit your report on time is definitely not a good way to ensure your work quality.
56. For Chinese, education is a top p________, which is thought more important than other things and should be dealt with first.
57. The temptation of money is strong for those who are g________ for wealth, but weak for those who regard material wealth as dirt.
58. If you are successful, you will get a c________ from Guinness Book of World Records stating that you are a world record holder!
59. To promote a better society, the good judge makes it his duty to keep fairness and j________ on court.
60. What worries the WHO most is that two-thirds of the adult population in this African country have c________ AIDS with unclear reasons.
61. The manager was ________ (surprise) helpful and helped us out of trouble.
62. I can’t bear my terrible ________ (pronounce) any more and make up my mind to improve it.
63. I want to serve as a volunteer of this international tennis competition because I’m really ________ (enthusiasm) about tennis.
64. Doing sports in my spare time ________ (strong) my body and makes me stronger.
65. It is announced that ________ (participate) who misbehave will be asked to leave the building and risk being disqualified from the match.
66. The newly installed high-tech device will prevent the alarm in the bank from ________ (disable) by the burglars.
67. Johnathan, as well as his fellow workers, ________ (design) from the company since announced its transformation plan.
68. There is a growing realization ________ it is urgent and necessary to respect nature develop the traditional culture.
Ⅱ. 根据句意从方框中选出合适的短语，并用其适当的形式完成句子。（共8小题；每小题1. 5分，共12分)
relay…to, come to a conclusion, attend to, dedicate... to,
bounce around, accuse... of, get a head start, shade... from
69. ________________ the sun by a towering tree, this place serves as an ideal spot for having a picnic.
70. When you are looking for a job, you’d better check online whether the company you apply to ________________ failing to pay workers.
71. I never ceased to admire the honourable man ________________ the people and his union all his life.
72. I love to sit in the sun enjoying my leisure time with two little puppies ________________ begging for food.
73. In ancient times the messages ________________ other places by using pigeons, and this is where the name “Pigeon post” came from.
74. I suggested that he ________________ the most urgent matters and let the rest wait, but he insisted on handling them all immediately.
75. There is no point ________________ based on assumptions instead of scientific facts.
76. ________________ on you future career, you had better focus more on your college courses rather than idling the time away in dreamy thought.
Ⅲ. 课文背诵填空。（每小题1分，共13分）
1. There’s no electricity, running water or even textbooks, (77) ________ ________ ________ laptops, tablets, or other modern devices! All the students have are pencils, rubbers, and paper. I’m still trying to (78) ________ ________ ________ ________ I’ve had to (79) ________ ________ ________ ________ in my teaching. Science is my most challenging subject as my students have no (80) ________ ________ ________ ________.
2. Sometimes I wonder (81) ________ ________ chemistry is to these students—few will ever become chemists—and most will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway. To be honest, I doubt whether I’m (82) ________ ________ ________ ________ these boys’ lives at all.
3. But by any criteria this work is worth it to us as well, because it shows that we are global citizens (83) ________ ________ ________ ________ and that we feel responsible for others and are ready to build a community with a (84) ________ ________ ________ ________.
4. One of the most effective ways (85) ________ ________ ________ ________ on a possible career path is to complete a “career aptitude test”. The results of the test will tell you about your (86) ________ ________ ________ and some tests also suggest careers that you may be suited to.
5. I believe I would be a valuable addition to your team. My English is at (87) ________ ________ ________ and I have travelled to several English-speaking countries. I have also helped to organize a three-day tour of my city for (88) ________ ________ ________.
6. With my (89) ________ ________ ________ ________, I could also conduct classes for your visitors to help them learn more about this beautiful aspect of Chinese culture.
Ⅳ.语法填空（共10小题：每小题1. 5分，共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。
The UNESCO Global Geo park consists of six local communities, each with their own featured ___90___ (attraction) ranging from mini farms to geological gardens. These communities were looking for ways to develop sustainable ecotourism in this rural area.
Very recently, the Geo park acquired an ___91___ (abandon) church building and will transform it into a new Geo park Centre ___92___ will serve not only as a community and visitor centre, but also offer a range of services and facilities. It is intended that such services and facilities will contribute to the long term ___93___ (finance) sustainability of the Geo park and create sustainable employment opportunities.
As an outdoor laboratory for local schools, the Geo park focuses on ___94___ fun, interactive, discovery learning style, aiming to build pride in the communities. They also work with universities ___95___ adult education centers covering a wide range of subjects including local geology, archaeology and architecture. The geological garden serves ___96___ (explain) key events in the earth’s history (creature evolution, climate change, plate structure theory etc.) and ___97___ (be) a popular picnic spot. They use kite photography, geophysical surveys and seismometers (地震仪) to make learning ___98___ (excite). The new Geo park Centre ___99___ (annual) provides hands-on learning as well as specialist talks and demonstrations.
Ⅴ.读后续写（共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。
On a hot September afternoon, Peter and his friend Isabel were on their way to the library. When they passed by Tubman park, Isabel suggested cutting through it to get to the library. As they entered the park, the sight of the swings (秋千) and the merry-go-round brought back a flood of memories of their childhood spent there. But now everything looked so old, sad, and dirty. Litter lay on the ground next to an overflowing trash bin. There were still young schoolchildren playing there but they had to avoid the trash that littered the playground. A little boy told them that the city took the other trash cans away and the remaining one never got emptied often.
As they headed toward the library, the two high school students wrinkled their forehead. In the library, they encountered Mrs. Evans, their kind-hearted fifth-grade teacher, retired yet still passionate. Mrs. Evans listened as Isabel and Peter eagerly explained what they’d seen. Finally, she recommended them to go to the City Hall to voice their concerns.
The next day, Isabel and Peter went into the building of the City Hall but were met with an impatient officer. They were informed that the city couldn’t help with their problem due to a tight budget. Discouraged, they left and turned to Mrs. Evans for help.
Under her guidance, they decided to ask Go Green, a non-profit organization whose goal is to protect the environment, for help. “This group is good at raising money for projects just like yours,” said Mrs. Evans. She promised to arrange them to present their ideas to Go Green. Hearing this, their face lit up.
Two main tasks remained ahead: researching ways to clean up the park and preparing a convincing presentation. As Isabel was good at researching while Peter always had a talent for speaking, they cooperated quite well. Isabel learned from a science magazine that a new type of trash bin can squeeze the trash down without being emptied often, which saves time, money, and energy. Based on this, Peter practiced his presentation over and over again.
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。
Para 1: A week later. Peter stood nervously at the back of the hall where Go Green was meeting.


Para 2: After the meeting. Isabel excitedly told Peter the good news.



福建师大附中2022-2023学年景行级高三第二次月考英语答案
第Ⅰ卷（共69分）
第一部分：听力（每题1分，共20分）
1-5 CBAAB 6-10 CAABC 11-15 BCBAC 16-20 CBACB
第二部分：阅读理解（每题2分，共34分）
21-24 BCDB 25-28 BACD 29-32 ACDC 33-37 BFADE
第三部分：完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
38-42 ADADD 43-47 CCBBB 48-52 AABDC
第Ⅱ卷（共81分）
Ⅰ. 根据所给首字母写出正确单词来完成句子或单句语法填空。（每题1分，共16分）
53. privilege 54. debts 55. Dragging 56. priority
57. greedy 58. certificate 59. justice 60. contracted
61. surprisingly 62. pronunciation 63. enthusiastic 64. strengthens
65. participants 66. being disabled 67. has resigned 68. that
Ⅱ.根据句意从方框中选出合适的动词短语并用其适当形式完成句子（每题1. 5分，共12分）
69. Shaded from 70. was/ is accused of 71. dedicated to 72. bouncing around
73. were relayed to 74. attend to 75. coming to a conclusion 76. To get a head start
Ⅲ. 课文背诵填空。（每空1分，共13分）
77. not to mention 78. adapt to these conditions
79. become much more imaginative 80. concept of doing experiments
81. how relevant 82. making any difference to
83. interested in world stability 84. shared future for mankind
85. to get some insight 86. strengths and interests
87. an intermediate level 88. visiting exchange students
89. proficiency in Chinese calligraphy
Ⅳ. 语法填空。（每题1. 5分，共15分）
90. attractions 91. abandoned 92. which/that 93. financial 94. a
95. and 96. to explain 97. is 98. exciting 99. annually
Ⅴ. 书面表达(25分)
Possible version
A week later, Peter stood nervously at the back of the hall where Go Green was meeting. He could feel nothing but his hands shaking and heart pounding. “You’ll be great, Peter,” Isabel encouraged him. Just then, Peter heard his name being announced. It was time to present! Peter took a deep breath and then went on the stage. “Tubman Park needs a new kind of trash can,” Peter explained, pointing to a poster of a trash can. Then Peter explained the working principle of the trash can in detail. The judges nodded as they listened, seeming interested in the project.
After the meeting, Isabel excitedly told Peter the good news. Go Green had agreed to buy new trash cans for the park! Hearing the inspiring news, they both leaped into the air with joy. Peter barely had time to savor the moment before Isabel started sharing the news with Mrs. Evans and showing their gratitude to her. Learning the result, Mrs. Evans smiled through misty eyes. “I know you can do it! Tubman Park is sure to become one that is clean and green again!” Never before had Peter and Isabel been so proud of themselves.
听力原文
1. M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room, and a third to the outside.
W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?
2. M: Look, Christine! The ocean!
W: That’s not the ocean, Max. That’s a lake. Remember when Mom told you about the difference? Well, anyway, you’ll learn about bodies of water in class this spring.
3. W: How much longer until we get there? We’ve been on this same road for hours, and the scenery hasn’t even changed.
M: Another hour or so. I know what you mean, though. It would be nice to see some tall trees or a hill sometime.
4. W: What was that sound? It sounded like someone laughing. Is someone in the house, or did you forget to turn off the movie?
M: Don’t be silly. That’s just someone calling me. I downloaded the ring from the Internet.
5. M: You look great in this new dress. Does it fit all right?
W: Uh, it’s a bit tight around my waist. I wish it could be a bit wider. But I like the color. It matches my handbag.
第6段材料 (6-7小题)
W: Why are you buying Coca-Cola? I thought we said we weren’t going to drink that unhealthy stuff anymore.
M: I didn’t get it for drinking.
W: Well, is it for watering the plants?
M: Very funny. It’s for cleaning our house.
W: Are you joking?
M: No. There’s some rust on the metal in the bathroom. You know... that orange stuff that sometimes gets on metal with scratches. The metal reacts with the air, and you get rust. Well, Coca-Cola has something in it that can clean up rust.
W: To think that I’d been drinking it all those years...
M: And next, I’m going to start cleaning our dishes with mustard.
W: I won’t even try to understand that one!
第7段材料 (8-10小题)
M: How are you planning to get to the birthday party? Should I pick you up in a taxi on my way there?
W: That won’t be necessary. I’m at the mall with my mom right now, so I’m pretty close. There is a bus station right across the street.
M: Can’t you just ask your mom to drive you there?
W: She has a hair appointment, and she won’t be finished in time.
M: That’s too bad. So, are you buying Laura a gift right now?
W: I gave it to her yesterday on her actual birthday. I’m just here applying for a job.
M: Good for you. Anyway, do you know what the plan is for tonight?
W: Yeah. You and I will go there first and help her set up. When everyone else shows up, we’ll eat, and then we’ll watch a DVD.
M: Sounds like a plan!
第8段材料 (11-13小题)
M: Microsoft, Apple, Samsung... why do you always buy the foreign brands? You should try the products of our own companies here in China. There are some very good phones. For example, I just bought a Huawei phone and I love it more than my old iPhone. Lenovo is also a good company, especially for computers.
W: I know. My father just got a Lenovo phone. He tells me the same thing you do, and that I should support our country’s businesses. But I am addicted to Apple products. They’re so easy to use, and I love the designs. All my friends have iPhones, too.
M: Well, I guess it’s different for me. I’ve been taking a basic computer science course at the university this summer. I’m learning about how much more competitive China has become in technology recently. It’s really exciting, and I want to help us get even more ahead. That’s why I’m going to study to be a software engineer.
W: What will you do?
M: Oh, make computer programs and apps. Maybe I’ll make the next generation of Facebook!
第9段材料 (14至17小题)
M: Hello, dear. I’m flying to Paris this evening, but I’m still talking with the boss. Would you please pack my things up and take them to the airport for me? I’ll meet you there.
W: What do you mean? The Swifts are coming to our house for a visit this weekend, and you are not going to be at home? And we have plans to go to the theater this evening!
M: Tell the Swifts we have something important to do this weekend, so we have to change all the plans! Don’t forget to pack my things and get to the airport by 6: 00. The plane takes off at 8: 00 this evening. It will take one hour to get to the airport on time.
W: Why me? I have to wait at home for our son. He will be getting back from school soon.
M: Oh, dear! I guess I’d better just tell you... next Monday is your birthday, and this is my birthday present to you. We’re going to Paris! Please just pack all the things we need for the trip, OK?
W: Wow, what a surprise! But what about our son?
M: You don’t need to worry about him. I’ve arranged everything. His grandpa will pick him up and take care of him. I asked your boss for two days’ leave for you. We’ll be back next Tuesday.
第10段材料 (18至20小题)
Good morning, this is Samantha from The Weather Service, your free Internet weather station with news around the world and around the clock. Your preferred city is Guangzhou. In Guangzhou this week, we expect more heavy rains, since we are only at the beginning of June. May was rather dry, but the storms should pick up again before the weekend. Hong Kong is expected to get hit hardest with this next cycle of rain, but everywhere south of Shanghai along the coast should see some amount of rainfall.
Guangzhou will get around four centimeters over the next five days. Another band of rain can be seen on the radar, but it’s too far south over the sea right now. So it’s hard to say when it will hit Guangzhou.
This weather pattern should continue through June and into July, when the heavy rains will finally move to the north of China. This is the latest update for your Guangzhou weather. Remember, you can check back at The Weather Service anytime—day or night—to get updates on your local weather or the weather in your favorite city