安徽省蚌埠市2025-2026年高二下学期英语期中检测卷

这是一份安徽省蚌埠市2025-2026年高二下学期英语期中检测卷，共4页。试卷主要包含了 A， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。
本试卷共10页，四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
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Ⅰ. 听力（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：听对话或独白（5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
（ ）1. A. In a grcery B. In a cafe.
C. At a tailr’s. D. At a ty shp
（ ）2. A. He is pleased with his jb.
B. He is nt satisfied with his wrk.
C. He finds the huge wrklad unbearable.
D. He finds his ffice much t big fr him.
（ ）3.A. He is mst prbably checking whether everything is OK.
B. He is mst prbably jumping frm the desk.
C. He is mst prbably repairing the desk.
D. He is mst prbably changing the bulb.
（ ）4. A. £200. B. £300. C. £600. D. £700.
（ ）5. A. It's difficult fr the wman t get the jb if she takes the interview.
B. The wman can get the jb if she takes the interview.
C. The wman has less chance t get the jb than thers.
D. The wman shuld wrk harder frm nw n if she wants t get the jb.
（ ）6. A. The man drinks t much wine.
B. The man drinks little wine.
C. The bed is t sft.
D. The bed is t hard.
（ ）7. A. He may change the shirt because it's t large.
B. He may change the shirt because it's t small.
C. He desn't like the clr f the shirt.
D. He likes the shirt.
（ ）8. A. T put him t anther flight.
B. T arrange the next flight.
C. T take him t smewhere.
D. T arrange his accmmdatin.
（ ）9. A. The news n TV.
B. Many peple came t the new htel.
C. It is difficult fr peple t find a jb.
D. The man still has gt a jb.
（ ）10. A. The wman thinks it easy t learn physics.
B. The wman is gd at physics.
C. The man thinks Prfessr Smith explained the physics prblem very clearly.
D. The man can't understand the physics prblem.
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B yu will hear tw shrt passages, and ne lnger cnversatin ,after each passage. The passages r cnversatin yu will be asked several questins, the passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
（ ）11. A. Spain. B. France C. America D. England.
（ ）12. A. Visitrs shuldn't verlk it because it suffered a lt in histry.
B. Saint Augustine is the ldest city in the natin.
C. Flrida was ruled by Spanish until the United States tk ver it.
D. Many visitrs supprt the Flrida’s cast recvery fr its beauty.
（ ）13. A. Flrida's Atlantic cast.
B. St. Augustine's histry.
C. Spanish cntrl ver Flrida.
D. Spanish histry.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing talk.
（ ）14. A. A lst prperty ffice in Eurpe.
B. A lst prperty ffice in Lndn.
C. A lst prperty ffice in Tky.
D. Paul Cwan's ffice.
（ ）15. A. Lst items becme the prperty f transprt fr Lndn.
B. Lst items are taken gd care f by Cwan's team.
C. Almst all f the lst items were returned t their wners.
D. Twenty percent f the lst items are claimed in three mnths’ time.
（ ）16. A. Because they think their lst shes are useless.
B. Because they have already bught new shes.
C. Because they wuld like t get a new pair.
D. Because they can't find their lst shes.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
（ ）17. A. She is mst prbably bargaining fr a huse.
B. She is mst prbably visiting ne f her friends.
C. She is mst prbably lking fr a huse.
D. She is mst prbably cntacting her bank fr a huse.
（ ）18. A. The kitchen attached bathrm.
B. A wine strage area.
C. The flr cvering.
D. The relaxing clrs f the wall.
（ ）19. A. The price is reasnable. B. The price is t high.
C. The price is lw. D. The ffer is unfair.
（ ）20. A. The wman will buy the huse because the price is reasnable.
B. The huse is really gd because the bathrm is attached t the bedrm.
C. The inside f the huse is better than the utside.
D. The wman likes the huse s much that she will buy it.
Ⅱ.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完型填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A，B，C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The latest refrm in testing is the cmputerized test. Test questins and answer chices are presented n the 21 and students can answer with a tap f the keybard r a click f the muse. Befre the actual test begins ,there usually is an instructin shwing hw t use the cmputer t 22 the questins. Scres are displayed n the screen at the end f the test s that a student has immediate feedback 23 having t return several days later fr results.
Sme cmputerized tests are “adaptive ”.This means that a test questin is selected frm a large pl f items based n hw the test taker has respnded t the 24 questin. The first questin presented is f medium difficulty .If the test taker answers 25 ,the next item will be mre difficult. If he r she answers incrrectly ,the next questin will be easier. The cmputer 26 questins by level f difficulty and many ther factrs such as sex, race and age references ,subject area the questin is drawn frm ,and frm f questin ,befre presenting it n the screen. In this way ,the questins are “adapted ”t find the true skill 27 f the test taker.
Amng all the cnveniences f cmputerized testing ,there are sme 28 .N lnger can yu have a quick lk at the 29 test ,answer the easy questins first ,and cme back later t finish the difficult nes. Test items are presented ne at a time ,and yu must chse an answer in rder t mve n t the next questin .Once yu have cnfirmed yur answer ,yu cannt g back t 30 it if ,later n ,yu realize that yur answer was wrng .
21. A. screen B. paper C. bard D. surface
22. A. put aside B. cncentrate n C. respnd t D. apply t
23. A. ther than B. rather than C. regardless f D. as t
24. A. previus B. basic C. fllwing D. single
25. A. briefly B. smartly C. crrectly D. thughtfully
26. A. classifies B. answers C. cnsiders D. recgnizes
27. A. standard B. factr C. pattern D. level
28. A. qualities B. limits C. services D. features
29. A. frmal B. bjective C. final D. entire
30. A. identify B. exchange C. change D. verlk
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，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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31---40的相应位置上。
Directins: Fill in each blank with a prper wrd chsen frm the bx. Each wrd can be used nly nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
A. cmmitted B. cmpared C. cntact D. delegatin
E. destructive F. weak G. negtiate H. respelled
I. similarity J. superirs K. witnessed
Sme Very “American” Wrds Cme frm Chinese
On a recent prgram, we tld yu the stries f English wrds brrwed frm ther languages. Tday, we will tell yu abut wrds that English has taken frm Chinese.
Many f the Chinese wrds that are nw part f English were brrwed lng ag. They are mst ften frm Cantnese r ther Chinese languages rather than Mandarin.
Let’s start with kwtw.
kwtw
The English wrd kwtw is a verb that means t agree t easily t d what smene else wants yu t d, r t bey smene with pwer in a way that seems ___31___. It cmes frm the Cantnese wrd kau tau, which means “knck yur head.” It refers t the act f kneeling and lwering ne's head as a sign f respect t ___32___— such as emperrs, elders and leaders. In the case f emperrs, the act required the persn t tuch their head t the grund. In 1793, Britain's King Gerge III sent Lrd Gerge Macartney and ther trade ambassadrs t China t ___33___ a trade agreement. The Chinese asked them t kwtw t the Qianlng Emperr. As the stry ges, Lrd Macartney refused fr his ___34___ t d mre than bend their knees. He said that was all they were required t d fr their wn king.
It is nt surprising, then, that Macartney left China withut negtiating the trade agreement. After that, critics used the wrd kwtw when anyne was t submissive t China. Tday, the usage has n cnnectin t China, nr any specific plitical cnnectin.
gung-h
Anther brrwed wrd that came abut thrugh ___35___ between tw natins is gung-h. In English, the wrd gung-h is an adjective that means extremely excited abut ding smething. The Chinese characters “gōng” and “hé” tgether mean “wrk tgether, cperate.” The riginal term — gõngyè hézuòshè — means Chinese Industrial Cperatives. The rganizatins were established in the 1930s by Westerners in China t prmte industrial and ecnmic develpment.
Lt. Clnel Evans Carlsn f the United States Marine3 Crps4 bserved these cperatives while he was in China. He was impressed, saying “ all the sldiers ___36___ themselves t ne idea and wrked tgether t put that idea ver.” He then began using the term gung-h in the Marine Crps t try t create the same spirit he had ___37___. In 1942, he used the wrd as a training slgan fr the 2nd Marine Raider Battalin during Wrld War II. The men were ften called the “Gung H Battalin.” Frm then, the wrd gung-h spread as a slgan the Marine Crps. Tday, its meaning has n relatin t the military.
typhn
In English, a typhn is a very pwerful and ___38___ strm that ccurs arund the China Sea and in the Suth Pacific. The wrd histry f typhn had a far less direct path t the English language than gung-h. And nt all histrical accunts are the same. But, accrding t the Merriam-Webster New Bk f Wrd Histries, the first typhns reprted in the English language were in India and were called “tuffns” r “tufans,” The wrd tufan r al-tufan is Arabic and means vilent strm r fld. The English came acrss this wrd in India and brrwed it as tuffn.
Later, when English ships encuntered vilent strms in the China Sea, Englishmen learned the Cantnese wrd tai fung, which means “great wind.” The wrd's ___39___ t tuffn is nly by chance. The mdern frm f the wrd — typhn — was influenced by the Cantnese but ___40___ t make it appear mre Greek.
31. _________ 32. ________ 33. _______ 34. _________ 35. _________
36. _________ 37. _________ 38. _________ 39. _________ 40. _________
Ⅲ 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
.第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A， C B，，D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The American Revlutin was a citizen's revlutin. Ordinary men tk a large part in it. One f them was Paul Revere, a silver wrker. He lived in Bstn many years ag during the time when many peple in the British clnies in America felt that they were being used fr Britain's gain. They felt that they were being taxed withut fair representatin in the British gvernment. The peple f Bstn were especially angry, and additinal British trps had been sent there t keep the excited clnists under cntrl. Paul Revere was ne f thse wh believed that the British wuld sn be n the march against the villages and farms near Bstn.
On the night f the eighteenth f April,1775,Revere rwed acrss the Charles River t a place ppsite Bstn where his saddled hrse was ready t ride. if the British sldiers came, he was t ride t warn the peple. A friend in Bstn was hidden near the British trps in a place where he culd watch what they did. If they marched by land, he was t hang ne Lantern high in the twer f the ld Nrth Church in Bstn where Paul culd see it. If they came by sea, he wuld hang up tw lanterns.
Tward mrning Revere saw tw lights in the twer. The British must be cming by sea! He jumped n his hrse and rde thrugh the cuntryside befre dawn in rder t warn the farmers and villagers that they must fight at daybreak. he rde all night, and in the mrning, by the time the trps arrived, the farmers were hidden all alng the rads with their guns laded. When the British came, the Americans drve them back. These first battles f the American Revlutin were fught at Cncrd and at Lexingtn, Massachusetts, n April 19,1775.In 1776 the clnies signed a declaratin f independence.
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41.What is the authr's main purpse in the passage?
A) T prvide infrmatin abut the childhd f Paul Revere.
B) T discuss the war between the British and the Americans.
C) T tell the reader a stry abut Paul Revere in the American Revlutin.
D) T describe the curage f the farmers and villagers in the American Revlutin.
42.Which f the fllwing is TRUE f Paul Revere?
A) He was very interested in plities.
B) He gt a relative t help him.
C) He fught the British himself.
D) He tld the peple abut the cming enemy.
43.All f the fllwing is mentined in the passage except_______ .
A) the American Revlutin was a revlt
B) Paul's friend sign alled frm a church
C) the British trps were sent t cntrl the clnists
D) Paul's friend was serving in the British army
44.It can be inferred frm the passage that_________ .
A) The British clnies in America were very much arused.
B) The farmers and villagers were gd at fighting their enemy.
C) It was the first battle that Paul Revere had ever taken part in.
D) Paul Revere had a strng sense f pride f being American.
45.The authr's attitude tward Paul Revere is_________ .
A) amused B) respectable C) distant D) serius.
B
Liberia, the ldest independent Negr state in West Africa, has been struggling fr survival ever since its fundatin in 1822. Prgress has been hampered( 妨碍) by cnstant hstility between the American Negres whse families returned there in the early 19th century, and the West Africans whse ancestrs never left the cntinent. Thugh the tw grups are f the same race, they are divided by language and utlk and regard each ther with deep suspicin（怀疑） creating a cnflict which was nt freseen by Liberia's funders.
In additin, neighbring states, native tribes, disease, and pverty have made life dangerus and difficult. The gvernment has tried desperately, thrugh lans and a trickle f trade, t make ends meet. Anxiety abut financial matters lessened smewhat when, in 1910, the United States accepted respnsibility fr Liberia's survival. Hwever, nt until Harvey Firestne, the American rubber king, decided that the United States must prduce its wn rubber----with Liberia as the site f the rubber plantatins----did Liberia have much hpe f paying its debts and balancing its budget.
The rubber industry, funded in the 1920's ,and the activity that fllwed it brught bth prgress and prfit t Liberia. Befre that time Liberia had n rads, n mechanical transprt and n gd prt; its peple had little educatin and few tls. Liberians feel that the cuntry is being ruled by rubber. Fr this reasn, the recent discvery f irn re(铁矿石) is imprtant. Liberian leaders are trying t mderate the pwer f the rubber industry and t establish the cuntry's plitical and ecnmic independence.
46.Liberia has been in difficulty since its independence mainly because______.
A. the American Negres d nt want t help the cuntry.
B. there have been cnstant hstility and suspicin between different tribes in the cuntry.
C. there haven been cnstant hstility and suspicin between tw grups f the same tribe.
D. the gvernment has adpted a wrng plicy
47."The gvernment has tried desperately, thrugh lans and a trickle f trade, t make ends meet." t make ends meet" means_______.
A. the gvernment has t brrw mney frm thers
B. the gvernment has t lend mney t thers
C. the gvernment desn't have t brrw r lend mney
D. the gvernment has either t brrw r t lend mney
48.The cuntry's finance began t imprve a bit in________.
A.1822 B.1910 C.1920 D.1920's
49.The Liberians' attitude n t imprve a bit in_______.
A. a ttal agreement B. a ttal disagreement
C. a hstility D .nt a ttal agreement
50.The best title fr this passage is_______.
A. American Negres in West Africa B. Liberia----- a pr cuntry
C. Liberia and its develpment
D. Liberia ----a cuntry with rich rubber and irn
C
Due t climate change, Arctic ice is breaking up earlier in the spring, and its area is decreasing. This is creating prblems fr plar bears that make their hmes ff nrthern Alaska and in Hudsn Bay.
Plar bears ff Alaska nrmally hunt and raise their yung n ice sheets that flat n the cean. But as the ice has melted, the plar bears have been frced t spend mre time n land. There, they have begun t frequent beaches, feeding n the remains f whales caught by native hunters. Fr plar bears, this fd is less nutritius than seals that they nrmally catch n ice sheets. The shrinking（减少） ice has als frced mre plar bears int the cean. In the past, they nly had t swim shrt distances between ice sheets. But as the ice has shrunk, plar bears have been frced t swim lnger and lnger distances in the pen cean. This pses a severe danger during rugh weather, and an increasing number f drwned plar bears have been bserved.
In Hudsn Bay, the ice breaks up three weeks earlier in the spring nw than it did 20 years ag. Plar bears n Hudsn Bay fast（绝食） during the summer, waiting fr ice t frm in the fall t hunt. Every year, the summer gets lnger, and the bears get skinnier. Over the past 25 years, the average weight f the female bears has drpped 68 kg. This lss affects their ability t reprduce, and already the number f births has drpped 15 percent. Unless the bears can learn t survive these climate changes, these giants f the ice may ne day disappear.
51. What is Arctic ice ding earlier each year?
A. It’s freezing. B. It’s hardening. C. It’s melting. D. It’s expanding.
52. What is true f plar bears that are spending mre time n land in Alaska?
A. Their yung are dying. B. Their diet is changing.
C. Their health is imprving. D. Their families are grwing.
53. What d plar bears in Hudsn Bay d during the summer?
A. They claim territry(地域). B. They prtect mates.
C. They hunt animals. D. They stp feeding.
54. What des the writer imply abut female plar bears in Hudsn Bay ?
A. They are having fewer yung nw. B. They suffer frm varius sicknesses.
C. They dn’t need strnger prtectin. D. They can’t find enugh gd males.
55. In which publicatin wuld yu mst likely find this passage?
A. Medical News B. Sciety Tday C. Wildlife Jurnal D. Design Magazine
第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请把选择出的答案填写在答题卷相应的位置上。
56.
Eurpean televisin had the idea f taking rdinary peple and turning them int “stars ”by putting them in unusual situatin .”Big Brther”(created in Hlland )was ne f the first. A grup f peple were lcked in a small huse with cameras running 24 hurs a day .It was called a “watch and dial ”shw because viewers vte by telephne t decide wh shuld leave r stay.
57.
“Big Brther” was prbably the fist f the new reality shws, but such a prgramme has develped. Many have fund appeal by having a theme t them, but mst are based n the principle f “survival f the fittest ”by eliminating participants as the series prgresses .S we have the dating shws where winners either pair ff r stay true t their partners utside the TV studi .Then there are thse that test peple’s abilities fr specific jbs like running a kitchen, becming an interir designer r a tp mdel .
58.
Critics say these prgrammes are basically bad televisin, but peple watch them. S why are there s many f them? Fr the viewer it’s an pprtunity t “peple watch”. It’s natural t like watching ther peple. They’re interesting. We can imagine what we wuld d in that situatin. We get t knw the characters and see them grw and develp week after week. And f curse, televisin is the perfect place t watch peple. Like the theatre r cinema we can lk at ther peple and they can’t lk back .But with televisin, we can watch in the privacy f ur wn hmes, We watch, but we dn’t have t admit it t anyne .
59.
The TV cmpanies like reality shws because they are cheap t prduce and attract yunger viewers, which advertisers like. The last “Big Brther” in Britain attracted enrmus advertising revenue. They aren’t dependent n “star” actrs with enrmus salaries. And yur actrs wn’t g n strike. And why d peple participate in them ?Well ,fr fame and mney f curse. In the past ,appearing n televisin wasn’t fr rdinary peple. Yu had t be gd at smething ,like sprt, r reading the news, r acting .But nt any mre
60.
It seems that mst shws d well at the beginning but then the viewing figures begin t fall .And it varies frm cuntry t cuntry t. Fr example ,ne shw had an adpted child try t guess the identity f her real father, and anther had a family arguing ver an inheritance .Bth were cancelled after ne episde. Perhaps the nvelty has wrn ff. Certainly, reality TV seems t appeal much mre t the yunger audience. And nw there are s many shws arund even the yung have becme mre critical. Reality shw will prbably survive—it’s just n lnger s easy t make a successful ne .
Ⅳ 读写任务（共1小题，满分30分）
请根据以下任务说明和写作要求，写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
[任务要求]
你准备参加一个题为“是否应该让机器人干家务”的讨论会，讨论会上你将做一个书面发言。请认真阅读下面短文，然后完成以下任务：
概括短文内容要点，该部分的字数大约60—80；
就“是否应该让机器人干家务”这一主题谈谈你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约60—80；
机器人是社会科技进步的表现。
让机器人干家务可以减轻家人的负担。高智能机器人还可以照顾家人。
但使用、维修的成本高；机器人的行动缓慢，不能与人类真正沟通。
机器人的价格昂贵，一般人家负担不起。真正普及还需一段较长的时间。
As science develped rapidly in the directin f technlgy, it supplies man a better and mre cmfrtable life. Men will be wrking shrter and shrter hurs, while husewives will als be able t have mre free time. Can yu imagine ding husewrk withut a husewife? Scientists believe this will be turned int realities in nt very lng time, and perhaps during yur lifetime huse-rbts will take the place f husewives.
When I discussed this kind f machine with husewives, sme 90 percent f them replied immediately, “Hw sn can I buy ne?” The ther 10 percent said, “I wuld be terrified t see it mving abut my huse.” But when I explained t them that it culd be turned ff r stpped, they quickly realized that it is a useful bject.
In my wn hme we have fund that the washing-up machine is regarded as a gd hand in the rm. There’s n greater pleasure than t g t bed in the evening and knw that the washing-up is being dne dwnstairs after we are asleep.
Sme families wuld like t have their rbt slaves ding all the dwnstairs husewrk after they were in bed at night, while thers wuld have it dne in the mrnings. But this wuld be entirely a matter f chice.
英语试题答案
完形填空：21-30 ACBAC ADBDC
语法结构：31. F 32. J 33. G 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. K 38. E 39. I 40. H
阅读理解 41-55 CDDAB CCBDC CBDAC
信息匹配： 56．E 57．F 58．B 59．D 60．A
任务型作文：
Will huse-rbts replace husewives?
Scientists believe that the huse-rbts will replace husewives in the future with the rapid develpment f science s that husewives will be freed frm daily bring husewrk and enjy a better life.
I agree with the authr t a large measure. I cnsider that the use f rbts means the scial develpment f science and technlgy because rbts can free peple frm such dull husewrk. What’s mre, sme high-intelligence rbts can be designed t take care f the family remembers, such as babies and elderly nes as well. Hwever, it is still t expensive t use the machine nwadays, which will cst a lt t repair it when it is ut f rder. Furthermre, the machine mves slwly, unable t cmmunicate with peple in a real sense. Nt every family can affrd a high-intelligence rbt.
In brief, rbts are useful fr ur families. But it shuld be built like humans, and it shuld nt be t expensive. I think it will take quite a lng time t actually bring the huse-rbts int ur families.
I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins：In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin» a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1. M: Gd mrning. Can I help yu?
W: Yes, this dress is t lng. Wuld yu please shrten it fr me?
Q: Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place? (C)
2. W: Jack, yu lk tired.
M: Yes, I gt piles f wrk t d. But it gives me a great sense f achievement.
Q: What can we learn abut the man? (A)
3. W: Jhn, what’s up? Why are yu standing n the desk?
M: The lights suddenly went ff. The bulb must have burnt ut.
Q: What is the man mst prbably ding? (D)
4. W: I will take this rm, hw much is the rent?
M: Well, tw hundred punds each mnth. Yu need t pay three mnths rent in advance, plus a depsit f 100 punds.
Q: Accrding t the man, hw much shuld the wman pay in ttal? (D)
5. W: I’ll take an interview fr a part time librarian tmrrw.
M: Dn’t wrry. Others stand n chance, if yu take the interview.
Q: Hw des the man feel abut the wman’s chance f getting the jb? (B)
6. M: I culdn’t sleep at all last night. The bed is nt cmfrtable.
W: Dn’t blame the, bed. Yu shuld stp drinking wine.
Q: What des the wman imply? (A)
7. W: Andy, I bught a shirt fr yu.
M: Thank yu. I hpe yu kept the receipt. I’ve put n sme weight.
Q: What des the man imply? (B)
8. W: I’m terribly srry, but yur flight has been canceled.
N: What? In that case, I hpe yu will put me up smewhere tnight.
Q: What des the man expect the wman t d fr him? (D)
9. W: A new htel is lking fr wrkers. They need three hundred new wrk 4,000 peple shwed up.
M: Yes, I saw the news n TV. I still have my jb, thank gdness.
Q: What are the speakers talking abut? (C)
10. W: Prfessr smith explained the physics prblem very clearly.
M: Did he? Unfrtunately, it is still all Greek t me.
Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin? (D)
Sectin B
Directins：In Sectin B , yu will hear tw passages and ne lnger cnversatin , after each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins, the passage and the cnversatin will be r twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing talk.
With a fascinating past and mre than fur centuries f histry, St. Augustine is ne f the natin’s ldest cities and an American treasure. Lcated n Flrida’s Atlantic cast, it is hme t many fine examples f Eurpean architecture and wild scenic views. In 1513，while lking fr the stried funtain f yuth, an explrer fund this land and called it La Flrida, and claimed it fr Spain» then in 1565, a Spanish cnquer established a settlement there and named it St.
Augustine, except fr a twenty year perid f English rule. Flrida remained under Spanish rule until the United States tk cntrl in 1821. In the years after its funding, the city f St. Augustine was attacked by the French and English and 2 by native Americans, yu are said t have sht flaming r arrws at the city’s defensive building, setting it n fire. Mre recently, nature has stricken the regin with hurricanes, Matthew n 2016 and Irma in 2017. Still. St Augustine endures.
As the regin recvers, visitrs shuldn't verlk it. St. Augustine has suffered much in its lng histry. Hpefully, visitrs will cme and perhaps supprt the Flrida’ s cast recvery, while discvering its centuries f histry and miles.
Questins:
11. Which cuntry first gverned Flrida in histry? (A)
12. Which f the fllwing statements is true f Saint Augustine? (C)
13. What is the passage mainly abut? (B)

Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing talk.
Transprt fr Lndn has a lst prperty ffice which cllects the items left behind as peple flw thrugh the city’s transprt system each day. It is the biggest lst prperty ffice in Eurpe, beaten glbally nly by Tky’s. Sixty five staff srt thrugh hundreds f thusands f lst and frgtten items each at the ffice, which is run by Paul Cwan.
Accrding t the latest data, Cwan’s team dealt with ver three hundred thusand items in the first quarter f the year.
As the data reveals, very few are claimed. Fr example, f the nearly 13,000 keys handed int lst prperty last year,1 just under 1,400 were returned t their wners, says Cwan. Overall, twenty percent f stck is claimed within three mnth.
After that time, stck becmes the prperty f transprt fr Lndn. And it’s nt necessarily the items yu’d expect. A wander thrugh the three basement flrs that make up the lst prperty ffice gives us an idea f what we value enugh t recver and what we’ re happy t let g. Cwan has discvered smething interesting abut the cmplexity f lst shes. He said, if yu have ne she, yu are mre likely t g lking fr the ther. If yu lse tw shes, well, it’s slightly ut f sight, ut f mind. He guesses many peple regard lss as an pprtunity t treat themselves t smething.
Questins：
14. What is the passage mainly abut? (B)
15. Which f the fllwing is true f the lst items? (D)
16. Accrding t Cwan, why dn’t sme peple get their lst shes back? (C)
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
M: If yu like the utside, yu’re ging t really lve the inside.
W: What a beautiful hme! And I like the way the windw screen gives yu privacy frm the street.
M: Fllw me int the kitchen. Yu will lve it.
W: Ww! They put a wine strage area in the kitchen. I lve it! The best part is the bedrm and attached bathrm. I lve the relaxing clrs f the wall and flr cvering. I’d like t make an ffer n this huse.
M: As yur huse agent, I’m here t take care f this prcess. Hw much were yu planning n ffering?
W: I really like the huse and will pay the full asking price f 380,000 dllars.
M: We’d better leave urselves sme bargaining rm. Let’s, ffer 350,000 dllars.
W: That sunds gd. But I dn’t want this huse t get away frm me.
M: The market is fairly dwn right nw. S the ffer is a realistic ne.
W: When will we knw if they’ll accept the ffer?
M: The wners usually respnd t an ffer within a few days?
W: Shuld I be cntacting my bank in the meantime?
M: Yu’re already pre-qualified fr yur lan. S yu’re in gd shape.
Questins：
17. What is the wman mst prbably ding? (C)
18. What des the wman like best in the kitchen? (B)
19. What des the wman think f the man’s ffer n the huse at first? (A)
20. Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the passage? (D)
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