广东省广州市执信中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

这是一份广东省广州市执信中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题，共13页。试卷主要包含了考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整等内容，欢迎下载使用。

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B 铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。
2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案：不能答在试卷上。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。
第一部分选择题(共 85分)
一、听力(共2节，满分15分)
第一节 听力理解(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
请听下面4段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第1段材料，回答第1至2题。
1. What des the wman suggest the man d?
A. Take the train t Paris.
B. Bk the air ticket in advance.
C. G t Lndn fr hliday.
2. Hw much des the man need t pay fr the ticket'
A.600 yuan. B.460 yuan. C.400 yuan.
听第 2 段材料，回答第 3至4 题。
3. At what price was The Scream sld?
dllars. B.106.5 millin dllars. C.119.9 millin dllars.
4. What des the wman say abut the paintings:
A. Their cmmercial value desn't remain the same.
B. They're becming mre valuable than befre.
C. They get much appreciatin frm persnal cllectrs.
听第 3 段材料,回答第 5 至 7 题。
5. When des the stre clse?
A. At 6:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 5:30.
6. What wn't they buy?
A. Party hats. B. Ballns. C. Gift bxes.
7. What will the wman ask Lily t d?
A. Buy sme snacks. B. Play sme tricks. C. Find a magician.
听第 4 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What des the wman think f studying in France?
A. It's surprising. B. It's wrthwhile. C. It's disappinting.
9. Where des the wman advise the man t live when studying abrad?
A. In the university drmitry.
B. In a hst family.
C. In a rented apartment.
10. What did the man d yesterday mrning?
A. He surfed the Internet.
B. He handed in his applicatin frm.
C. He went t the Study-Abrad Center.
第二节 获取信息(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面1段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，每空
不超过三个词。录音播放两遍。 (请将本节答案写在答卷11-15的空格中)
二、单项选择(共 10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
16. I hpe t set up ur cmpany in will be a prmising land, a place is full f pprtunities.
A. where, where B. where, that C. what, where D. what, that
17. is knwn t all is that the utstanding academic atmsphere, as well as varius festivals and sprts, many students t ur schl.
A. It, draws B. It, draw C. What, draws D. What, draw
18. There are sme dubts the meeting can be held n time.
A. whether B. that C. when D. which
19. The prfessr spke ludly and clearly, t make herself .
A. tried, understand B. trying, understd
C. having tried, understand D. t try, understd
20. New evidence was discvered by the plice, the thief .
A. leading t, t be caught B. having led t, being caught
C. leading t, being caught D. having led t, t be caught
21. S far nbdy the mney in the library.
A. claimed, t be discvered B. has claimed, discvered
C. claimed、being discvered D. has claimed, having discvered
22. It is Timmy is addicted t smartphnes wrries his parents mst.
A. that, that B. what, that
C. that, what D. what, what
23. The grwing speed f a plant is influenced by a number f factrs, are beynd ur cntrl.
A. mst f them B. mst f what C. mst f that D. mst f which
24. Linda fell in lve with Beijing she visited there. It was the first time that she a Peking Opera shw.
A. the first time, enjyed B. fr the first time, enjyed
C. the first time, had enjyed D. fr the first time, had enjyed
25. The wrld has been changing at such a high speed n ne has expected.
A. which B. that C. and D. as
三、阅读理解(共2节, 满分 50分)
第一节 (共15小题,每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
A
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26. Wh can prvide Lancm with a huge ptential fr innvatin in learning?
A. Culture researchers. B. AI specialists.
C. Language experts.。 D. Art designers.
27. What can we learn abut Lancm?
A. It allws users t talk directly with native speakers.
B. It ffers persnalized curses t suit different users.
C. It saves mre mney per mnth fr shrt-term subscriptin.
D. It requires users t attend classes accrding t a fixed schedule.
28. The text is prbably .
A. an advertisement prmting an app
B. a review making cmments n an app
C. a guide intrducing the functins f an app
D. a reprt shwing the develpment f an app
B
A frmer RAF (Ryal Air Frce) Spitfire pilt Peter Prctr, wh fught in the Wrld War Tw, parachuted(跳伞) fr the first time —at the grand ld age f 92. Mr.Prctr jumped ut f a plane fr the first time at Sibsn Airfield, Peterbrugh, mre than 70 years after he jined the RAF.
Mr. Prctr, wh has tw artificial hips(臀部) and a false knee, jumped mre than 13,000 feet t successfully cmplete his first ever free-fall jump. He said, “I've spent a lt f my life up in the air but this was a cmpletely different experience. It was a nightmare trying t pen up the hatches(舱口) and jump ut f the plane back then, but , am s glad I have managed t cmplete the jump and I wuld lve t d it again in the near future.”
Mr. Prctr jined the RAF in 1942 and he was statined in Durban, Suth Africa, t d his training befre being sent t Zimbabwe where he earned his wings. He went n t becme a fighter pilt in Egypt, India and went n a jungle self-preservatin curse befre being sent t Burma in 1945. He ended his career in the armed frces in1946 t return t his jb as a stre keeper in a she factry and went n t becme a lrry driver fr 33 years.
His wife, Olive, passed away eight years ag, but Mr. Prctr has been determined t cntinue traveling arund the wrld. He said, “Olive died eight years ag and it was abslutely upsetting. But I've had great supprt frm my family and friends wh always encurage me t enjy life.”
Mr. Prctr did the jump with the RAF Falcns and raised £3,000 fr the Ryal Air Frce Assciatin which prvides supprt fr servicemen and their families.
29. Hw did Mr. Prctr feel when he jumped ut f the plane?
A. Terrified. B. Inspired. C. Disappinted. D. Annyed.
30. What's the purpse f Mr. Prctr's jump?
A. T break the recrd f a parachute jump.
B. T encurage yung peple t enjy life.
C. T raise mney fr servicemen and their families.
D. T challenge himself and realize his value f life.
31. Which f the fllwing may best describe Mr. Prctr?
A. Strng-willed and sensitive. B. Adventurus and psitive.
C. Careful and devted. D. Innvative and hardwrking.
32. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. A frmer pilt's first parachute jump
B. A newly-set Guinness recrd
C. The ldest parachute jumper
D. A pilt's clrful whle life
C
Like every dg, every disease nw seems t have its day. Wrld Tuberculsis(肺结核) Day is n Saturday March 24th.
Tuberculsis was nce terribly fashinable. Dying f “cnsumptin” seems t have been a favrite activity f 19th-century artists, which has, hwever, been neglected f late. Researchers in the field never tire f pinting ut that TB kills a lt f peple. Accrding t figures released earlier this week by the Wrld Health Organizatin, 1.6 millin peple died f the disease in 2005, cmpared with abut 3m fr AIDS and 1m fr malaria. But it receives nly a fractin f the research budget devted t AIDS. America's Natinal Institutes f Health, fr example, spends 20times as much n AIDS as n TB.
Nevertheless, everyne seems t be getting in n the TB-day act this year. The Glbal Fund, an internatinal rganizatin respnsible fr fighting all three diseases but best knwn fr its wrk n AIDS, claims that its anti-TB activities since 2002 have saved the lives f ver 1m peple. The Wrld Health Organizatin has issued a reprt that cntains sme gd news. Althugh the number f TB cases is still rising, the rate f illness is grwing nly because the ppulatin itself is ging up.
Even drug cmpanies are invlved. Eli Lilly annunced a $50m bst t its MDRTB Glbal Partnership. MDR stands fr multi-drug resistance, and it is ne f the reasns why TB is back in the sptlight. Careless treatment has caused drug-resistant prblems t evlve all ver the wrld. The curse f drugs needed t clear the disease cmpletely takes six mnths, and persuading peple t stay that curse nce their symptms have gne is hard. Unfrtunately, thse infected with MDR have t be treated with less effective, mre pisnus and mre cstly drugs.
The ther reasn TB is back is its relatinship t AIDS. AIDS des nt kill directly. Rather, HIV weakens the bdy's immune system and expses the sufferer t secndary infectins. Of these, TB is ne f the mst serius. Sme anti-TB drugs interfere with the effect f sme anti-HIV drugs. Cnversely, in abut 20% f cases where a patient has bth diseases, anti-HIV drugs make the tuberculsis wrse. The upsht is that 125years after human beings wrked ut what caused TB, it is still a serius threat.
33. What des the first sentence “Like every dg, every disease nw seems t have its day.” mean?
A. Peple attach imprtance t tuberculsis recently.
B. Tuberculsis becmes a serius infectius disease.
C. Every dg enjys gd luck r success sner r later.
D. Human beings can deal with prblems caused by disease.
34. By referring t AIDS in Paragraph 2, what des the authr intends t shw?
A. The death rate f AIDS is higher than that f tuberculsis.
B. Cmpared with AIDS, tuberculsis can be cured effectively.
C. The authrities dn't pay much attentin t the research f tuberculsis.
D. The US gvernment is reluctant t spend millins f dllars n tuberculsis.
35. Which f the fllwing best defines the wrd “upsht”(Para 5)?A. Reasn. B. Outcme.
C. Achievement. D. Prject.36. Which f the fllwing prverbs is clsest in meaning t the message the passage tries t tell us?
A. Frgive and frget.
B. Frgtten, but nt gne.
C. Every dg is brave at his wn dr.
D. When the wund is healed, the pain is frgtten.
D
Humans, by nature, have always lived in grups and scial interactin is fundamental fr every part f ur health. Lack f it can lead t feelings f islatin and lneliness. A strng supprt netwrk and slid cmmunity bnds prmte ur emtinal and physical health, and are critical cmpnents f a balanced adult life. Hwever, just as with many ther aspects f ur lives, there seems t be a limit t hw large ur persnal netwrks can grw.
Back in 1992,a British schlar named Rbin Dunbar came up with a hypthetical(假设的) number defining the maximum sum f meaningful human relatinships a persn can have. The number, which was later named after him, was discvered accidentally while he was studying the cleaning and brushing tendencies a scial behavir f nn-human primates(灵长类动物). Arund that time, researchers had discvered that the large brain f these primates was a result f their scially cmplex scieties. The relevance was that the larger the brain, the larger the animal's scial grup was likely t be. Scientists culd then theretically use an animal's brain size t calculate hw many members culd make up this grup. Dunbar applied this thery t humans, and the resulting number was rughly 150.
Dunbar's Number, hwever, nly refers t the limit f meaningful cntacts within ur scial netwrk. It des nt accunt fr ther relatinships. Human scial relatinships tend t have numerus layers, and extend utward frm the individual in circles with the same centre. The innermst circle cntains five peple: ur lved nes. The next circle hlds f ur gd friends. The third circle is reserved fr peple we cnsider friends, and the furth is where the limit f 150 can be fund. Nwadays, with varius frms f electrnic cmmunicatin, such as websites fr scial netwrking and micrblgging, peple find it very cnvenient t create nline cmmunities t share infrmatin, ideas, persnal messages, and ther cntents. Cnsequently, it is pssible fr a human t get int the fifth (500 acquaintances) circle, an impressive breakthrugh that was difficult t achieve in the past.
37. What can be learned abut Dunbar's Number in Paragraph 2?
A. It is cnfirmed by the scial reality.
B. It serves as an accurate measurement.
C. It is backed by a certain theretical basis.
D. It establishes links between health and netwrk.
38. Which f the fllwing diagrams illustrates human scial relatinships?
39. Why is it easy tday t g beynd the furth circle f human relatinships?
A. Human brains are becming bigger and bigger.
B. Scial media have cntributed t the phenmenn.
C. Meaningful cntacts grw significantly with age.
D. Peple are eager t imprve every aspect f their lives.
40. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Grup Living: A Slutin t Health Prblems
B. Dunbar's Thery: A Ladder t Career Success
C. Scial Netwrk: A Surce f Endless Pleasure
D. Dunbar's Number: A Measure f Scial Relatins
第二节(共5小题; 每小题2.5分,满分 12.5分)
阅读补全。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项。
An nline jurnalist generates news cntent fr distributin ver the Internet. As in ther frms f jurnalism, nline jurnalists seek t answer the “Five Ws” f an event: wh, what, when, where, why, and als hw. 41 Hwever, pinin pieces and blgs can be written frm persnal angle n a stry.
42 Ppular degrees fr nline jurnalists are cmmunicatins, jurnalism, and a native language such as English. Hands-n experience in student publicatins can als be helpful t nline jurnalists.
In recent years, the blg has becme a widely-accepted platfrm fr reprting and debating news and pinins. Many well knwn public figures regularly cntribute t sme kind f blg.
Writing as a freelance(自由投稿的) nline jurnalist can have advantages and disadvantages ver mre cmmn types f jbs. First, wrking frm hme allws a jurnalist t set her wn hurs. It als can save n transprtatin and ffice expenses. 44 They are ften paid based n what cntracts they are successful in securing, which can vary frm mnth t mnth.
Online jurnalists can wrk with a variety f news services. Many traditinal newspapers publish nline cntent, such as The New Yrk Times and USA Tday. Sme newspapers nly publish nline cntent. 45
A. They can emply nline jurnalists fr their websites.
B. Hwever, nline jurnalists generally d nt have regular salaries.
C. Ordinary news is in a written article frmat with an bjective view.
D. This may invlve cnducting research and interview s fr their stry cntent.
E. A bachelr's degree is necessary fr thse wh desire t be nline jurnalists.
F. Online jurnalism invlves mre educatinal flexibility than traditinal jurnalism.
G. Online jurnalists ften write blgs t get publishers’ and general audiences’ attentin.
四、完形填空(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。
After bserving a few big falls frm a tree, the Mrgan family knew that there were tw baby squirrel s that needed a bit f extra 46 . When the Mrgans saw a dead squirrel nearby, they 47 that these tw sweethearts were likely rphans. Father Keith and his daughter Riley tk the 48 t ffer help. They mved the babies int a rabbit cage t bring them back t health. They became 49 family members, receiving the name s Chip and Dale.
Keith did a bit f research, and the family 50 the babies Pedialyte(电解质水) t help them. While Chip 51 passed away despite the extra care, Dale held n tightly. He respnded well t the fd and care the Mrgans 52 and sn gt strng enugh t leave the cage.
But then smething 53 happened. Dale the squirrel kept cming back!
“Little by little he wuld g up in a tree, climb up t play, and then cme back dwn t stay with us,” Riley 54 ,“It seems he wants t stick arund. Let's build him a 55 in the trees. Riley's a big Whataburger(a fast fd restaurant) fan and we decided t 56 that design int Dale's hme,” said father Keith.
On July 10, Keith upladed a picture f the squirrel hme t a What a burger grup nline, and the cntent 57 . Over a thusand peple shared the 58 ,and the cmment sectin was full f delight and awe. While Dale hasn't stpped hme t 59 in a while, the Mrgan family knws he's ut there making the mst f his life. Dale serves as a(n) 60 that a little extra care can make a big difference!
46. A. survival B. rest C. supprt D. cntrl
47. A. respnded B. realized C. recalled D. argued
48. A. lead B. place C. right D. risk
49. A. randm B. fficial C. mature D. active
50. A. tld B. asked C. bathed D. fed
51. A. secretly B. specifically C. unfrtunately D. temprarily
52. A. required B. btained C. preferred D. prvided
53. A. unnecessary B. uncertain C. unexpected D. unavidable
54. A. annunced B. bserved C. predicted D. admitted
55. A. huse B. statue C. pnd D. circle
56. A. persuade B. intrduce C. stretch D. frce
57. A. went viral B. tk effect C. made sense D. gt stuck
58. A. claim B. factr C. image D. steam
59. A. help B. judge C. hide D. visit
60. A. adviser B. warning C. sensr D. reminder
第二部分非选择题 (共 60分+5分)
五、单词拼写(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
请用 M5U1-M5U2所学的单词填空(按中文释义、英文释义+首字母或同根词写出单词的形式)
61-64 题：请根据括号内的英文解释和首字母填入单词的正确形式，填入答题卡时需写出完整单词。
61. The annuncement had a d (sudden, very great and ften surprising)effect n huse prices.
62. The gvernment perfrmed well when facing m (many in number)challenges.
63. White says he is heavily influenced by his s (everything that is arund r near sb/sth) and the peple in them.
64. The spkesman d (t say that sth is nt true) the reprts and made a strng plitical statement.
65-70题：根据括号内的单词填入单词的正确形式。
65. The number f independent fi rms (decrease) frm 198 t 96 in the past decades.
66. Emplyees will generally be mre (cperate) if their views are taken seriusly.
67. (mtivatin) t wrk mre efficiently, the emplyees are cncentrating n their tasks.
68. He fund it hard t live up t his parents' (expect) and make prgress.
69. Due t the lng term (expse) t radiatin, she develped bld cancer.
70. They are cautiusly (ptimism) that the refrms will take place.
71-75题：根据括号内的中文填入单词的正确形式。
71. The way in which we wrk has undergne a cmplete (转变) in the past decade.
72. I cnsider myself a (合格的、具备资格的) candidate fr the fllwing reasns.
73. They failed (理解、领悟) the imprtance f his wrds.
74. Studying abrad fr tw years enables her t gain a high level f (能力)in English.
75. Large quantities f (倡议) have been prpsed t fight against starvatin and pverty.
六、短语填空(共10小题，每小题1分，共 10分)
请用 M5U1-U5U2 所学短语的适当形式填空。
76. The general greatly (增强士兵们的自信) with an inspiring speech.
77. The authrities n lnger (赞成) the view that disabled peple were unsuitable t wrk as teachers.
78. One f the requirements f the schl is that students shuld (参与) scial activities.
79. Cmpanies shuld (适应) the cnstantly changing marketplace.
80. The driver (不应受责备) fr the accident yesterday.
81. Generally speaking, jb hunting is nt (与……相矛盾)study.
82. (对……感到沮丧) these restrictins, she left the cmpany and set up her wn business.
83. He made great changes in life by (走出他的舒适区).
84. Chinese students studying abrad may suffer frm lneliness and (文化冲击).
85. (总的来说), the advantages f studying abrad far utweigh its disadvantages.
七、语篇填空(共10 小题，每小题1分，共10分)
按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空(正确形式可使用两个词或以上)。
China Natinal Traditinal Orchestra(乐团) launched its yuth theater grup in Beijing n Sunday. At the pening, centering arund “Bringing Chinese stries t the wrld”, the grup's new prductins and turing plans fr this year 86(annunce).
In January, the rchestra, QFun Theater and Guangzhu Opera Huse cprduced a children's play Ben Ca Gang Mu. Frm this cperatin, the rchestra and QFun Theater decided t create a yuth theater grup, 87 (aim) t integrate Chinese traditinal music with theater and tell Chinese stries 88the angle f children and teenagers.
The yung members f the newly 89 (establish) theater grup perfrmed Ben Ca Gang Mu at the event, as well as petry recital A Spring Mrning and chir singing Lking fr the Mn. “Art can help children pen up their curisity and90 (imagine). I hpe there will be a place where children's creativity can be 91 (true) inspired and exercised. That is 92 we decided t establish this yuth theater grup,” said Zha Cng, head f the rchestra.
This year, the theater grup plans t launch 93 internatinal tur t bring Ben Ca Gang Mu t the wrld. The grup's new 94 (rigin) play The Bk f Odes, cmbining traditinal Chinese music and magic tricks, will als be prduced later this year. Nw all the members 95 (prepare) hard fr their play.
八、书面表达(满分 15分+5分书写)
假定你是校报记者李华，请你给已经在你校学习半年的英国交换生 Edward写一封邮件，约他做一次采访。内容包括：
1. 采访的内容；
2.采访的时间和地点。
注意：
1.词数 100 以上;
2.可增加连接成分，使结构清晰，行文连贯。
Dear Edward,




Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
2023-2024 学年度第一学期
高二年级英语十二月月考答案
一、听力(共2节，满分15分)
第一节(共10 小题，每小题1分，满分 10 分)
1-2 BA 3-4 CA 5-7 CAB 8-10 BAC
第二节(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)
11. repair themselves 12. relaxed 13. mental health
14. stands fr 15. remember their dreams
二、单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
16-20 DCABC 21-25 BADCD
三、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)
26-28 CBA 29-32 ACBA 33-36 ACBB 37-40 CDBD
第二节 (共5 小题,每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
41-45 CEGBA
四、完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
46-50 CBABD 51-55C DCBA 5 6-60B ACDD
五、单词拼写(共15 小题，每小题1分，共15分)
61. dramatic 62. multiple 63. surrundings 64. denied
65. has decreased 66. cperative 67. Mtivated 68. expectatins
69. expsure 70. ptimistic 71. transfrmatin 72. qualified
73. t grasp 74. cmpetence 75. initiatives
六、短语填空(共10 小题，每小题1分，共10分)
76. bsted sldiers' cnfidence 77. subscribed t/ sided with
78. participate in/engage(themselves) in/get invlved in/be invlved in
79. adapt(themselves) t/get accustmed t / get used t80. was nt t blame
81. cntradictr y t 82. Frustrated at/with/by
83. stepping ut f his cmfrt zne 84. culture shck
85. In summary/ All in all/ T sum up/ In cnclusin/ T cnclude
七、语篇填空(共10 小题，每小题1分满分 10 分)
86. were annunced 87. aiming88. frm 89. established 90. imaginatin
91. truly 92. why 93:an 94. riginal
95. are preparing/ have been preparing
Reasns fr sleep
Reasns
Bdies need t be regularly recharged.
Bdies need time t 11. . fight infectins and build new cells. It's much easier t d this when the bdy is still and12. .
Dreams are necessary fr ur 13.
REM
sleep
It 14. Rapid Eye Mvement.
Peple wh wake in the middle f REM sleep can usually15. , but peple wh wake in “quiet” r nn-REM sleep usually can't.
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八、书面表达(满分15分+5分书写)
A pssible versin:
Dear Edward,
I'm Li Hua, a reprter frm ur schl newspaper. I'm writing t request an interview with yu regarding yur experiences as an exchange student at ur schl.
I'd like t discuss the jurney and challenges as an internatinal exchange student, including any culture shck yu experienced, hw yu've adapted t the new envirnment and yur thughts n the differences between the educatin systems. I believe yur insights and experiences will prvide ur readers with a valuable perspective n studying abrad and encurage cultural understanding amng students.
Please let me knw if yu can be interviewed at 4 pm, 17th December at the schl cafeteria. Thank yu fr yur time. I'm lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
听力原文
听第一段材料， 回答第 1-2 题。
W:Have yu made any plans fr the hliday?
M:I'm thinking abut ging t Paris, but the air ticket is a little expensive fr me.
W:Why dn't yu bk the air ticket in advance? It will be much cheaper.
M: Really? I never did that befre.
W:Yu may have a try. If lucky enugh, the discunt can reach 60%.
M: Unbelievable! Can I bk it nline?
W: Yes. Give me a secnd! Let me check it! Lk, here is the latest infrmatin. The discunt is 40%, nly 600 yuan. Is it reasnable?
M:Amazing! Can yu help me bk it nline?
W: Sure. Let's d it.
听第二段材料，回答第3-4题。
M:D yu knw the painting by Edward Munch called The Scream?
W:Yes. It was sld at an auctin -- guess at what price?
M:I remember a painting by Van Ggh sld at a recrd-high 82.5 millin many years ag.
W:Then Munch's The Scream achieved anther milestne: it was sld at 119.9millin dllars. And here it says the previus recrd is held by a painting by Picass at 106.5 millin.
M:Des that mean the wrld is attaching greater significance t fine art?
W: Nt necessarily. These paintings have already becme an icn, but their cmmercial value changes, depending n the market, the campaign, persnal taste, etc.
听第三段材料， 回答第5-7题。
W:Cme n! We need t buy all f the things we need fr Gabriel's party befre the stre clses. It is 5 'clck and it will clse in half an hur.
M:OK. Are yu sure we need a party? We just have a cake and sme party hats.
W:Are yu kidding? We'll have snacks, drinks, ballns and gift bxes. This is ging t be really fun.
M:I am nt sure if he'd like all that.
W:What d yu think f hi ring a magician t play tricks fr Gabriel?
M:I think we can ask Lily fr help. I heard that she was learning abut it.
W:Really? That will be great. I'll call her later abut that.
听第四段材料，回答第 8-10 题。
M:I'm still nt sure whether I shuld apply t a graduate schl in France. Yu've been there fr tw years. What d yu think?
W:I think it's gd value fr mney. France has been a ppular study-abrad destinatin because f its many excellent universities.
M: Are the tuitin fees in France high?
W:They might be higher than in Russia, but lwer than in, let's say, the US.
M:What abut accmmdatin?
W: Yu'd better live in the university residence halls. It's much safer, and cheaper than living in a hst family r renting an apartment.
M:Okay. I'd als like t ask yu abut the applicatin prcedures. I went t the Study-Abrad Center yesterday mrning, and they tld me it depends n where I'm ging.
W:Right. Applicatin prcedures vary frm ne institute t anther, s yu'll need t lk them up n their websites r find an agency t guide yu.
获取信息
There are several reasns fr sleep. One is that ur bdies are like batteries-they need t be regularly recharged. Anther is that they need time t repair themselves, fight infectins and build new cells. It's much easier t d this when the bdy is still and relaxed, Thirdly, we sleep because we need t dream. Experts aren't still sure exactly hw dreams wrk, but what is certain is that they are necessary fr ur mental health and that everyne has dreams. Everyne? Yes-everyne. Tests in special “sleep labratries” have shwn that even peple wh believe they never dream still experience REM sleep. REM stands fr Rapid Eye Mvement and that's exactly what happens while we dream. Even thugh ur eyes are clsed, they mve rapidly frm side t side. Peple wh wake in the middle f REM sleep can usually remember their dreams, but peple wh wake in “quiet” r nn-REM sleep usually can't. S, if yu're smene wh sleeps sundly and desn't wake during REM perids, yu prbably wn't remember yur dreams.