江苏省如皋市2023-2024学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题

这是一份江苏省如皋市2023-2024学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题，共12页。
如皋市2023－2024学年度高三年级第一学期期初调研
英 语 试 题 2023.8.31
第一部分 听力 (共两节，20小题，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节
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 does the man want the woman to do?
A. Take the pot off. B. Switch to low heat. C. Make the hamburgers.
2.What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister.
3. Why does the woman want to get rid of her rice?
A. She thinks it tastes terrible.
B. She has too much of that.
C. She knows the man likes that.
4.How long does it take the woman to charge a small battery?
A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours.
5. Where will the speakers be spending their next holiday?
A. In a tent. B. In a treehouse C. In a motor home.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where are the speakers?
A. At the woman's house. B. At a repair shop. C. At a phone shop.
7. How is the woman going to find her phone?
A. By searching outside. B. By satellite tracking. C. By dialing her number.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。
8.How long did it take the man to get a job?
A. About one month. B. About two months. C. About four months.
9.What is the man's experience when hunting for jobs?
A. Asking friends for help. B. Applying for jobs online. C. Trying to meet with managers.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. Who lives with the shopkeeper?
A. He lives alone. B. He lives with his wife. C. He lives with his children.
11.How many days a week will the man probably run the shop?
A. Two. B. Four. C. Five.
12.What will the speakers' children do to help the shopkeeper?
A. Pay his bills. B. Cook his meals. C. Buy him some necessary things.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the woman probably working on?
A.A book. B.A game. C. Her writing homework.
14. Who is Marcus in the story?
A. The caretaker. B. The uncle. C. The young man.
15. What does the woman want to decide?
A. what the subject of her story will be.
B. What the conclusion of her story will be.
C. What characters there will be in her story.
16. What is the man's opinion about the woman's problem
A. The main character should marry the girl.
B. The main character should get the wealth.
C. One of the characters should turn out to be bad.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the storm probably moving towards according to the map?
A. Charlotte. B. Atlanta. C. New Orleans.
18. What does the speaker suggest?
A. Driving slowly.
B. Buying extra food and water.
C. Leaving the area if the roads begin to flood.
19.Which season is the talk taking place in?
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.
20. What is the main topic of the talk?
A. The source of the storm.
B. The change of the seasons.
C. The measures to deal with bad weather.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Each year, Boston University proudly celebrates the very best in academics, innovation, and teaching through the awarding of University-wide honors and in our support of applicants for prestigious(赫赫有名的) national scholarships. The following showcases the growing list of opportunities and resources Boston University provides.
Harold C. Case scholarship
The Harold C. Case scholarship is offered to outstanding Boston University juniors for support of their senior year. Case scholarships recognize scholarly accomplishment and potential as well as extracurricular activities that contribute to the university.
Scholarship recipients receive between $1.000 and full tuition depending on financial needs. Funds can only be applied to undergraduate study. In most application cycles 10-12 recipients are selected.
Dean Elsbeth Melville scholarship
The Dean Elsbeth Melville scholarship was established in 1978 by the Trustees of Boston Univrsity to honor Dean Melville's “splendid and varied contribution” to the education and lives of women at Boston University. Only two scholarships are awarded each year to top-ranked women in the junior class who are representatives of the qualities stressed by Dean Melville.
Scholarship recipients receive a minimum of $1,000 depending on financial need. Funds can only be applied to undergraduate study.
Clare Boothe Luce scholar awards
The Clare Boothe Luce program of the Henry Luce Foundation supports a limited number of Undergraduate Scholarships for women students in the fields of the physical and life sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computer science.
Provost's scholars award
The Provost’s scholars awards celebrate the achievements of students who have demonstrated the spirit of a true scholar at a research university. Up to 20 awards are given annually, each carrying $1000 of funding for research creative activity expenses such as travel to conferences and archives (档案馆) or for research-related equipment and supplies. Awards are distributed through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP). Winners are selected in the Spring Semester, and recognized at the Provost's academic awards ceremony during Parents' Weekend in October.
21. Who does the Harold C. Case scholarship recognize?
A. Top ranked women in senior years.
B. Freshmen who explore the unknown.
C. Juniors who are academically successful.
D. Undergraduates active in extracurricular activities.
22. Which is specifically for female students studying engineering?
A. Provost's scholars award. B. Harold C. Case scholarship.
C. Clare Boothe Luce scholar awards. D. Dean Elsbeth Melville scholarship.
23. What can Provost's scholars award winners do with the funding?
A. Buy research facilities. B. Pay tuition fees.
C. Attend business conferences. D. Go on an adventure travel.
B
In times of distress, a friend would always suggest going for a walk. “Are you overwhelmed by your work? Take a walk around the neighborhood.” Comments like this are often said with nothing but the best of intentions. but they used to make me angry as much as being told to drink more water. I did not understand how these things were going to help.
Three years ago, I hit a low point. Once I saw a pair of empty eves looking at me through the mirror, I knew I was at my breaking point. So I took the advice I fought so hard to ignore. I went for a walk—with the hope that it would somehow change my life.
I embraced the fresh air everyone seemed to be talking about. But it did nothing. I was just as sad as I was before. I went on a walk every single day for more than a month. Some days I could barely make it outside, but I managed to push through. I took a picture every time I went. I think I wanted to document myself trying to make an effort.
One day, the unthinkable happened. I found myself smiling. I realized I had patiently waited all morning to go on this walk. What I once hated had become the best part of my day. I found myself longing to be outside. I never had a destination in mind. I just danced along the trails, stopped to look at the beautiful blue skies and listened to music.
I’m glad I took pictures because there was a noticeable difference in my face. I slowly started to look less tired and defeated. I don 't know why I refused to go on that walk for so long. I guess I didn’t want to believe that something small and seemingly meaningless could actually make an impact on my physical and mental well-being.
If you’re having a bad day, a bad month, a bad year or even a bad life, you should try going for a walk. Sometimes, all we need to do is try.
24.How did the author use to feel when people suggested she go for a walk?
A. Annoyed. B. Thrilled. C. Relieved. D. Confused.
25.Why did the author decide to go for a walk three years ago?
A. She wanted to challenge herself. B. Her hopelessness drove her to try.
C. She was encouraged by her friends. D. She was eager to get close to nature.
26. What happened after the author started to go for a walk?
A. She felt cheered up after the first week.
B. She always set off with a destination in mind.
C. She stopped for a while due to lack of progress.
D. She was inspired by the pictures she took of herself.
27. What does the author advise us to do?
A. Care more about our mental health.
B. Go for a walk when feeling depressed.
C. Take other people's suggestions seriously.
D. Try to stay positive when bad things happen.
C
In Florida’s Everglades, few species are more closely tied to the habitat's health than an endangered bird, the snail kite. The Everglade snail kite eats just one thing: snails, a species that relies almost entirely on a resource usually abundant in the freshwater marshes (沼泽).
Over the last century, as much of the Everglades dried up, droughts contributed to the snail kite’s decline, and by 2007, there were fewer than 800 remaining. But the kite has bounced back recently thanks to an exotic(外来的)snail. It's a rare case of an invasive species having a positive impact.
Robert Fletcher, a University of Florida professor who directs a snail kite monitoring program, said the invasive species was first spotted in 2004. Within a few years, it had expanded through much of the Everglades. “And it was around that time,” he said, “that we started to see snail kite number increase.”
No one’s sure about how the exotic snails were introduced into the Everglades. They’re related to Florida's apple snails and are commonly used in home aquariums(鱼缸). The invader, the island apple snail, is larger than its Florida cousin. It lays eggs in the thousands visible on the stalks (茎) of many of the marsh plants.
Efforts to restore Florida's Everglades have helped the snail kite and restored native vegetation. It's been in the works for more than 30 years with a cost of more than $20 billion. But progress is increasing gradually, although hard to measure. In the meantime, scientists say the invasive snail may have helped pull Florida's endangered snail kite back from the threat of extinction.
But Fletcher is concerned about the potential impact the species will have on the Everglades over the long term. He said, “What we should be thinking about is how we restore native snails to get those benefits rather than relying on this non-native species that can have damaging impacts on the ecosystem.” The invasive snails may already have caused losses to some native marsh plants, indicating that trouble may come very soon.
28. What does the underlined phrase “bounced back” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Recovered. B. Departed. C. Emerged. D. Returned.
29. What is a major cause of the snail kite's decline?
A. The disappearance of their habitat. B. The shortage of food due to droughts.
C. The increasing number of other species. D. The introduction of an invasive species.
30.What do we know about the invasive snails?
A. Their eggs are hard to spot on the stalks
B. They are smaller than native apple snails.
C. Home aquariums are an ideal habitat for them.
D. They increase in population around the Everglades.
31. What conclusion can be drawn from the last two paragraphs?
A. Human efforts apparently have proven to be effective.
B. The benefits of the invasive snails outweigh the harms.
C. The invasive snails pose little threat to the local ecosystem.
D. Restoring the native ecosystem is costly but necessary in the long run.
D
Microplastic pollution is increasing dramatically around the globe, according to a study of airborne(空气传播的)plastic particles. People are already known to breathe, drink and eat microplastics, and research suggests that pollution levels will continue to rise rapidly. The researchers said that inhaling(吸入) these particles can harm lung tissue and lead to serious diseases.
Professor Natalie Mahowald, at Cornell University in the US and part of the research team, said: “But maybe we could solve this before it becomes a huge problem, if we manage our plastics better, before they accumulate in the environment and move around everywhere.”
The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined airborne microplastics, which have been far less studied than plastic in oceans and rivers.
The team gathered more than 300 samples of airborne microplastics from 11 sites across the western US. These were the basis for atmospheric modeling that estimated the contribution from different sources, and was the first such study to do so.
They found that roads were the dominant factor in the western US, linked to about 85 percent of the microplastics in the air. These are likely to include particles from tires and brake pads on vehicles, and plastics from litter that had been broken down.
The researchers extended their modeling work to a global level and. this suggested that while roads are also likely to be the dominant driver of airborne plastics in Europe, South America and Australia, plastics particles blown up from fields may be a much bigger factor in Africa and Asia.
Professor Andreas Stohl of the university Vienna’s Faculty of Earth Sciences, and not part of the part of the study team, said: “The study confirms the global-scale nature of microplastic transport in the atmosphere and does a good job in highlighting highly relevant and concerning possibilities, but more measurement data is needed to get a better idea of the sources.”
32. What do we know about microplastic pollution from the text?
A. It has become the most pressing problem.
B. There is more plastic in the air than oceans.
C. The particles can do great harm to our lungs.
D. Airborne microplastics have been widely studied.
33. What did the researchers find out about airborne plastic pollution?
A. Africa is suffering the most from it.
B. Its impact varies on different continents.
C. Public transportation is largely to blame.
D. Its major driver differs across continents.
34.According to Professor Andreas Stohl, the next step of the study is to ______.
A. predict the potential damages of microplastics.
B. get more data to understand the sources of microplastics
C. improve the method of collecting samples of microplastics
D. understand the nature of airborne plastic pollution globally
35.What could be the best title for the text?
A. Plastic Pollution and Our Future
B. Possible Solutions to Plastic Pollution
C. Plastic Pollution Shooting up in the Air
D. Effects of Microplastics on Human Health
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。
Go to any open space or park across China now, and it's likely that you'll see many young people flowing through on special boards, known as surfskating. 36
Surfskating doesn’t require advanced skills. As long as you can master the simple movements, you will be able to enjoy surfskating. _ 37 As long as there's a flat ground, you can go and enjoy surfskating.
Some love surfskating because it has a social element as people come together to skate. 38 “I picked up this sport because it was the trendy thing then and it feels great to be doing this with everyone else,” Liu Xinhua has practiced surfskating for 5 months. He really enjoys the time with this sport and he finds people of all ages joining the team.
39 The surf skate can be highly personalized, and users like to show their equipment and outfits on social media. Meanwhile, many offline surfskating clubs have emerged in China. As a gathering place for many niche(小众的) sports, social media platform Xiaohongshu has set up its very own Surfskating Alliance, putting together 93 clubs to help people connect with a surfskating community. 江苏省海安高级中学 景苏华 QQ:771515126
Adu, the founder of 8NS Surf Skating Club, told Xiaohongshu that the market size of surfskating is only about one billion yuan in China now. 40 It can create more employment opportunities or inspire people to achieve more in this industry, according to Adu.
A. It's easy to make friends this way.
B. It also doesn't require a lot of space.
C. It is also a way of self-expression with style.
D. It also encourages individualism and fair play.
E. Many enthusiasts are getting pleasure from it.
F. A long-term growth of this outdoor sport is expected.
G. It has grown in popularity as an outdoor sport for young Chinese.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was 11, my school built a leadership training center that had various challenges. The most 41 of them all was called “The Leap of Faith", where you had to climb a ladder to a platform 11 meters high. Once there, you had to 42 the platform and reach out to grab a rope. I had seen students do it and had sworn there was no way I would ever 43 it.
One day my teacher asked me, “Are you going to try?” I 44 it off and told him that he couldn't pay me to do it. 45 , he encouraged me until finally I agreed to do it.
I climbed up and when I got to the top, I was in shock and couldn’t 46 .Seeing this, my teacher suggested that instead of jumping off the platform and grabbing the rope, I just 47 on the edge and then slide down. I sat there for 20 minutes. Finally, with the 48 of my class, I slid down.
When I finally reached the ground, I heard two boys 49 me about it behind my back. So, I decided to try again. Over the next two weeks, I did all sorts of things to 50 myself. I jumped off tables and did some high ropes stuff. One morning before school I went down to the 51 , climbed to the top of the ladder and then ..1 DID IT! I had never before felt so 52 of myself.
Sometimes situations are 53 , but that doesn’t make them impossible. People will doubt you in life, but I have learned that 54 is the best way to reply to people like that. So, always keep dreaming and don’t let your 55 get in the way.
41.A. difficult B. interesting C. rewarding D. visible
42.A. break down B. jump off C. rely on D. hurry down
43.A. anticipate B. evaluate C. possess D. attempt
44.A. put B. laughed C. called D. kicked
45.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Anyway D. Moreover
46.A. go B. leave C. speak D. move
47.A. lean B. lie C. sit D. stand
48.A. suspicion B. encouragement C. recognition D. intention
49.A. teasing B. asking C. praising D. blaming
50.A. behave B. prepare C. compose D. justify
51.A. center B. hall C. woods D. playground
52.A. aware B. afraid C. proud D. serious
53.A. scary B. different C. optimistic D. dangerous
54.A. submission B. pursuit C. success D. independence
55. A. ambition B. confusion C. sympathy D. fear
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The joys of that round and flat vessel or lunch-box consist 56 its having a cover on top. The action of opening it already make your mouth water especially if you don’t yet know 57 is inside, because, for example it’s your wife who 58 (prepare) the vessel for you every morning Once the box 59 (uncover) you see your food packed there. All are neatly arranged 60 the continents and oceans are set on the maps of the globe.
Marcovaldo, the handyman(勤杂工) having open the lid of his box and 61 (immediate) breathed in its pleasant smell, grabs the cutlery(餐具) that he has always carried in his pocket, 62 (wrap)in a bundle(捆). Then anxiously, the first forkfuls have already been raised to the mouth.
The immediate sensation is the 63 (sad) of eating cold food, but the next second, the joys begin again, as you find the flavors of the family board transported to an unusual setting. Marcovaldo has now begun chewing slowly: he is seated on a bench by an avenue, near the place 64 he works. He brings his lunch in the box, bought for the purpose. The benefits are plain_ 65 (see).His house is far away and to go there at noon costs time and tram tickets.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分
第一节（满分15分)
66．假如你是李华, 你的朋友David发现同学们都有自己爱好和特长，而他只会学习, 他感到有点小嫉妒，有点不知所措，写信向你求助。请根据以下提示给他回信:
1.表示安慰;
2.提出建议。
注意:
1.词数80字左右;
2.可适当添加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear David,

Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
67.阅读下面材科，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。
When things went wrong, Fein always had something nice to say. When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned. Fein comforted him by saying it would still taste good. And he was right. The pizza edges were dark and crispy, but the middle wasn’t half bad. When Fein’ friend David got a low score on the spelling test, Fein said that he would do better next time. And, sure enough, David studied hard and got 100 percent the next week. When his teacher, Mr D. bumped into a book-stand in the library, Fein told him not to worry as Mrs Bog wouldn't be upset. He was right. The librarian just laughed and helped pick up the books.
Fein looked on the bright side. And everyone liked that about him. Everyone, that is, except Hazel. Hazel was the new kid in the class. On her first day, Fein said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. 1 think you’ll like it here.” Hazel stared at him. “I doubt it.” Fein didn’t know what to do. He’d never met anyone like Hazel.
When Mr D. said they couldn’t exercise outside because of the rain, Fein said, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” “A silver lining?” Hazel shook her head. “Clouds are white. Maybe gray. Where do you get this stuff?” Fein felt as if the wind had been knocked out of him. Outside the window, the clouds had rolled over the sun. The room felt darker.
“Bad things come in threes,” said Hazel. “No outdoor exercise is number one. What will the second thing be?” The class didn’t have to wait long to find out. Emma was carrying a tray (盘子) of paints during art class. She tripped, and the paint went flying. There was blue on the floor and red and black on the walls. Hazel declared it to be the second bad thing. Fein didn’t know what to say. Hazel seemed so sure about the Rule of Three Bad Things. Emma came to look at Fein’s painting. “It’s beautiful. I especially like the grassland.” she said.
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。
She picked it up, not realizing she had paint on her fingers.

“Want to add another butterfly?” Fein asked Hazel.


202308高三期初调研英语参考答案
第一部分：听力（共两节20题 满分30分 每题1.5分）
1-5 BABAC 6-10 ACBCA 11-15 BCACB 16-20 CABBC
第二部分 阅读（共两节 满分50分）
第一节 （共15题 满分37.5分 每题2.5分）
21-23 CCA 24-27 ABDB 28-31 ABDD 32-35 CDBC
第二节 七选五（共5题 满分12.5分 每题2.5分）
36-40 GBACF
第三部分 语言知识（共两节 满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15题 满分15分 每题1分）
41-45 ABDBC 46-50 DCBAB 51-55 ACACD
第二节 语法填空（共10题 满分15分 每题1.5分）
56. in 57. what 58. prepares 59. is uncovered 60. as
61. immediately 62. wrapped 63. sadness 64. where 65. to see
第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分40分）
第一节 应用文（15分）
Dear David,
I’m sorry to hear about your trouble. It’s normal to feel at least a little jealous of others’
accomplishments, but you also have something others couldn’t measure up to you. You never know how jealous I am of your academic achievements!
Actually, hobbies are meant to be enjoyed, not to make yourself miserable while trying to impress other people. Don’t put too much pressure on your schedule as taking on extra hobbies might not be feasible now. You’re giving priority to the important tasks at hand in life and that’s good. Also, remember that it’s never too late to start up a new hobby. You can try one after college entrance examination.
I wish you the best of luck.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（25分）
She picked it up, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. The fingerprint lay quietly on the painting, seeming to support Hazel’s Rule of Three Bad Things. Hazel pointed, “Fein’s picture is messed up! There’s number three.” Upset, Emma apologized to Fein with her face blushing with shame. Fein comforted her with a pat on her shoulder and stared at the print for a while. Suddenly, with his eyes lit up, he dipped his finger into the yellow paint and added two more prints onto the painting. Now, together with Emma’s, they looked like three colorful butterflies flying above the green grassland. 江苏省海安高级中学 景苏华 QQ:771515126
“Want to add another butterfly?” Fein asked Hazel. Hazel thought about it. “It will be fun.” Fein encouraged her. “How strange!” thought Hazel, hesitantly dipped her finger into the print. Gently pressing it onto Fein’s painting, she carefully added wings. “It looks great,” said Fein. Outside, the sky happened to clear up, casting golden bright light on the field of butterflies. Looking into each other’s eyes, Hazel and Fein laughed together merrily. Fein said to Hazel, “Forget your Rule of Three Bad Things. Although bad things happen, good things happen, too. And sometimes, there were good things hiding where we didn’t expect them.”
听力原文
Text 1
W: John, come in here! The pot is boiling! What do you want me to do? Should I take it off?
M: No, just turn down the heat and cover it for another 10 minutes. (1) I’m busy doing the hamburgers. Do you think you can handle that?
Text 2
W: You have been getting poor marks recently. I think your mother and father need to be told.
M: Please don’t do that, Miss. They were so angry with my sister because of her scores. I don’t want to upset them again and I promise I will study harder. (2)
Text 3
W: Are you going to finish your cabbage? I’ll exchange with you for my rice.
M: I’ll do that. I don’t like cabbage that much. Why do you want it? It tastes terrible.
W: I already ate a lot of rice, (3) and cabbage is healthy.
Text 4
M: I won’t buy batteries like these any more. I’m not waiting four hours for them to charge.
W: You must have an old charger. Mine can charge big batteries in half that time, and small ones in a quarter of that time. (4)
Text 5
M: Let’s go camping for our next holiday. We could buy a nice big tent.
W: No way. You will not get me in a tent, and I don’t like treehouses, either. Maybe a motor home.
M: Fair enough. Let’s hire one of those. (5)
Text 6
W: I put my phone down somewhere here in my house, but I don’t know where it is now. (6)
M: Do you have that app which allows you to locate it by satellite?
W: Well, yes. But I thought I might do some ordinary searching before I do that.
M: Here’s an idea. Why don’t we just call your number? And then we’ll be able to hear where your phone is. (7)
W: Of course. (7) The trouble is that I don’t know my number. It’s new and it won’t be on your phone. I could ring my sister up. She has it. But how would I ring her?
M: Don’t you have the paperwork the shop gave you for your new phone agreement?
W: Oh, yes. That’s where I’ll find my number. (7)
Text 7
W: I have been looking for a job for four months, but I can’t find anyone to hire me. How did you get a job so quickly? (8) I remember you found one within a month. Do you have any advice?
M: Actually, it was longer than that. I began looking at the beginning of May, and I didn’t get a job until early in July. (8)
W: Still, how did it happen so quickly? Did you apply for jobs online or ask your friends for help?
M: I advertised myself. I just mainly went into places and asked the managers if they were hiring. Many managers were surprised by this, but they also became interested because of my confidence. Most of them met with me immediately. (9)
W: I could never do that. Just thinking about it makes me nervous. They would definitely say no to meeting with me.
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M: Did you hear? The local shopkeeper is ill and has to close his shop. (10) How will he survive?
W: Oh, that poor man. He is old. His wife died and his children have married and moved away. (10) Who will help him?
M: We must help him and we must ask the neighbors to help as well. If you could look after the shop on Fridays, I could do the other weekdays. (11) We can ask the neighbors if they will open it at the weekends.
W: Yes, and that way we will be able to care for the shopkeeper and make sure he is OK. When he recovers, he will be able to run the shop again. I will cook him a meal each day.
M: And I will make sure all his bills are paid. Our children can do his shopping. (12)
W: He is such a nice man. Everyone around here loves him. He has worked very hard all his life and he deserves to be cared for when he is ill.
Text 9 (第13题为推断题)
W: I started to write a story, but I couldn’t decide on the right ending. (15)
M: Maybe I can help you. Tell me about it.
W: Well, the story is about a man who got a large apartment and a lot of money from his uncle. The young man was sent away when he was only 12 years old, and he has been studying abroad for eight years. (14)
M: When he comes back, no one probably recognizes him.
W: That’s right. Marcus has a good heart, (14) and he wants to find people who aren’t greedy or selfish. So, he pretends he is just a normal person. He sets up tests for Laura, the woman he is supposed to marry, as well as the couple who took care of his uncle for many years.
M: What are the choices for the ending? (15)
W: I don’t know whether I should make Marcus find out that Laura is bad or good. (15) If she is good, he will keep the property. If she is bad, he doesn’t want the wealth and will never tell people who he really is. The apartment and money will then go to the uncle’s caretakers. (16)
M: I like stories with sad endings. I would take the second choice. (16)
W: I thought so, too. But I think I’ll go with the other ending. I want to be able to sell this in America.
Text 10 (第20题为总结题)
Good morning, Nashville! I’ll get right into the updates for today. As you can see on the map, the big storm has finally turned away from Atlanta. It has changed its course once again, and looks to be headed for Charlotte, rather than heading south towards New Orleans. (17)
Scientists did their best to predict where it would hit next, so that people could have time to prepare. In the end, they could not figure this out. 江苏省海安高级中学 景苏华 QQ:771515126
By now, its power has definitely lowered, but people in Charlotte should make sure they are prepared for what is to come. We recommend that every household purchase an extra three to five days’ worth of water and food just in case of an emergency. (18) Move all cars into garages or away from trees, and don’t forget to tie down anything that could be picked up by the wind. Also remember that if the roads begin to flood, it is generally safer to remain in your homes than trying to leave the area. Moving on to our local area, finally after nearly two weeks’ worth of rain, things are starting to clear up. It was a rough winter and a wet spring, but we’ve made it through those and the end of June should be sunny and warm. (19)