2022届山东省临沂市兰山区高三上学期开学考试英语试题含答案

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 2021—2022学年度第一学期开学考测试
高三英语试题
本试卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号、县区和科类填写到答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。
2.第Ⅰ卷每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。
3.第Ⅱ卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
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 next week?
A. Meet a relative. B. Set a work schedule. C. Travel with her aunt.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A meeting. B. A dinner party. C. A coffee shop.
3. Where are the speakers now?
A. On a plane. B. At home. C. In a car.
4. Who is the man probably talking to?
A. A travel agent. B. A store clerk. C. A good friend.
5. What kind of bananas does the woman want?
A. The yellow ones. B. The green ones. C. The ones with some brown spots.
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. What did the man do over summer vacation?
A. He worked at a restaurant.
B. He attended some classes.
C. He traveled around the world.
7. What do the speakers think of David’s story?
A. The man thinks he is foolish.
B. The woman doesn’t think well of his idea.
C. They both admire him a lot.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why might the man feel guilty?
A. He arrived late to a party.
B. He missed the woman’s birthday.
C. He forgot to buy the woman gifts.
9. When will the man pick up the woman?
A. At 5:00 p. m. B. At 6:00 p. m. C. At 7:00 p. m.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the man doing?
A. Interviewing someone. B. Visiting a place.
C. Giving a lecture.
11. When was Amasya built according to the woman?
A. Around 1300 years ago.
B. Around 3000 years ago.
C. Around 7500 years ago.
12. What does the woman suggest visitors do in Amasya?
A. Pick the apples. B. View the houses. C. Row boats on the river.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How long was the man abroad?
A. Two months. B. Four months. C. Six months.
14. How did the man feel for the first part of his trip?
A. Excited. B. Upset. C. Relaxed.
15. What language did the family speak at home?
A. Russian. B. Chinese. C. English.
16. Why does the man want to read Russian books?
A. To do better in school.
B. To learn more about the culture.
C. To improve his grammar.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many countries will students be able to choose from?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
18. What is the purpose of the group lessons?
A. To help students get on in host countries.
B. To help students select right programs.
C. To help students improve grades.
19. When will the applications be due?
A. At the end of January.
B. At the end of June.
C. At the end of October.
20. What is necessary for the application of the program?
A. Two personal essays.
B. One academic paper.
C. High grades in foreign language classes.
第二部分阅读（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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The “laugh out loud” face is officially the world’s most popular emoji, according to researchers from Adobe (ADBE) who surveyed 7,000 users across the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, and South Korea.
The “thumbs up” emoji came in second, followed by the “red heart” emoji. The flirtatious “wink and kiss” and “sad face with a tear” emojis respectively rounded out the top five.
The software maker on Thursday released the findings from its 2021 Global Emoji Trend Report ahead of World Emoji Day on Saturday.
Adobe’s latest Emoji Trend report also examined the three most misunderstood emojis in the world. The “eggplant” symbol edged out the “peach” and the “clown” emojis respectively as the most confusing for users.

The vast majority of emoji users (90%) believe the modern —day hieroglyphs make it easier for them to express themselves. Eighty — nine percent of respondents said emojis simplify communicating across language barriers. And 67% said they think people who use emojis are friendlier, funnier and cooler than those who don’t. A slight majority of respondents said they are more comfortable expressing emotions through emojis than talking on the phone or in —person. More than half of global emoji users (55%) said using emojis in communications has positively impacted their mental health. Seventy — six percent of those surveyed said emojis are an important communication tool for creating unity, respect and understanding. And 88% said they feel more empathetic toward people who use emojis.
21. What are the three most popular emojis according to the passage?
A. clown thumbs up laugh out loud
B. laugh out loud thumbs up wink and kiss
C. laugh out loud thumbs up red heart
D. thumbs up red heart sad face with a tear
22. Which emoji is the most confusing one for users?
A. Peach. B. Eggplant. C. Clown. D. Wink and kiss.
23. Which of the following best describes the attitude of most people surveyed to emojis?
A. Favorable. B. Passive. C. Indifferent. D. Doubtful.
B
Getting drunk on ice cream used to be the stuff of dreams, but thanks to Will Rogers, inventor and owner of WDS Dessert Stations in Hinkley, Illinois, it has become a delicious reality. The Below Zero ice cream machine uses a unique technique to freeze alcohol, which allows you to turn beers, cocktails and even spirits (烈酒) into delicious soft —serve ice cream.
Rogers was trying to create a highly — caffeinated espresso ice cream flavor when he realized he could use the same technique with alcoholic beverages. He started experimenting with various gums and stabilizers commonly used in the ice cream industry and eventually patented something called the NEA gel. It’s this magical concoction (调制品) that allows the alcohol to freeze to a near solid inside the Below Zero ice cream machine.

Even though Below Zero changes the texture (质地) of beer, cocktails and even spirits, essentially turning them into soft —serve ice cream, it does not affect the alcohol content at all. The ABV (酒精度) remains exactly the same, which means you can get drunk on ice — cream just as you would on the same concoctions in liquid form.
Will Rogers claims that it takes around 30 minutes for beer to go from liquid to ice cream form, but higher alcohol content drinks take longer. Essentially, the higher the alcohol level, the longer the wait.
The American inventor plans to sell Below Zero ice cream machines to bars and breweries wanting to surprise their patrons. Metro reports that machines will sell for about 6,000.
24. What’s the name of the machine which can change beer and spirits into ice cream?
A. Will Rogers B. WDS Dessert Stations
C. Hinkley D. Below Zero
25. What makes alcohol to freeze to a near solid inside the machine?
A. gums. B. stabilizers. C. NEA gel. D. ABV.
26. What can we know from the passage?
A. The machine can change all liquids into ice cream.
B. It takes 20 minutes for beer to change into ice cream.
C. The higher the alcohol level, the shorter the wait will be.
D. The machine changes the texture of beer, cocktails and even spirits.
27. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The machine affects the alcohol content.
B. You can get drunk if you have ice—creams made from spirits.
C. The American inventor doesn’t want to sell the magical machine.
D. Bars and breweries will not become potential buyers of the machine.
C
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have a combined net worth of 400 billion, roughly the size of the GDP of the entire nation of Ireland. And all three men have decided to put vast sums of their wealth into chasing their space travel dreams, creating a modern space race in which ultra —rich men — rather than countries — shoot for the stars.
But why the three billionaires choose the crazy plan? Just for the travel dreams? It’s not that simple.
As we all know, the space travel is a mirror of comprehensive national strength, whether it’s the cold war or the present. The first space race spanned multiple presidents and premiers—Kennedy, Krushchev, Brezhnev, Nixon. It made heroes of astronauts and cosmonauts, and it focused national prides. But obviously, this year’s race between the billionaires features none of that national pride or opposing ideas. It’s tax—averse tycoons (大亨) who want to sell high — priced tickets to rich people interested in experiencing weightlessness. Amazon’s Bezos has said he is funding his portion by selling off large chunks of his Amazon stock (股票) —1 billion or more a year.
What are the odds? If anyone is taking bets on how this will end, and who will have the more profitable space tourism business, consider Amazon’s method of making very little profit in order to eat up competition. So, from this point of view, what’s hiding behind this crazy race is business. As a method of expand influence, it is not a bad idea.
Richard Branson has carried out his plan on July 12, and Jeff Bezos announced that he will start his space travel on July 20. Bezos is getting some good press because he’s taking Wally Funk along for the ride. She’s the pilot now in her 80s who was kept out of space in the 1960s because she’s a woman. This may be a bonus for him. As for Musk, he thinks these two above are not real space trips, he wants a larger move.
Who will win the race in the end? Let’s wait and see.
28. Which of the following people might be the potential client of the space travel?
A. Daisy aged 45 with a heavy debt.
B. Clarkson who doesn’t enjoy taking risks.
C. Billy aged 60 with an ample retirement pension.
D. Alexander who knows nothing about space travel.
29. What stopped Wally Funk flying to space in the 1960s?
A. Age. B. Gender. C. Height. D. Disposition.
30. What does the author think of the billionaires; race?
A. Profit—driven. B. Meaningless. C. Foolish. D. Generous.
31. What does the underlined word “spanned” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Revolved. B. Turned down. C. Entered. D. Leapt through.
D
We live in the age of the algorithm (算法). Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives— where we go to school, whether we get a car loan, how much we pay for health insurance— are being made not by humans, but by mathematical models.
One application that has become particularly common is the use of algorithms to evaluate job performance. Sarah, a teacher who, despite being widely respected by her students, their parents and her colleagues, was fired because she performed poorly according to an algorithm. When an algorithm rates you poorly, you are immediately branded as an underperformer and there is rarely an opportunity to appeal against those judgments. In many cases, methods are considered secrets and no details are shared. And data often seems convincing.
As a matter of fact, the belief that school performance in America is declining is based on a data mistake. A Nation at Risk is the report that rang the initial alarm bells about declining SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) scores. Yet if they had taken a closer look, they would have noticed that the scores in each smaller group were increasing. The reason for the decline in the average score was that more disadvantaged kids were taking the test. However, due to the data mistake, teachers as a whole were judged to be failing.
Wall Street is famous for its mathematicians who build complex models to predict market movements and develop business plans. These are really smart people. Even so, it is not at all uncommon for their models to fail. The key difference between those models and many of the ones being used these days is that Wall Street traders lose money when their data models go wrong. However, as CV Neil points out in her book, the effects of widely —used machine — driven judgments are often not borne by those who design the algorithms, but by everyone else.
As we increasingly rely on machines to make decisions, we need to ask these questions: What assumptions are there in your model? What hasn’t been taken into account? How are we going to test the effectiveness of the conclusions? Clearly, something has gone terribly wrong. When machines replace humans to make a judgment, we should hold them to a high standard. We should know how the data was collected. And when numbers lie, we should stop listening to them.
32. Why school performance in America is believed to be declining?
A. Teachers perform poorly.
B. Big data is popular.
C. The data is wrong.
D. There is misunderstanding about algorithms.
33. What should we do when making decisions by machines?
A. Follow the machines. B. Make a judgment by tests.
C. Stop listening to machines. D. Make the data convincing.
34. What is the structure of the passage?
A. B.
C. D.
35. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The drawbacks of algorithm.
B. The application of algorithm in business.
C. The popularity of algorithm to employers.
D. The advantages and disadvantages of algorithm.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
For centuries, generations of clothing designers and garment makers in China have been devoted to building the “Garment Kingdom”, making the garments an important component of Chinese culture.
♦Origin of Chinese clothing
In primitive society, the Chinese lived in caves. To keep warm, they covered themselves with natural materials like leaves, grasses and animal furs.
About 18,000 years ago, the Chinese invented sewing. Animal skins were cut to fit the human body using sharpened stone and bone tools and then sewn together using bone needles. 36 .
♦ 37
Chinese rules of etiquette regarding garments and ornaments started taking shape in the Zhou Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period, the idea of fashion reached new heights. Qin Shihuang established many social systems, including that of uniforms to distinguish people’s ranks and social positions. In the Tang dynasty, clothing was more varied than before because the state was more open to the outside world. 38 They were allowed to expose their arms and back and wear dresses that absorbed elements from other cultures. They could wear men’s riding garments if they liked. Casual wear appeared during the Song Dynasty and during the Yuan Dynasty, the simple and unadorned style of clothing was mainly a combination of Mongolian and Han influences. Dramatic changes took place during the Ming Dynasty. There was no limitation to one style and natural beauty was advocated, 39 . However, during the Qing Dynasty, clothes became elegant and poised (威严的).
40 . There appeared the qipao, Chinese tunic suit, student uniform, Lenin — style suit, Russian dress, miniskirt, punk (怪异服装) and T—shirt.
Today, some people in China follow world fashion, but individuality has become the main trend. More and more people can enjoy beautiful fashions with traditional features and the modern chic.
A. it influenced people’s lives.
B. Development of clothing.
C. Chinese garments of the 20th century ranged greatly in style.
D. thus bringing vigor (活力) and life force to clothing culture.
E. The invention of sewing allowed the early Chinese to make better fitting clothes to protect them from harsh conditions.
F. What is worth special mention is that women of the Tang dynasty did not have to abide by the traditional dress code.
G. Fashion designers today are finding new ways to combine modern fashion trends with traditional Chinese symbols of good fortune.
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。
Neighborliness is part of Chinese culture. People who 41 in the same residential compound became good friends. My friend Lao Ma is one of these old friends and neighbors.
Lao Ma is a traditional Chinese guy who puts friendship and loyalty above his own 42 . He has helped almost everyone in our group but has never 43 us for help. When he first started working, Lao Ma 44 about 1000 Yuan per month. But when he heard a friend of his 45 needed money, without 46 he borrowed here there and offered his friend 5000 Yuan.
Lao Ma got 47 on June 19 this year. Chinese people generally like to invite all their friends and relatives to a feast on the occasion. Lao Ma 48 chose to hold a 49 auction (拍卖) where he put presents from friends up for bid. When Lao Ma announced his intentions for the wedding, we were 50 astonished, but later 51 the idea. After all, it just underscores (强调) his penchant (嗜好；倾向) for putting others 52 himself.
More than 200 people were 53 at Lao Ma’s wedding. Perhaps because of the auction, many more people than 54 arrived to celebrate and bid. Ma and his wife gave the profits from the auction to a charity to help those in need.
Lao Ma is a model neighbor and many others have been 55 by his friendship and generosity. Lao Ma likes to say, “Love me, love my neighbor.”
41. A. work B. live C. arise D. cooperate
42. A. interests B. habits C. principles D. activities
43. A. turned up B. turned down C. turned to D. turned around
44. A. charged B. cost C. spent D. earned
45. A. generally B. hopefully C. desperately D. overally
46. A. participating B. defending C. transforming D. hesitating
47. A. married B. introduced C. engaged D. visited
48. A. however B. therefore C. instead D. thus
49. A. honor B. charity C. reputation D. volunteer
50. A. vitally B. initially C. actually D. obviously
51. A. appreciated B. applied C. challenged D. demanded
52. A. thanks to B. regardless of C. out of D. ahead of
53. A. present B. absent C. amazing D. effective
54. A. admired B. explored C. expected D. registered
55. A. requested B. discouraged C. recognised D. inspired
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。
Henan Province 56 (strike) by terrible rainstorms in July, 2021. Heavy rainfall raised the emergency 57 (respond) for meteorological disasters to level I, 58 (high) level in a four —tier system, in Zhengzhou. The National Meteorological Center said hourly precipitation (降水量) in Zhengzhou reached 201.9 millimeters once in an hour.
Nearly 11.45 million residents in 139 counties across the province were affected due 59 the record —breaking heavy rainfall 60 started on July 16, said Li Changxun, deputy head of the province’s Department of Emergency Management on 26th, July. Hundreds of thousands of houses collapsed, and more than 1.31 million residents were relocated to safe places. 61 total of 63 people had been killed with five people 62 (miss), reported by 26th, July, Li said, 63 (add) that repair crews were hurrying to fix bridges, electrical substations and gas pipelines to help return people’s lives to normal.
Though flooding during the summer months is an annual occurrence in parts of China, recent rains have alarmed scientists and officials, raising questions as to whether we should be prepared 64 (deal) with more extreme and unpredictable weather 65 (cause) by climate change.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
你正在一所寄宿制高中就读，你校英文报正在征稿，希望高三的学长为高一新生提供生活和学习方面的建议，内容包括：
1.生活方面：适应新环境、与人和谐相处
2.学习方面：方法、习惯
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右。
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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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。
You would think that after hearing Mom and Dad talking about The Trip for a year, I would be eager to go. But I didn’t even want to think about it. “Aren’t you excited?” asked Dad, looking up from his laptop. “This is the trip of a lifetime. I’ll bet none of your friends will be driving across the United States this summer.”
Exactly, I thought. Nobody I knew was going to pile into an old van, and drive from California to New York and back in 58 days. Fifty — eight days! That was practically my whole summer! But I knew it was useless to protest.
When Dad was offered a summer off for the first time in his career, he said that he would always dreamed of driving across the country. So we were going. That was Dad’s chance.
I picked up my cat, Max, and buried my face in his fur. He pawed at my ears playfully. Goodbye, summer vacation. Goodbye, diving at the lake. Goodbye to hanging out and doing absolutely nothing. Good bye, Max. I was going to miss this ball of fur. I put him down and laughed as he batted a button across the floor like a soccer player. He was interested in all small objects.
The closer the trip got, the harder it was going to ignore. Thick envelopes arrived from places like Indiana, Tennessee and Arkansas. Night after night, Mom and Dad huddled around the computer, plotting every inch of our 8,000-mile journey.
Three days after school got out, The Trip finally came. Everything was packed and ready to go. Mom said that we are supposed to leave at 9 a. m. But when Dad noticed a wet spot under the van, I realized we wouldn’t be going anywhere for a while. Dad crawled under the van. Car parts sprang up around the van like mushrooms.
Minutes turned into hours. By the time Dad gave Mom the news, it was late afternoon. “I fixed the leak.” said Dad, “But now I couldn’t find one of the fan bolts (螺栓).” Mom organized a search, but in vain.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右。
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dad called the stores but none carried the bolt that fitted this old van.
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Then it hit me. “Max!” I shouted, “Find Max!”
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2021—2022学年度第一学期开学考测试
高三英语试题参考答案
听力
1-5 AACBC 6-10 ABBCA 11-15 CBCBA 16-20 BBAAB
阅读
21-23 CBA 24-27 DCDB 28-31 CBAD 32-35 CDAA 36-40 EBFDC
完形填空
41-45 BACDC 46-50 DACBB 51-55 ADACD
语法填空
56. was stricken/ was struck 57. response 58. the highest 59. to 60. that/ which 61. A 62. missing 63. adding 64. to deal 65. caused
应用文写作（满分15分）
One possible version
In the coming three years, your life can be challenging. You should adapt to the new environment as soon as possible. You’d better learn how to get along well with others— respecting teachers and classmates is necessary.
Besides, to achieve satisfying academic goals, you’re supposed to know how to learn efficiently. It’s of vital importance to develop good habits, such as previewing lessons, getting actively involved in class and reviewing in time, which will benefit you a lot. Hopefully with your great efforts, you will enjoy a fruitful life here.
读后续写
One possible version
Dad called the stores but none carried the bolt that fitted this old van. I sighed. Maybe we were not going on The Trip after all. My soul silently rejoiced (深感欣喜)— I could have a regular summer vacation as usual! But then I saw Dad. He was leaning over the engine, his hands black with oil. His dream— The Trip of a lifetime — was vanishing before his eyes. I couldn’t bear to see Dad so disappointed. I stared at the lifeless van, wondering where that bolt could be.
Then it hit me. “Max!” I shouted, “Find Max!” With not knowing why, everyone hurried to look for the cat. I found him in a corner. He was batting something around — the bolt! I grabbed it and waved it like a flag. Dad’s face lit up. An hour later, I was in the van with my family. “Thanks!” Dad said. I smiled. As our van drove down the freeway, I thought this trip might not be so bad after all. Goodbye, old summer vacation. Hello… trip of a lifetime.
附录音原文：
Text 1
W: I can’t wait to see my aunt next week! She’s always traveling for work so she hasn’t had time to visit us. With her crazy schedule, Pm not sure how long she’ll stay, though.
M: Sounds fun! I’m sure you’ll have enough time to catch up.
Text 2
M: Kathy, did you get all the snacks and coffee? The meeting will be starting in 10 minutes.
W: Lisa from the cafeteria said that she would bring everything over as soon as it is all ready.
M: Great. I hope everything will go as planned.
Text 3
M: I have finally arrived. That was the longest flight I’ve ever been on. It feels good to be back in the car again.
W: We just have one more stop before we get home.
Text 4
M: Excuse me. Pm going on vacation and I want some reading materials for the long plane ride. Can you recommend a good book?
W: Yes, of course, sir. Do you have a preference?
M: Oh, I don’t know. Just something that can keep me entertained. Maybe a thriller!
Text 5
W: When you go to the market, please get only the ripe bananas. They will have brown spots on the outside. Don’t buy any green ones. I can’t make banana bread from those!
M: What if they’re just yellow?
W: The yellow ones aren’t sweet enough yet.
Text 6
W: Hi, Mark. How was your summer vacation?
M: I worked at a restaurant the whole vacation. It was an exciting experience, and I also made enough money for the next term. What did you do for your summer vacation?
W: I attended some classes because I fell behind last term. I wanted to catch up with the others.
M: That’s great. So, have you seen David?
W: He dropped out of school completely.
M: Really? Why? I haven’t seen him for several months.
W: He works at a good company as an assistant now.
M: Wow. He’s so lucky. He doesn’t have a degree and he already has a job.
W: It sounds good now, but I wouldn’t do that. I want a degree.
Text 7
M: Karen! I’m so sorry I wasn’t able to come to your birthday party last night.
W: Don’t worry about it, Craig. I got the flowers you sent me. Thank you.
M: I want to make it up to you. I feel really bad. What can I do for you?
W: Well, I do need a new necklace— just kidding. I don’t know. Take me out for lunch or something.
M: I’ll tell you what. I’ll take you out on Saturday, and you won’t have to pay for anything.
W: Fine. What time? I have a hair appointment at 5:00 p. m. that will take about an hour.
M: OK. I’ll pick you up an hour later so you have time to get ready.
W: OK, but you’d better be there this time.
★ make (it) up to sb.：补偿(弥补)某人
I want to make it up to you.我想补偿你。
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M: Ms. Kash, thank you for joining us this afternoon.
W: Thank you for inviting me on your program. I’m excited to share my knowledge of a historically important city.
M: Great! So, let’s begin. Does Amasya have a long history?
W: It certainly does. Amasya dates back to about 7500 years ago. According to legend, the city takes its name from the Amazons. They were a group of female warriors who were difficult to fight against. Starting in 300 BC, ancient Greek kings were buried in the cliffs above the city. It wasn’t until the 1300s that the city became an important learning center for the rulers of the Ottoman Empire. Now, it is a part of Turkey.
M: What is Amasya famous for today?
W: The entire Amasya Province is best known for producing high —quality, small, and very tasty apples. Visitors come during the apple season but also at many other times of the year.
M: What else attracts tourists to Amasya?
W: The town is known for its well—preserved Ottoman houses. Therefore, a walking tour of the town is a must. It’s a lovely place, especially when the trees are the most colorful in the spring.
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W: Evan, how did your study abroad go? You were in Russia for six months! Tell me something about it, please. Pm so interested to know what it was like.
M: Well, it was very hard for the first two months. I didn’t know any Russian before I got there. I stayed with a very nice family who didn’t know either of the two languages I know — Chinese and English.
W: That is too bad.
M: Well, at school, many students knew at least some English, and there were even two people I met who spoke Chinese. But at home, I became very upset because I couldn’t communicate. When I started to learn some Russian, I would say the wrong things all the time. But for the remaining four months, I learned Russian at a very quick rate.
W: Wow! Do you consider yourself fluent now?
M: I’m not bad. I can have a conversation with most people without much of an accent. But I don’t think I’m fluent. I need to read more Russian literature. That will help me increase my vocabulary. Also, I will understand the culture better, which is very important if you want to talk to people and fit in.
★ fit in：被他人接受，相处融洽
Also, I will understand the culture better, which is very important if you want to talk to people and fit in.
而且，我将能更好地理解文化，如果你想和别人交流并且和他们相处融洽，这非常重要。
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Good afternoon, students! This is an announcement for all juniors and seniors. If you are beginning your third or fourth year of high school, you may be able to study abroad next summer. It’s a new program that we’ve decided to try out, and 20 students will be selected to visit some countries in Europe. France, Italy, Germany, and one other place will be on the list of choices. The fourth country will probably be Spain. Most of the summer classes will be held in English, but there will also be some necessary foreign language classes. These will be group lessons designed to help students get along in their host country. The classes will be held four times a week for the entire three months from June. By the end of the summer session, students should be able to speak comfortably and confidently with people. Applications are due on the last day of January, just after the grades for the first semester are posted. How well you do in your classes will partly determine if you can participate. Two essays are also required. One is an academic essay and the other is a personal essay. You can pick up the applications in October from the main office.