四川省遂宁市射洪中学2025-2026学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷

这是一份四川省遂宁市射洪中学2025-2026学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷，共27页。试卷主要包含了答主观题时，将答案写在答题卡上，考试结束后，将答题卡交回等内容，欢迎下载使用。
(考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分)
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座位号和准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。
3.答主观题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第I卷（选择题）
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)
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。每段对话读两遍。
1. What is Jane ging t d?
A. Play the vilin. B. Practise tennis. C. Have a dance class.
2. What is Gill prbably ding in the garden?
A. Picking flwers.B. Reading bks.C. Taking phts.
3. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a htel.B. In a supermarket.C. In a cffee shp.
4. What is the man’s prblem?
A. His desk is brken.
B. He can’t find his muse.
C. He feels pain in his neck and arm.
5.What did the man d this summer?
A. He went t Maine. B. He mved t a new huse. C. He visited the wman.
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，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听对话，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What time des the City Bank usually pen?
A. At 7:00 am.B. At 8:00 am.C. At 9:00 am.
7. Hw des the wman feel at the end f the cnversatin?
A. Grateful.B. Excited.C. Disappinted.
听对话，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What des the man ask the wman t d?
A. Travel with him.B. Pstpne her trip.C. Shrten her vacatin.
9. What is the mst prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Cwrkers.B. Husband and wife.C. Neighbrs.
听对话，回答第 10 至12 题。
10. Where is the apartment Bill saw?
A. On the tp flr.
B. On the third flr.
C. On the grund flr.
11. What des Bill say abut the apartment?
A. It was messy.B. It was cstly. C. It was small.
12. What des Bill’s mm advise him t d?
A. Mve back hme
B. Live with his classmates.
C. See mre places tmrrw.
听对话，回答第13 至 16 题。
13. What des the wman mst prbably d?
A. A reprter.B. A writer.C. An actress.
14. Hw is Daniel’s new bk rganized?
A. By age.B. By cuntry.C. By industry.
15. What des a fd stylist d?
A. Ck fd fr pht shts.
B. Make fd lk gd in ads.
C. Pick ut fd fr cmpanies.
16. What des the wman think f cleaning jbs at first?
A. They are nrmal.B. They are tiring. C. They are interesting.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Wh can take part in the phtgraphy cmpetitin?
A. Children aged 6-10.B. Children aged 8-12. C. Teenagers aged 13-15.
18. What is the tpic f this year’s cmpetitin?
A. The sea. B. Wildlife. C. City views.
19. What will the secnd prize winner get?
A. A camera.
B. A phtgraphy bk.
C. Free phtgraphy lessns.
20. When will the results f the cmpetitin be annunced?
A. August 10th.B. August 15th.C. August 20th.
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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Animated Films Tp Draw at Bx Office
Once cnsidered just a children’s favrite, animated films have “grwn up” and made 2025 the best-selling year ever fr the genre in China. Accrding t industry tracker Mayan Pr, animated films accunt fr 49% f this year’s ttal bx ffice, with standut wrks winning ver audiences f all ages.
Ztpia 2: A Crss-Cultural Hit
Disney’s Ztpia 2, a fllw-up t the 2016 glbal favrite, premiered in China n Nv. 26 and has earned ver 3.8 billin yuan — exceeding its Nrth American earnings f $283 millin. The new character Gary De’Snake, designed t match the Chinese zdiac Year f the Snake, has bsted its lcal ppularity significantly.
Ne Zha 2: Traditin Meets Mdernity
As the highly anticipated sequel t the 2019 hit Ne Zha, Ne Zha 2 leads the bx ffice with ver 15.4 billin yuan n the Chinese mainland. It integrates traditinal Chinese myths with mdern strytelling, surpassing the first film’s 5 billin yuan earnings and making up 30% f 2025’s ttal bx ffice. Its vivid characters and prfund themes appeal t bth yung viewers and adults.
Nbdy: Tuching Yung hearts
Prduced by Shanghai Animatin Film Studi, Nbdy is a spinff (续集) f the 2023 animated series Ya-Chinese Flktales. Inspired by Jurney t the West, it fcuses n rdinary yung peple’s career pressures and grwth dreams, striking a deep chrd (和弦) with peers. It has earned 1.719billin yuan, ranking third amng this year’s animated hits.
Bnie Bears: Future Rebrn: Sci-Fi Adds Charm
The 11th Bnie Bears film tells the bear brthers’ futuristic adventure. Unlike previus frest-fcused mvies, it adds exciting sci-fi elements while keeping signature humr and warmth, attracting children and lngtime fans alike. It has earned 821millin yuan at the bx ffice.
21. Why is Ztpia 2 mre ppular in China than in Nrth America?
A. It was first released in China. B. It has a Year f the Snake character.
C. It adapts Chinese classic stries. D. It fcuses n teenagers’ dreams.
22. Which film highlights yung peple’s jb stress?
A. Ne Zha 2. B. Ztpia
C. Nbdy. D. Bnie Bears: Future Rebrn.
23. What’s new abut Bnie Bears: Future Rebrn?
A. It is a drama series.B. It features a frest setting.
C. It targets children.D. It intrduces sci-fi elements.
B
Jim Jhnsn was a mail carrier in the leafy Westmreland, Westhaven and Westver Hills neighbrhds, just nrth f dwntwn Wilmingtn, where he delivered much mre than the mail. He knew all the kids and their pets by name; he carried in the grceries; he tk nte f unlcked drs, ffered gardening advice, and taught mre than a few yung bys the art f the curveball. When he wasn’t ding all that, Jim was running acrss a checkerbard f green lawns (草坪) t ensure the lcal pstal service did nt fall shrt f its daily prmise.
Thugh the pstal service is ften disparaged nw, the trust in lcal pstal service lives n. In many cmmunities, that trust is wn every day when life-saving medicine, greeting cards, scial security checks, cllege acceptance letters-even the bills-appear in mailbxes in frnt f the huses.
After mre than three decades, Jim apprached his final days n the jb much like any ther. He drve a bxy pstal truck t Nrth DuPnt Rad fr the first unfficial stp f the day. Butch, a dg wh belnged t ne f the neighbrs, was waiting just like every day befre. And just like every day befre, he gt int the jump seat and they were ff. On the rute, Jim and Butch had becme inseparable. Nw, the dg and the mailman wuld ride ff t retirement tgether. At every stp, Jim accepted the parting gd wishes f families that had becme his wn. There were tears and laughter, and hugs filled with warm memries.
It’s been 33 years since Jim left the rute, but we are still reminded f the deep bnd established between cmmunity and letter carrier. That’s what the pstal service means t us.
24. What d we knw abut Jim Jhnsn frm the first paragraph?
A. He’s pen-minded.
B. He’s sharp-eyed.
C. He’s warm-hearted.
D. He’s strng-willed.
25. What des the underlined wrd ‌“disparaged” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. refused.B. criticized.C. praised.D. hnured.
26. What did Jim d besides daily delivery n his final days f wrk?
A. He drve Butch t its wner.
B. He sent presents t his friends.
C. He prepared a retirement party.
D. He said gdbye t the neighbrs.
27. What is the authr’s purpse in writing the text?
A. T remember a respected mail carrier.
B. T recrd an unfrgettable experience.
C. T raise funds fr the pstal service.
D. T call fr harmny in the cmmunity.
C
An art exhibitin that cmbines scientific knwledge with creative inspiratin was recently presented in Albany. The exhibitin featured artwrks frm MIX Artists in the Great Suthern that shwcased unique art-science cperatin between cntemprary artists and marine(海洋的) scientists wrking in the regin. The waters f the suth cast and arund Albany are well-knwn fr their unique diversity f plants and animals, and the wrks cnveyed imprtant marine science knwledge and current research t a brad audience.
The Western Australian Marine Science Institutin (WAMSI) prvided pprtunities fr the artists t learn frm marine scientists thrugh speeches, presentatins and study tur. The artists als fllwed up with nging self-research and bservatin f their envirnment.
Dr Jenny Shaw, WAMSI Research Directr, said, “It’s been a great pprtunity t mve science int the cmmunity and als see different interpretatins f marine research tpics.” The scientists benefited frm explaining their wrk t different audiences, and the interest frm the artists was incredibly high, cntributing t a shared appreciatin fr the marine envirnment.
MIX Artists crdinatr Annette Davis said the cperatin gave the artists fantastic insight int anther wrld, and wrking with the scientists was fundamental t hw the artwrks had develped. “Respnding with intuitin (直觉), curisity and imaginatin, the artists have interpreted their findings thrugh chsen materials and techniques and created artwrks t help mve this understanding int the wider cmmunity,” Davis said.
The pursuit f marine science inspired sme artists, whse artwrks ften centre arund the finely-balanced castal envirnment and the impact f structural change. Catherine Higham used seagrass and bamb t make a large listening hrn (喇叭) t listen t underwater life. Christine Baker’s wrk, titled Micr Plastic Menu, was inspired by a talk n micrplastic pllutin and hw it enters fd chains.
28. Hw did WAMSI assist the artists?
A. By aiding in materials creatin.
B. By prviding technical guidance.
C. By ffering a platfrm fr art sales.
D. By rganizing educatinal events.
29. What can we infer frm the text?
A. The art exhibitin f scientists is very eye-catching.
B. Peple are much mre interested in science than in art.
C. The participatin f artists cntributes t the spread f marine knwledge.
D. Artists shuld g int the classrm t learn cultural knwledge.
30. Why is the wrk Micr Plastic Menu mentined in the text?
A. T highlight the persnal experiences f the artist.
B. T illustrate that artists draw inspiratin frm science.
C. T demnstrate the use f technlgy in cntemprary art.
D. T emphasize the rle f art in envirnmental cnservatin.
31. Which is the best title fr the text?
A. An Art Exhibitin by a Famus Marine Artist.
B. A Cperative Art and Marine Science Exhibitin.
C. An Exhibitin Shwcasing Traditinal Art Frms.
D. A Cnference Discussing Marine Science Advancements.
D
A quiet revlutin is unflding arund us. Artificial intelligence (AI), nce a science fantasy, is nw reshaping ur daily lives. Frm vice assistants and mvie recmmendatins t medical diagnsis and self-driving vehicles, AI is everywhere. It represents a new age f thinking machines that learn, adapt, and make decisins.
The heart f mdern AI is machine learning, which allws cmputers t learn frm data rather than fllw fixed instructins. Using neural(神经系统) netwrks inspired by the human brain, AI systems recgnize patterns and imprve ver time. This technlgy enables impressive achievements such as language translatin, image recgnitin, and even creative tasks like cmpsing music r generating art.
AI integrates smthly int everyday life. It pwers Internet search engines, scial media recmmendatins, GPS services, and smart hme devices. In healthcare, it assists in analyzing medical images, predicting diseases, and develping persnalized treatments. AI als helps find cheating in finance, upgrade delivery, and imprve agricultural prductivity thrugh smart farming techniques.
Hwever, its grwing influence brings bth pprtunities and challenges. In the wrkplace, AI perfrms repetitive tasks n its wn but als creates new rles in technlgy and data analytics. It raises imprtant cncerns such as data privacy and the risk f misuse in mnitring systems. Ensuring that AI is fair, accuntable and matches human values remains a critical task fr researchers and plicymakers.
Lking ahead, AI hlds great prmise fr slving cmplex prblems in science, climate research, and educatin. It culd speed up medical discveries, help address envirnmental issues, and prvide persnalized learning experiences fr students. Hwever, its develpment must be guided by respnsibility and glbal cperatin t ensure all f humanity can benefit.
In cnclusin, AI is nt just a technlgical advancement — it is reshaping hw we live, wrk, and understand the wrld. With careful management, it can becme a valuable partner that bsts human capability and helps build a fairer and prmising future fr everyne.
32. Hw is the third paragraph develped?
A. By giving examples.B. By prviding data.
C. By quting an expert.D. By defining a cncept.
33. What effect des AI have in the wrkplace accrding t the text?
A. It reduces new psitins.B. It increases wrk difficulty.
C. It takes ver repetitive tasks.D. It replaces data analysts.
34. What can be inferred frm the last tw paragraphs?
A. AI will quickly slve envirnmental prblems.
B. AI will cure mst diseases with medical research.
C Persnalized learning reduces classrm interactin.
D. The prper develpment f AI requires united effrts.
35. What is the text mainly abut?
A. Why AI needs human values.B. The daily applicatins f AI.
C. Hw AI is changing ur wrld.D. The challenges f gverning AI.
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。
Hw ften have yu said, "I shuld exercise," but dne nthing? Excuses are everywhere—yu're busy r yu just dn't feel like it. 36 . But every small effrt yu make nw lays the fundatin fr lasting prgress—it's never t late t begin.
Start small
If returning t exercise after a break, avid pushing t hard. Begin with manageable steps. 37 . Small effrts like these beat heavy wrkuts—slw prgress builds lasting habits. Achievable steps keep mtivatin, turning small wins int lng-term cnsistency.
38
Dn't exercise just t lse weight. Think abut energy bsts, better sleep, r feeling prud. Linking exercise t weight lss can make it feel like punishment. Remember hw great yu feel after mving—this makes exercise feel rewarding.
Building new habits
Building exercise habits that last takes time. yu need t push past mental blcks, and it usually takes abut tw mnths t make them stick. 39 .This trains yur brain t d them almst by itself. Habits beat mtivatin. 75% f fitness success cmes frm habits.
Track prgress
Write dwn weekly achievements in a jurnal ( "I walked 20minutes!" ) r use a fitness watch. 40 . Active peple ften have slwer resting heart rates as their hearts grw strnger.
A. Fcus n feeling gd
B. Exercise daily t see results
C. Set realistic gals t avid tiredness
D. Tracking heart rate can shw imprvements
E. Starting is tugh especially if yu're new t fitness
F. Repeat yur wrkuts at the same time r use reminders
G. Spend 10 minutes daily n a wrkut r walk three times weekly
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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’ve always lved animals, particularly lins and tigers, and I was desperate t see them in their natural habitat. I managed t 41 my parents t lend me the mney I needed t bk the flights, accmmdatin, etc. And I was ff.
I read a list f 42 things t take when ging n a safari befrehand, which was a really sensible 43 . This included things like a guidebk, a gd pair f binculars (双筒望远镜) and mst 44 , lse, cmfrtable clthing. I als fllwed the 45 f a friend wh tld me t learn hw t pitch a tent, which I 46 fr hurs in my back garden. Wh knws what my neighbrs 47 it!
There were s many highlights t chse frm, but there’s ne I’ll never 48 . It was the 49 f a herd f elephants stpping fr a drink frm a lake. I’d gt up befre dawn in rder t 50 the sun rise, and getting t see the elephants t was a (an) 51 bnus (奖励)! I 52 gt quite emtinal watching them. I didn’t think it wuld 53 me like that, t be hnest.
Frm breathtaking views t amazing 54 , the trip t Kenya had it all. It was an unfrgettable 55 and I wuld recmmend it t anyne wh has a passin fr animals.
41. A. invite B. persuadeC. frce D. encurage
42. A. interestingB. traditinalC. valuable D. useful
43. A. ideaB. slutinC. plan D. rule
44. A. imprtantlyB. surprisinglyC. urgently D. ntably
45. A. requirementsB. ruteC. advice D. instructins
46. A. heldB. keptC. practised D. bserved
47. A. learned abutB. nticed abutC. did with D. thught f
48. A. chseB. expectC. frget D. leave
49. A. sundB. sightC. actin D. place
50. A. watchB. fllwC. avid D. shw
51. A. smallB. unexpectedC. practical D. inspiring
52. A. frtunatelyB. slwlyC. finally D. actually
53. A. affectB. apprachC. cnnect D. shck
54. A. sunriseB. animalsC. peple D. plants
55. A. seasnB. stryC. mment D. experience
第II卷（非选择题）
第二节: 语法填空 (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。
The pening ceremny and “Glden Angel Award” presentatin f the 21st China America Film Festival and China-America TV Festival were held in Ls Angeles, USA. The dcumentary Ten Years Between Us, 56 (make) by yung Chinese directr Chen Yinu, was hnred with the “Annual Best Online Dcumentary Glden Angel Award.”
The inspiratin fr Ten Years Between Us 57 (riginal) grew ut f directr Chen Yinu’s persnal experiences. The film dcuments her jurney t reunite with several “au pair sisters” 58 lived with her family during her childhd, 59 (shw) a ten-year stry f a warm prmise and cultural exchange. The film explres the impact f cultural mixing n persnal grwth.
The China-America TV Festival’s “Glden Angel Award” is recgnized 60 a significant cultural exchange event. It has becme an imprtant symbl fr peple-t-peple 61 (exchange) between the tw cuntries, nt nly prmting practical cperatin (合作) in the film and televisin industry 62 allwing the peple f bth natins 63 (understand) and appreciate each ther thrugh the pwer f cinema.
It 64 (reprt) that Ten Years Between Us has been chsen fr the “New Era, New Imagery” Sin-freign c-creatin plan. It is scheduled t be bradcast n nline vide platfrms. Chen Yinu said, “The sisters awaiting reunins are enugh t supprt the prductin f a secnd seasn, and we have already made 65 appintment fr the next decade.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校英文报将开展主题为“Envirnmental Prtectin”的征文活动。请你撰写一篇英文倡议书，参与此次投稿。内容包括：
1. 环境现状分析；
2. 环保建议及呼吁。
注意：
1. 词数80左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellw students,


Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Tina was a high schl girl wh lved cmparing herself with thers. She always cared abut the latest clthes, expensive phnes, and designer bags. Whenever smene shwed ff a new item, she’d feel jealus and immediately turn t her parents fr smething better. Having n idea hw t deal with it, her parents had n chice but t satisfy her. With what she wanted n, peers wuld fllw her, flattering her frm head t te. Tina smiled, with a barely perceived sense f emptiness.
At the beginning f the fall semester, Tina nticed a new face frm anther class. It’s Rita, wh just transferred frm a neighbring schl. The girl was always alne, with simple clthes and an ld schlbag, but a smile hvered n her lips wherever she went. After schl, Rita never gt invlved in classmates’ discussins abut brands r luxuries. Instead, she herself spent mst f her time in the classrm, studying r helping classmates with mathematics prblems, r in the schl library, ding vluntary jbs. One mnth later, Rita gt straight As in a series f cmprehensive tests and was awarded “the mst ppular student” in the schl assembly. Her shining smile was brighter than ever, and yung bys and girls began t gather arund her.
One afternn, Tina walked up t Rita, wh was sitting under a tree and reading a bk. “Hi, Rita. I’m Tina. What makes yu s happy every day? Yu didn’t even have any friends.” Tina pured ut her puzzles. Rita lked up with a familiar smile, “I feel every single day fruitful. I feel happy just because I’m n the way f being the ne I want t be. That’s the secret.” Smething hit Tina at that very mment. She turned back and headed hme, withut saying anything, nt even gdbye. That night, Tina lay in bed and stared at the ceiling, replaying Rita’s wrds in her mind and lst in deep thught.
注意：
1. 续写词数总计为100词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The next day, Tina decided t make a change.

Besides self-satisfactin, Tina received plenty f praise and cmpliments frm thers.


射洪中学高 2024 级高二下期第一次月考答案（英语）
三、语言知识运用完形填空
Dear fellw students,
Our planet is facing severe envirnmental challenges — air pllutin, plastic waste and defrestatin threaten ecsystems wrldwide. And it ’ s time t take immediate actin.
Here are my prpsals: Firstly, reduce single-use plastics. Carry reusable bags and bttles, which can cut plastic waste by 50%. Secndly, cnserve energy. Turn ff lights when leaving rms and chse public transprt. If every student des this, ur carbn ftprint will decrease significantly.
Every effrt cunts. Let’s jin hands and make the Earth — ur shared hme a
greener place t live in.
Yurs, Li Hua
【详解】1.词汇积累
建议：prpsal → suggestin
减少：reduce → decrease
选择：chse → select
有作用，要紧：cunt → matter
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：And it’s time t take immediate actin.
拓展句：And it’s time that we shuld take immediate actin.
【点睛】【高分句型 1】Carry reusable bags and bttles, which can cut plastic waste by 50%.(运用了 which 引导的定语从句)
【 高分句型 2 】 If every student des this, ur carbn ftprint will decrease significantly.(运用了 If 引导的条件状语从句)
一、听力
1-5 BCACA
6-10 BCBAC
11-15 ACACB
16-20 ABACB
二、阅读理解
21-23 BCD
36-40 EGAFD
24-27 CBDA
28-31DCBB
32-35 ACDC
41-45 BDAAC
46-50 CDCBA
51-55 BDABD
语法填空
56. made
57. riginally
58. wh/that
59. shwing
60. as
61. exchanges
四、写作
62. but
63. t understand
64. is reprted
65. an
1. 应用文
参考范文：
2. 读后续写
【解析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了高中女生蒂娜爱攀比，关注物质，因他人炫耀新物品就向父母索要更好的，获同伴追捧却内心空虚。新学期转学生丽塔衣着简朴，不参与品牌奢侈品讨论，而是专注学习、帮同学和做义工。一个月后丽塔成绩全优，获评“最受欢迎学生”。蒂娜困惑丽塔为何快乐，丽塔称快乐源于在成为想成为的人的路上。蒂娜听后深受触动，回家后陷入沉思。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“第二天，蒂娜决定做出改变。”可知，第一段可描写蒂娜决定做出改变后的一系列具体行动。
②由第二段首句内容“除了内心的满足感之外，蒂娜还得到了许多来自他人的赞扬和赞美。”可知，第二段可描写蒂娜做出改变后的收获和感悟。
2.续写线索：停止索要——感到满足——老师和同学欣赏——妈妈骄傲——蒂娜高兴——感悟
3.词汇激活行为类
①停止：stp/cease
②感受到：feel/experience
③欣赏：admire/appreciate情绪类
①惊讶：surprised/astnished
②兴奋：excitement/thrill
【点睛】[高分句型 1] She stpped asking her parents fr expensive things that she actually didn’t need. (由关系代词 that 引导的限制性定语从句)
[高分句型 2] Every small act made her feel a sense f fulfillment she had never experienced befre. (由关系代词 that/which 引导的限制性定语从句，省略了 that/which)
范文
The next day, Tina decided t make a change. She stpped asking her parents fr expensive things that she actually didn’t need. She even gave away sme f her unused designer bags t charity. After class, she n lnger dived int discussins as she used t. Instead, she devted herself t academic subjects in the classrm, smetimes helping thers wh gt stuck. What’s mre, she jined Rita, vlunteering in the schl library, srting bks and assisting yunger students. Every small act made her feel a sense f fulfillment she had never experienced befre.
Besides self-satisfactin, Tina received plenty f praise and cmpliments frm thers. Teachers and schlmates admired her fr being s kind and hard-wrking, let alne her greatly imprved grades. Her parents were nt nly prud f her academic perfrmance, but were als surprised t see her getting rid f unrealistic cmparisns. Rita smiled sincerely at her, with her thumb up. Tina was verflwing with happiness, hardly cntaining her excitement. It was then that she truly understd that real happiness didn’t lie in what culd be easily gt frm wning better items, but in what was earned with great effrts and what was dne fr thers.
听力原文第一节 Text 1
M: Hey, Jane. Hw’s the dance class ging?
W: Great. I’m just n the way t tennis practice. And yu? M: I’m ging t my vilin lessn.
Text 2
M: Where’s Gill? I am lking fr her everywhere. W: Yu’ll find her in the garden.
M: Oh? What’s she ding? Picking flwers r reading bks?
W: She’s taken my camera, s I think she wants t take sme phts.
Text 3
W: What can I d fr yu, sir?
M: Hi! I’m staying in Rm 326 and I’d like t rder an extra cffee withut milk.
W: OK! Yur cffee will arrive in a minute, sir.
Text 4
M: My neck is killing me, and my arm hurts.
W: Yu knw why? Yur chair is t lw, and that makes yur muse seem t high n yur desk.
Text 5
W: I heard yu were up in Maine this summer. Why didn’t yu stp by? M: If I had knwn yur address, I wuld have visited yu.
第二节
Text 6
W: Excuse me?
M: Yes, madam. What can I d fr yu?
W: Can yu tell me where the City Bank is?
M: It’s upstairs, acrss frm the Bakery Shp. W: Thanks. D yu knw what time it pens?
M: It shuld be pen nw because it’s already 9:00. It usually pens at 8:00 in the
mrning.
W: That’s gd. And can yu tell me hw ften the buses leave fr the city center? M: Every thirty minutes, and yu’ve just missed ne.
W: Oh, dear. Then I’ll have t wait fr anther thirty minutes.
Text 7
M: When are yu ging t take yur vacatin?
W: I was planning t take it at the end f this mnth. We are planning t travel t Australia this time. Why? Has smething cme up?
M: Well, wuld it be t incnvenient fr yu t wait until next mnth?
W: Hmm… nt really. I guess I can put it ff until next mnth, but I’ve gt t talk abut it with my husband.
M: Thank yu very much. I really appreciate yur changing yur plans.
Text 8
W: Hi, Bill. Hw’s it ging tday?
M: Hi, Mum. It is really tiring walking arund and seeing places. W: Yes, I knw.
M: I saw a grund-flr apartment with fur bedrms tday. W: Fur bedrms? It sunds huge.
M: Yeah, it was. But it was quite cheap. And it was a nice place. A big living rm with big windws. And the furniture was mdern.
W: Sunds great. Did yu take it?
M: Well, n. The place was shared. Three bys are lking fr a furth rmmate. They seemed nice enugh, but the place was a mess. It’s a shame because the place is nt bad, quite clse t schl.
W: Dn’t wrry. Try t see mre places tmrrw. Hpefully, ne f them will be alright. Or ask yur classmates fr mre infrmatin.
Text 9
W: Daniel Ash, yur new bk is a cllectin f articles abut peple with strange jbs.
M: Yes, I cllected stries abut unusual jbs frm all ver the wrld. W: S, yu’re nt talking abut actrs r shpping assistants?
M: N, all the peple in the bk have very strange jbs.
W: I see. It’s rganized int different industries. What abut in the fd industry?
M: Well, when a cmpany wants t advertise fd, they smetimes need a fd stylist. Their jb is t make fd lk gd in advertisements.
W: I’ve never heard f that jb befre.
M: Well, there are nly abut 20 fd stylists in Britain. Fr example, when we lk at a picture f strawberries and cream, we’re really lking at strawberries and white paint.
W: Really?
M: Yes, and they paint sausages with washing-up liquid, then cffee, t make them lk natural.
W: Then the cleaning industry. Isn’t cleaning a nrmal jb?
M: Nrmally, yes. But did yu knw there is a man in America called Brad Fields and…
Text 10
M: Once again we’re hlding ur ppular phtgraphy cmpetitin fr children. It’s pen t all children between 8 and 12 wh have an interest in phtgraphy. We’re nt lking fr special technical skills — just the imaginatin t take a gd picture. Last year, the tpic fr ur cmpetitin was wildlife and we received many excellent phts. This year, we’d like yur phts t be n the subject f the sea. This is the nly requirement. It desn’t matter whether yur pht is in clr r black-and-white. The size f the phts was limited t 17cm lng and 12cm wide last year, but there’s n limit n that this year. A team f prfessinal phtgraphers will judge the phts and they’ll chse the fur that they think shw the mst prmise. The winner will receive a camera, while the secnd prize will be free phtgraphy lessns. Thse in third and furth place will receive a phtgraphy bk. If yu’re interested, we’d like yu t pst yur phts t us here at Star Radi, 24 Wdstck Square, Lndn. Yur phts need t reach us by the 10th f August, s yu have a few weeks befre the clsing date. The results f the cmpetitin will be annunced n this prgram n the 15th. There will be a chance t see all the phtgraphs int the cmpetitin at an exhibitin at the museum. This will start n the 20th f August and stay pen until 27th.