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高二年级九月阶段性检测（英语）
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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转涂到答题卡上。
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 will the woman do this weekend?
A. Have a picnic.                       B. Work in her garden.             C. Go to the company.
2. What is the school record?
A. 12.13 seconds.                      B. 12.23 seconds.                     C. 12.35 seconds.
3. Why does the man make the call?
A. To place an order.                 B. To buy a bottle of ink.        C. To make a complaint.
4. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Instructor and learner.          B. Driver and passerby.            C. Police officer and driver.
5. Where are the speakers?
A. In a cinema.                           B. In a street.                            C. In a restaurant.
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. How did the woman arrive at her destination?
A. On foot.                                 B. By car.                                C. By air.
7. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the early morning.            B. In the late afternoon.           C. At midnight.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the woman go to the library?
A. Borrow a book.                     B. Attend a literature class.     C. Update a library card.
9. Which grade is James in now?
A. 8th grade.                               B. 9th grade.                       C. 10th grade.
10. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Return to the office.             B. Go for a coffee.                    C. Give the man a call.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where was Annie born probably?
A. In Italy.                                 B. In France.                            C. In Portugal.
12. What is difficult for Annie to learn about Spanish?
A. Its writing.                             B. Its grammar.                       C. Its pronunciation.
13.What is Mr. Johnson’s opinion of Annie?
A. She is falling behind.           B. She is performing average. C. She is doing well.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. When will the speakers hold the party?
A. On the 24th.                          B. On the 25th.                         C. On the 26th.
15. Why does the man like the school dining hall?
A. The food is favorable.           B. The service is good.            C. The decoration is great.
16. What present will the speakers prepare for Kevin?
A. A tie.                                     B. A basketball.                       C. A photo book.
17. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.                           B. Brother and sister.               C. Teacher and student.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. When can we probably meet the “Trash Library” in the village?
A. On Tuesday.                          B. On Saturday.                       C. On Sunday.
19. Who will do the trash sorting work in the end?
A. Raden herself.                       B. Raden’s coworkers.             C. The children’s parents.
20. What is Raden’s next plan?
A. Expanding her business.    
B. Building a culture base.
C. Selling books in neighboring regions.

第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选顶中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
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21. If you want to have a better constitution, which course will you choose?
A. The Business of China. B. An Introduction to Tai Chi.
C. Shakespeare’s Life and Works. D. The Walkable City.
22. What is special about the course The Business of China?
A. It is taught by an economist. B. It is intended for business leaders.
C. It is about how to work efficiently. D. It is the only one related to China.
23. What do the four courses have in common?
A. Requiring signing up. B. Lasting for more than a year.
C. Charging high course fees. D. Being open to students alone.
B
Having spent more than a decade on the dance floor, ROME---Niccolo Filippi, a 23-year-old Italian dance performer, recently decided to explore Chinese culture and its traditional dance forms and believes that this experience will not only boost his career, but also broaden his horizons beyond the world of dance.
His interest in diversifying his skills grew after he stumbled upon a short video of traditional Chinese-styled dance on YouTube. "I saw it as an art that combines tradition and modernity, which was mostly the reason why I liked it," says Filippi.
Ever since, he has been closely following Chinese dance performers and watching numerous videos to learn more about the traditional style that he admires. "I prefer the traditional style because of its light movements. It also reflects my personality with elegance," he adds.
Filippi's chance came when he was invited to perform for a Chinese New Year celebration in the central Italian city of Florence. He has since fully committed himself to the art form, learning several pieces and putting his newfound passion into practice.
"The biggest difference that I found is the change of mood and emotional expressions among dances," says Filippi, adding that he needed to shift from the dynamic moves of hip-hop to the graceful and fluid movements of Chinese dance. Despite various obstacles, Filippi's efforts have not gone unnoticed.
Two of his friends shared videos of his performances on social media, and the response was overwhelming. One video garnered 500,000 views, while the other received 200,000 views.
Filippi believes that learning about different cultures is priceless, and he sees it as a means of personal growth. "I like to think of a person as a book," he says. "Embracing different traditions and cultures, such as Chinese culture and many others, is like adding new chapters to my book, making it more diverse and wonderful."
24. What is the main reason why Filippi falls in love with traditional Chinese dance?
A. Its potential to boost his career. B. Its mix of traditional and modern elements.
C. Its graceful and light movements. D. Its true reflection of his elegant personality.
25. How does the author illustrate the popularity of Filippi's videos?
A. By listing numbers. B. By giving an example.
C. By sharing a story. D. By making a comparison.
26. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Filippi thinks little of learning from other cultures.
B. People prefer to write down their past experiences.
C. Accepting various cultures boosts personal growth.
D. A book with chapters on traditions is more wonderful.
27. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Chinese-styled dance videos go viral on social media.
B. An Italian's dance journey towards specialization starts.
C. Filippi's desire for Chinese culture extends beyond dance.
D. An Italian dancer shows passion for Chinese-styled dance.
C
Sugar-free cookies, sugar-free candy, and diet soda----are these better for you? After sugar became a no-no in the nutrition and wellness world, sugar-free food and drinks acted as a replacement for once beloved sweet drinks and snacks. Being claimed to be ZERO sugar means the food anddrinks are healthier, better for diabetics, and help you slim down ... Right? Wrong. Sugar-free products aren't better for you. In fact, they are worse. For most sugar-free products, it means that artificial sweeteners (甜味剂)are used instead of real sugar. The problem is that these sweeteners do not come from natural sourees and they can do you more harm than good.
Let's get into what these artificial sweeteners actually are. Sugar-free sugar sounds wrong because there is no such thing as sugar-free sugar. Some of these sugar-free alternatives even contain sugar and the ones that have chemicals your body often does not know how to process. Most artificial sweeteners are a lot sweeter than sugar so only a small quantity of them are needed. That's why they can market sugar-free alternatives as "low-calorie" or "no-calorie'. It also means that you get no nutritional value from consuming them, which is why so many sugar-free replacements are classified as "non-nutritive". These artificial sweeteners tend to hide under some names. Actually, they are 200-600 times sweeter than sugar.
When you eat sweet stuff, your body continues to desire it and, even though your body cannot metabolize (代谢) these sugar-free alternatives, your brain does not know the difference. In turn sugai-free alternatives relate to weight gain and Type-2 diabetes. Besides, artificial sweeteners also damage your gut's ability to break down sugar which impacts everything you eat. In other words, your body doesn't know how to handle artificial sweeteners because they have nothing real to process.
Here is a good rule of thumb: stay away from artificial sweeteners and look for non-sugar, natural sweeteners like stevia (甜叶菊) or date sugar. In the war against artificial sweeteners and real sugar, both lose. Satisfy your sweet tooth with natural sugar that comes from fruits and stay away from products claimed to be sugar-free.
28. What do most sugar-free products have in common?
　A. They don't taste sweet. B. They are free of calories.
　C. They are rich in nutrition. D. They have artificial sweeteners.
29. What can be inferred about artificial sweeteners?
　A. They are as sweet as sugar. B. They pose a big risk to health.
　C. They can be metabolized easily D. They have long been added to food.
30. What does the author advise us to do?
　A. To keep a balanced diet. B. To stay away from sugary products.
　C. To choose fewer artificial ingredients. D. To take in sugar from natural sources
31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
　A. Why are sugar-free products bad for your health?
B. How will sugar-free products affect your body?
　C. What can be called sugar-free products?
　D. Why are sugar-free products popular?
D
Slowness has been a sweeping trend in sustainability. Slow food celebrates local produce and traditional cooking methods; slow fashion is made with a focus on people and the planet. You may have even heard of the slow city, a campaign to restore local cultures and turn cities back to their natural environments.
Slow design developed from the larger slow movement. Although the term was only recently introduced, the idea of thoughtful design looks back to a time when buildings and furniture were made with great craftsmanship（手艺）and by hand-before the mass-produced throwaway furniture took over. You can think of the term “slow” as a celebration of timelessness: both the timelessness of a piece and the timelessness of the relationship between that piece and its owner.
One example of slow design today is what's been dubbed the brown furniture revival（复兴）. Brown furniture refers to the heavy wooden furnishings that were popular in your grandparents' day but suddenly fell out of style at the turn of the century. Brown furniture is often associated with dark woods, such as trees like mahogany, walnut, and teak, that take decades to reach maturity and true craftsmanship to transform into functional pieces.
Today's furniture industry is dominated by the ready-to-assemble(RTA)（组装）furniture market. RTA furniture is usually constructed from low-quality fiberboard, which lasts a small part of traditional furniture's lifespan（寿命）．The weight of furniture landfilled(废物填埋）in 2018 was 9.7 million tons, 4.5 times what was landfilled in 1960.
In a less direct way, the idea of timelessness also lends itself to a lower environmental impact. Besides their demonstrated physical durability, slow materials and design are meant to outlive trends and never be thrown out simply because they're out of style.
As second-hand shopping becomes more appealing to today’s young generation---because of its low environmental impact and affordability---the brown furniture of yesteryear is making a comeback.
32. Why is the first paragraph written?
A. To explain a new term. B. To present the topic of the text.
C. To provide background information. D. To highlight the importance of slowness.
33. What does the underlined word “dubbed” mean in paragraph 3?
A. Known as. B. Mistaken for. C. Compared to. D. Connected with.
34. What can be inferred about RTA furniture?
A. It is out of date. B. It has a long lifespan.
C. It is heavy and expensive. D. It has bad effects on the environment.
35. What is good news for the brown furniture revival?
A. Grandparents are buying new furniture.
B. The brown furniture will soon be mass-produced.
C. The young generation favors second-hand shopping.
D. Materials for slow design furniture are more available.

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。
It happens from time to time that after a whole morning of studying, you are tired in the afternoon. It is then that you may want to eat something sweet, perhaps a sweet drink or a chocolate bar to lift your mood. ___36___
But a study suggests that sugar can make you feel worse rather than lift your mood. The German and UK researchers collected data from 31 studies involving nearly 1,300 adults. ___37___ Those emotions include anger, alertness, depression and tiredness. They found that people who have too much sugar become more tired and less alert within an hour, and that these feelings become more intense over time.
According to researchers, when people take in sugar, their blood sugar levels rise rapidly, leading to a burst of energy and a short “feel good” period. However, as they begin to digest the sugar, their blood sugar levels decrease quickly, leading to a bad feeling. ___38___ As with caffeine, this prevents the body from relaxing, leaving people being tired and less alert.
___39___ According to WHO, it is healthy to have the sugars found naturally in fruit, vegetables and milk, so long as they make up less than 5 percent of our daily total energy intake.
So the next time you feel tired and can’t concentrate on study and work, perhaps you should think twice before you bite into a chocolate bar. There are still other ways to relieve tiredness. ___40___
A. Maybe a little exercise at midday is a better idea.
B. So cutting sweet food out of the diet is a good choice.
C. They studied the effect of sugar on some aspects of mood.
D. After all, it’s believed that a “sugar rush” gives you energy.
E. Sugar in any form is not necessarily good for the human body.
F. But the result of the study doesn’t mean giving up sweet food altogether.
G. To remain on a “high”, people may eat more sugar until they become addicted to it.

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。
The year I turned fifty, I determined to do something new every-single day for a year. It was
41 balancing 365 new things with work and family, and I needed to do the laundry and get dinner on the table every night. In the early weeks of the 42 , I often racked my brain (绞尽脑汁) for something new that I could actually 43 in fifteen minutes. Thankfully, it turned out that there were lots of things I’d 44 done before that I couldcomplete in a short time. I signed up for an online class to learn Italian.
As time went by, I found it was easier to keep my eyes open to the 45 that surrounded me. It turned out that there were new things everywhere, and all I had to do was make a little 46 to enjoy them. And therefore, on a cold Saturday when I would 47 have stayed home reading a book, I set off to attend an Ice Festival.
Whenever I learned about something that seemed remarkable, I forced myself to 48 it. Instead of "Why?" I began to ask "Why not?" I made my 49 “Yes.” When my friends learned I was 50 to new things, the invitations began 51 ----not just from friends, but friends of friends. I went dog sledding and attended a Fashion Week fashion show.
As I 52 the year, I discover there are many new things for me to try. It seems to me an obvious sign that at fifty, my life was full of 53 . I could continue to grow, 54 my wings and learn more every day for the rest of my life. I welcome each day as an opportunity to 55 the world a little differently.
41. A. impractical B. useless C. tough D. worthwhile
42. A. trip B. project C. competition D. campaign
43. A. absorb B. obtain C. tolerate D. accomplish
44. A. never B. also C. still D. even
45. A. prospects B. outcomes C. possibilities D. sights
46. A. choice B. effort C. difference D. sense
47. A. properly B. constantly C. gradually D. normally
48. A. pursue B. purchase C. abandon D. restore
49. A. request B. comment C. response D. resolution
50. A. familiar B. faithful C. sensitive D. receptive
51. A. breaking in B. pouring in C. calling in D. joining in
52. A. recall B. predict C. celebrate D. follow
53. A. love B. beauty C. dignity D. promise
54. A. fold B. stretch C. grow D. flap
55. A. save B. handle C. experience D. possess
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。
Gabi Rizea only discovered his talent for woodcarving three years ago, and put 56. __________ to good use, saving dozens of old tree stumps from being removed by 57.___________ (turn) them into impressive works of art.
Rizea became a woodcarver 58._____________ (complete) by accident. Three years ago, after buying himself a new chainsaw (链锯), he started “playing” with it on a block of wood. He tried carving a human face into the wood, and to his surprise, it turned out pretty good. Today, he is so good at woodcarving 59._________ his home city allows him to work his magic on old tree stumps and so far about 40 works of art 60.__________ (create) in the local parks.
“In 99% of the cases, the wood just doesn’t match my ideas,” he said in an interview. “I first have to remove all the rotten parts, and sometimes, 61.___________ is left isn’t enough for my designs.”
Following his recent rise to fame, Rizea has been asked by many 62._________ (city), including the capital of Romania to transform their old tree trunks 63.__________ works of art. He promised to honor their requests, but he will never repeat any of the artworks 64.__________ (find) in his home city.
In spite of his obvious talent, the Romanian 65.___________ (art) recently got into art school in order to fully master woodcarving.
第四部分 单词拼写 (共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)
66. Let’s make j_________ efforts to peotect the environment and live in harmony with nature.
67. The past decade w_____________ the great changes in the tourism industry in China.
68. Out of c______________, the little boy peered into the office through the window.
69. He always m_________ me to stick to my dream whenever I come across difficulties.
70. The new film will be r____________ on July 16th in the downtown cinema.
71. Nowadays the ____________ (优先事项) for travelling is shifted from shopping to food and scenery.
72. The gym is planning to ___________(延长) its opening hours during the festival.
73. Hers was a ____________(次要的) part, but she played it with great enthusiasm.
74. The company was ___________(控告) of cheating the customers because they advertised the low quality products.
75. Those who damage the environment _____________ (有意地) should be severely punished.
第五部分 单句语法填空（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）
76. I was about to purchase my favorite bicycle with that money ______ I noticed my dad and mom standing beside the old truck, looking sad.
77. It was the first time Helen __________(understand) such a complex word ---- a word for something she couldn’t touch.
78. The student has been found alive after _______________(trap) in a valley for a week.
79. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city __________ name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our minds.
80. In order to observe and study chimps in their natural environment, Jane Goodall came to ________ is now Tanzania at the age of 26.
第六部分 读后续写 (满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
65­year­old Richard Oslen was interested in adventure and hunting. This time he hunted on a land near Watford City, N. D. In the cold winter, he set out to try a new place. He didn’t take his cellphone, thinking that it was not a must. He walked more than half a mile with two dogs to a wheat field.
Keeping an eye open for a bird taking flight, Richard stepped on a thin crust of ice on a river. The ice broke into pieces and dropped him four feet to the bottom.
Realizing that he was in trouble and was going to hurt himself, Richard decided to come to land quickly. However, his left leg was hurt, so he had to reach for his shotgun, unload it and use it as a crutch(拐杖). When he was partly up, he lost his balance and fell into the river again. This time one of his feet got stuck between two rocks. Richard told himself that if he didn't get himself out of that river, he wasn’t going to have a very good night.
Richard managed to make his foot free and climbed more slowly and carefully. Richard suddenly realized the difficulty of the task before him. The accident happened at about 2 p.m., and it was almost 5 p.m. with the road far away as the sun was setting.
Although Richard met with many difficulties, he didn’t give up. He was stubborn and sure that he must be persistent. With his gun's support, he tried jumping with his right leg. Once, twice, ... he failed again and again, feeling extremely tired. After a longer break, he made a desperate attempt. Luckily, he managed to climb out of the river and lay on the land, gasping. Temperatures dropped, and his hands and feet soon were completely numb with cold.
Paragraph 1: Richard’s dogs had been playing in the field and eventually came up to him. ________
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Paragraph 2: Luckily, not all hope was lost—there came the seventh car. ______________________
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参考答案
听力：1-5 AACAB 6-10 BBCCA 11-15 BACBA 16-20 CAABA
阅读理解：21-23 BBA 24-27 BACD 28-31DBDA 32-35 CADC
七选五：36-40 DCGFA
完型： 41-45 CBDAC 46-50 BDACD 51-55 BADBC
语法填空：
56. it 57. turning 58. completely 59. that 60. have been created
61. what 62. cities 63. into 64. found 65. artist
单词拼写：
66. joint 67. witnessed 68. curiosity 69. motivates 70. released
71. priority 72. extend 73. minor 74.accused 75. intentionally
单句语法填空：
76. when 77. had understood 78. being trapped 79. whose 80. what

读后续写：
Paragraph 1：
Richard's dogs had been playing in the field and finally came up to him. The two dogs surrounded his body to warm him and also periodically barked at distance. Richard finally reached the fence near the road with the help of his dogs. He feared exhaustion and rapidly freezing body would make him lose consciousness, so he decided to sit by the fence and wave down a driver. During the next half an hour, he waved wildly and shouted, but six vehicles passed without stopping. Richard nearly fell into despair.
Paragraph 2：
Luckily, not all hope was lost—there came the seventh car. He desperately cried for help and was lucky that the driver stopped his car. He asked Richard what was wrong. Richard told him his leg was badly injured and could not walk. The driver carried him on his back without saying anything. He was careful enough to lay Richard on the back seat and let the two dogs in the truck. The driver comforted him: “Don't worry. We are going to the nearest hospital.” He gave Richard warmth in the cold winter.

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。
（停顿00’05” 叮咚铃声）
Text 1
M: Are you going to the company picnic this weekend?
W: I was planning to work in my garden instead, but Steven has persuaded me to go.
（停顿00’10” 叮咚铃声）
Text 2
M: Yes, I’ve just run my quickest 100 meters this year! 12.23 seconds.
W: Wow, that is so fast! It beats your previous best of 12.35. Maybe one day you can beat the school record of 12.13.
（停顿00’10” 叮咚铃声）
Text 3
W: Michael Supplies. How can I help you?
M: This is Laurence Smith from WKC Ltd speaking. There is something wrong with an order I made last week. You sent the wrong ink for our printers.
（停顿00’10” 叮咚铃声）
Text 4
M: You are doing well. Just turn left at the end of the street.
W: I feel really nervous about turns. I’m afraid I can’t see the people passing the road.
M: All my learners feel like that at some stage. Just relax.
（停顿00’10” 叮咚铃声）
Text 5
W: Excuse me, how can I get to the nearest restaurant?
M: It’s easy. Walk straight and you’ll see a cinema in about five minutes. Turn right and keep walking for about two minutes. And you’ll see a restaurant named Encounter on your left.
（停顿00’05” 叮咚铃声）
第一节到此结束。
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。
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听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。现在你有10秒钟的时间来阅读这两个小题。
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Text 6
M: Welcome to Mauna Kea. Many say this is Hawaii’s or even the world’s best space observation center!
W: Wow, thanks. It’s still too bright to see any stars now, but the view is amazing. I love it!
M: Indeed. Some people come to the top of the mountain just for the sunsets. By the way, how long have you been in Hawaii?
W: For almost my whole life. But it’s my first time to come here. I finally made it to your center after all the driving. It’s certainly worth a visit.
M: You’re right. This view is one of the best in the world.
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听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。现在你有15秒钟的时间来阅读这三个小题。
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Text 7
M: Sara, Hi! Long time no see. Are you having a day off today?
W: No. I received an email telling me to update my library card, so I came here during my lunch break.
M: Oh, I see.
W: What are you up to?
M: My son needs to read War and Peace for his literature class, so I came to see if I could borrow a copy.
W: Wow, that’s a difficult book for middle school students!
M: James is at high school now! He just started 10th grade.
W: No way! He had just started 8th grade the last time I saw you. Has it been that long?
M: Must be!
W: Wow. Well, we must catch up soon.
M: Definitely.
W: Shall we have a coffee next weekend? There’s a great café right by my office.
M: Sounds great! I’ll call you then. See you.
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听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。现在你有15秒钟的时间来阅读这三个小题。
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Text 8
W: Mr. Johnson, can I speak to you for a minute?
M: Sure, Annie. What’s on your mind?
W: I’m just wondering how I’m doing in the class.
M: Is there something you find difficult about Spanish?
W: Well, I’m a native French speaker, so I understand most of its grammar.
M: That makes sense. The two languages are very similar. In fact, Spanish is similar to Italian and Portuguese, too. That’s why you have such good pronunciation as well.
W: Then why can’t I express myself on paper?
M: Don’t be so hard on yourself, Annie. Right now the important thing is that you can have simple conversations by using the vocabulary we learn in the books.
W: So you are saying I’m not falling behind?
M: Of course not. In fact, you are doing better than most of your classmates. Remember, this is a beginners’ class. If this were an advanced class, I would be concerned.
W: OK, thanks, Mr. Johnson. That makes me feel better.
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听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。现在你有20秒钟的时间来阅读这四个小题。
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Text 9
M: Hi, Sherry. We are preparing a party for Kevin, our English teacher. He is going back to his hometown. We really need your help.
W: Sure. I’d love to help. When is the party?
M: He leaves on the 26th.
W: Well, we all have finals on the 24th, and we’ll need time to prepare, so how about we make it the day after the exams?
M: Perfect.
W: We then need to decide where to hold the party.
M: How about the school dining hall? The food there is delicious and the price is fair.
W: Sounds good. I love its decoration. What else? Oh, a present! Have you got any ideas?
M: Um...A tie? Some books? A basketball with all our names on it?
W: How about a photo book? He always took pictures of us, and sent them to the class. We could collect them and make them a book.
M: Great idea. Would you mind doing that?
W: No, not at all.
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听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。现在你有15秒钟的时间来阅读这三个小题。
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Text10
Recently, an Indonesian librarian, Raden Roro Hendarti, started a “Trash for Books” service for children in the nearby village, hoping to encourage children to spend more time on reading as well as clean up the environment in a novel way.
Each weekday, Raden gets up early and rides her three-wheeled “Trash Library” around the village. As soon as she shows up, little children, many accompanied by their parents, surround her for books. They are all carrying trash bags and Raden’s three-wheeler quickly fills up with the plastic bottles and other waste. According to Raden, she can collect about 100kg of waste each week, which is then sorted out by her coworkers and sent for recycling. “I am very happy my action can help the kids build a culture of literacy from a young age. As a result, they are going to spend less time on online games,” Raden said.
Now, her “Trash Library” has about 6,000 books for children to borrow. And she is planning to take the mobile lending service to neighboring regions as soon as possible.
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第二节到此结束，现在你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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听力测试到此结束。