上海徐汇区2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

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I.Listening Cmprehensin (25’)
Sectin A (10’)
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. At a train statin.B. At a travel agency.
C. At a bus statin.D. At an airprt.
2. A. Her sister’s.B. Her aunt’s.C. Her mther’s.D. Her brther’s.
3. A. $15.B. $18.C. $30.D. $33.
4. A. Terrific.B. Tugh.C. Exciting.D. Well-paid.
5. A. Harmny in a cmmunity.B. Safety in the neighbrhd.
C. Preparatins fr Christmas.D. Ways t save electricity.
6. A. He has bad study habits.B. He sleeps t much.
C. He wakes up early.D. He’s a tp student.
7. A. He hadn’t nticed any change in Sean.
B. Sean lks very different withut a beard.
C. Sean lks nicer withut a beard.
D. He hasn’t seen Sean fr a lng time.
8. A. A certain gift frm Hawaii.B. A grand wedding party.
C. Tw plane tickets t Hawaii.D. A picture f the mn.
9. A. The jb’s shrt hurs make it impssible fr her t refuse.
B. The jb is turning int an excellent pprtunity fr her.
C. She’s lking frward t meeting her new clleagues.
D. She refused the psitin because f the lw salary.
10. A. Give Daisy a call.B. G back hme.
C. Ask the plice fr help. D. Wait fr a few mre minutes.
Sectin B (15’)
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne lnger cnversatin, and yu will be asked several questins n each f the passages and the cnversatin. 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. Schl life.B. The media.
C. Their families.D. Cmputer games.
12. A. Have children lse weight.
B. Learn mre abut childcare.
C. Let children g ut n their wn.
D. Make all f the decisins fr their children.
13. A. Whether kids are well enugh prtected.
B. Hw kids are different frm hw they used t be.
C. Whether parents shuld be wrrying t much abut their kids.
D. Hw parents have adapted themselves t the present situatin.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
14. A. The varius taxes.B. The tyres.
C. the repairs.D. The fittings.
15. A. Pllutin frm factries.B. Pisnus gases frm cars.
C. Lw-quality fd prducts.D. Harmful materials used in cars.
16. A. When there is a traffic jam.
B. When the car is in bad cnditin.
C. When the driver has a bad temper.
D. When fuel becmes expensive.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
17. A. Hw English fd is made.
B. Why Indian fds are ften tasteless.
C. Why fds in sme cuntries are spicy.
D. Hw spicy fd was intrduced int England.
18. A. The fd in cld regins is usually tasty.
B. The climate has little effect n the lcal fd.
C. India and England have quite similar climate.
D. Spicy fd causes peple t sweat, cling them ff.
19. A. They cver the bad smells f fd.
B. They give the fd a unique flavr.
C. They slw dwn the grwth f bacteria.
D. They cme in handy where there is n refrigeratr.
20. A. The mentin f them makes the wman hungry.
B. Plants and bacteria can live in harmny t sme extent.
C. Plants’ unique flavrs have cntributed t their survival.
D. It takes a lnger time fr plants like nin and garlic t grw.
II. Grammar and Vcabulary (20’)
Sectin A (10’)
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in the blanks t make the passage cherent and grammatically crrect. Fr the blanks with a given wrd, fill in each blank with the prper frm f the given wrd; fr the ther blanks, use ne wrd that best fits each blank. Write yur answers n the answer sheet.
Jhn, an ESL tutr f a cmmunity cllege, mved t New Yrk City with all the members f his family. Jhn is a remarkable teacher, s (21) __________ (be) his students fr several years, we all missed him very much since he left. It was nt lng (22) ____________ Jhn came back t Nrth Carlina t handle sme runding-ff (结束) affairs, ESL teachers and we students held a small party fr him.
At the party, (23)____________peple walked arund and talked with each ther cheerfully, I certainly wuld nt lightly give up that gd pprtunity t learn English. Then I tried t think f all srts f tpics t cnverse with Mnica, anther ESL teacher.
Just befre I was abut (24)__________ (run) ut f my tpics f cnversatin when I heard Jhn said t thers ludly, “I dig New Yrk!” I immediately asked Mnica seriusly, “Is it really difficult t find a jb in New Yrk? Why des Jhn, such (25) __________ utstanding ESL teacher, have t d labrius wrk?”
Lking puzzled, Mnica asked, “Why d yu have such a feeling?”
“Haven’t yu heard him say that he (26) __________ (dig) New Yrk? Is he building a tunnel?” I replied. When she finally understd (27) ___________ I said, Mnica laughed s hard as t narrwly escape spewing (喷出) her fd in her muth. Wearing a brad smile, she gestured t us t stp talking, and then asked us, the ESL students, (28) __________ we knew the meaning f “I dig New Yrk.” All f us shk ur heads and said n. Mnica then requested Jhn t explain it t us.
(29) __________ turns ut that, in American slang, “I dig New Yrk” means, “I lve New Yrk.” Thugh few peple say like that nwadays, we can still find it (30) ____________ (use) in literary wrks.
Sectin B (10’)
Directins: Cmplete the fllwing passage by using the wrds in the bx. Each wrd can nly be used nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
The sale f The Washingtn Pst t Jeff Bezs is just the mst recent episde in the decline and fall f prfessinal jurnalism. By selling ut t a mega-billinaire withut any newspaper experience, the Graham family has put a priceless natinal asset at the (31) __________ f a single utsider. Perhaps Jeff Bezs will use his new plaything respnsibly; perhaps nt; if nt, ne f the few (32) __________ surces f serius jurnalism will be lst.
The crisis in the English-speaking wrld will turn int a disaster in smaller language znes. The English-speaking market is s large that advertisers will pay a lt t gain access t the tens f millins f readers wh (33) ____________ click nt The New Yrk Times r The Guardian. But the Prtuguese-reading public is far t small t supprt serius jurnalism n the Internet. What happens t Prtuguese demcracy when nbdy is willing t pay fr ld-fashined newspapers?
The blgsphere can’t be expected t take up the (34) ___________ f serius jurnalism. First-class reprting n natinal and internatinal affairs isn’t fr (35) ___________. it requires lts f training and lts f cntacts and lts f expenses. It als requires reprters with the well-trained capacity t write fr a brad audience. The mdern newspaper created the right incentives, but withut a(an) (36) ___________ business mdel fr the new technlgy, blgging will degenerate int a pstmdern nightmare—with millins (37) ________ withut any cncern fr the facts.
We can’t affrd t wait fr the (38) ___________ hand t cme up with a new way t prvide ecnmic supprt fr serius jurnalism. T be sure, the financial press has prved (39) ___________ successful in persuading readers t pay fr nline access; and mainstream media are nw trying t imitate this success. Each news article n the web will end by asking readers whether it (40) _________ t their plitical understanding. If s, they can click the yes-bx, and send the message t a Natinal Endwment fr Jurnalism—which wuld btain an annual apprpriatin frm the gvernment. This way, serius jurnalism will succeed in gaining mass supprt.
III. Reading Cmprehensin (45’)
Sectin A (15’)
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passage there are fur wrds r phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
Whether it is tssing the Frisbee(掷飞盘) n the campus r representing yur twn in the lcal baseball league, sprts remain prevalent in American sciety.
Athletics begin at a yung age. As they learn t walk and talk, kids in America als learn t run, thrw and kick. They are (41) _________ t sprts at a yung age s that they frm a habit f remaining (42) _________ and fit, while als (43) _________ themselves. Mst twns ffer a “Parks and Recreatin” prgram, which spnsrs varius educatinal physical activities, such as sprts summer camps r mnthly hikes. (44)_________, twns ften create yuth leagues that (45) _________ children t cmplete against ther twns. These prgrams, run by vlunteers, stress nt nly skill develpment, but als values f (46) _________ and enjyment n matter what the utcme.
Athletics cntinue at mre (47) _________ levels thrughut elementary schl t university, with extracurricular prgrams playing a develpment rle and training students t perhaps even eventually becme (48) _________.
At the prfessinal level, spectatr sprts have becme a staple (重要部分) f American traditin and culture. Families and friends gather arund the televisin r endure hurs f (49) _________ t supprt their favrite teams, while these athletes are made int internatinal celebrities.
Prfessinal sprts in the U.S. are largely (50) _________ by the Big Fur Leagues: the Natinal Ftball League (NFL), Majr League Baseball (MLB), the Natinal Basketball Assciatin (NBA), and the Natinal Hckey League (NHL). With teams (51) _________ majr cities, these spectatr sprts draw large crwds and are fllwed almst (52) _________ by sme fans.
Sccer has (53) _________ t rise t prminence in America; hwever, with their perfrmance in the 2010 Wrld Cup and mre expsure t Eurpeans teams thrugh the arrival f star such as David Beckham and Thierry Henry, Majr League Sccer (MLS) in America as a spectatr sprt has certainly (54) _________.
Internatinal cmpetitin is rare and ften cnsidered nt as (55) _________ as the dmestic leagues. Hwever, during the Olympics and the Wrld Cup, Americans d rally arund their cuntrymen t perfrm at the internatinal level.
41. A. expsedB. treatedC. devtedD. attributed
42. A. yungB. activeC. hpefulD. psitive
43. A. enjyingB. pushingC. supprtingD. prtecting
44. A. Fr exampleB. HweverC. CnsequentlyD. Furthermre
45. A. frceB. warnC. allwD. advise
46. A. sprtsmanshipB. curisityC. creativityD. citizenship
47. A. friendlyB. amateurC. cmpetitiveD. internatinal
48. A. winnersB. prfessinalsC. managersD. rivals
49. A. cmpetitinB. trafficC. labrD. argument
50. A. dividedB. dminatedC. wnedD. fllwed
51. A. enteringB. representingC. spnsringD. ccupying
52. A. blindlyB. secretlyC. religiuslyD. leisurely
53. A. attemptedB. refusedC. aimedD. struggled
54. A. decreasedB. remainedC. slwedD. grwn
55. A. predictableB. respectableC. significantD. extensive
Sectin B （22’）
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Exciting cncerts (协奏曲) frm Vivaldi’s The Fur Seasns can bst mental alertness, accrding t research frm Nrthumbria University.
The findings, which are published in Experimental Psychlgy, shw that the exciting first mvement, in particular, is capable f enhancing attentin and memry.
In the experiment a grup f 14 yung adults were given a mental cncentratin task t perfrm. They were asked t press the space bar n a keybard when a green square appeared n screen and ignre different clred circles and squares that appeared at intervals. The participants carried ut this task bth in silence and while listening t each f the fur cncerts while their brain activity was measured using EEG brain imaging.
Results shwed that participants respnded crrectly faster when listening t the exciting Spring cncert. When listening t the cncert, the average respnse time in perfrming the task was 393.8 millisecnd as ppsed t 408.1 millisecnds when the task was carried ut in silence. This respnse time rse t 413.3 millisecnds when they listened t the slwer and sadder Autumn music, therefre shwing a decrease in mental capacity.
Psychlgist Dr. Leigh Riby said, “The Spring mvement enhanced verall activity within the brain but had an exaggerated effect n the area f the brain that’s imprtant fr emtinal prcessing. It seemed t give rise t particular imagery in the brain and evke psitive, cntented feelings which translated int higher levels f cgnitive functining.”
Dr. Riby suggests that the Spring mvement is particularly special and culd be used in therapy and is, in fact, quite a familiar piece t mst peple as it has been used successfully in marketing t induce md and influence behavir.
He als fund that the key in which the music was written had n impact n brain perfrmance. While the Spring cncert, which is written in a majr key enhanced cgnitive functin, the Autumn mvement, which is als written in a majr key, did nt.
He added, “This experiment shws that cgnitive capacity is enhanced when pleasant and arusing stimuli are intrduced.”
56. What d we knw abut the research frm Nrthumbria University?
A. It was cnducted in fur different seasns f a year.
B. It shwed music can bst mental alertness.
C. It was dne by a grup f 14 yung adults.
D. The results f the research have been published.
57. Under what circumstance did participants respnd crrectly faster?
A. When they were in cmplete silence.
B. When they were listening t slw and sad music.
C. When they were listening t the Autumn cncert.
D. When they were listening t the Spring cncert.
58. Why are mst peple quite familiar with the Spring mvement?
A. It has been used in therapy settings.
B. It has been successfully used in marketing.
C. Peple think it quite special and classic.
D. Peple usually listen t it t adjust their md.
59. What can we learn frm the last tw paragraphs?
A. The key in which the music was written was never imprtant.
B. The Spring and the Autumn mvement were written in different keys.
C. Pleasant and arusing stimuli can enhance cgnitive capacity.
D. The Autumn cncert culd enhance cgnitive ability.
(B)
Did yu knw that all human beings have a “cmfrt zne” regulating the distance they stand frm smene when they talk? This distance varies in interesting ways amng peple f different cultures.
Greeks, sme f the Eastern Mediterranean, and many f thse frm Suth America nrmally stand quite clse tgether when they talk, ften mving their faces even clser as they warm up in a cnversatin. Nrth Americans find this awkward and ften back away a few inches. Studies have fund that they tend t feel mst cmfrtable at abut 12 inches apart. In much f Asia and Africa, there’s even mre space between tw speakers in cnversatin. This greater space subtly lends an air f dignity and respect. This matter f space is nearly always uncnscius, but it is interesting t bserve.
This difference applies als t the clseness with which peple sit tgether, the extent t which they lean ver ne anther in cnversatin, hw they mve as they argue r make an emphatic (强调的) pint. In the United States, fr example, peple try t keep their bdies apart even in a crwded elevatr; in Paris they take it as it cmes!
Althugh Nrth Americans have a relatively wide “cmfrt zne” fr talking, they cmmunicate a great deal with their hands—nt nly with gesture but als with tuch. They put a sympathetic hand n a persn’s shulder t demnstrate warmth f feeling r an arm arund him in sympathy; they pat an arm in reassurance r strke a child’s head in fndness; they readily take smene’s arm t help him acrss a street r direct him alng an unfamiliar rute. T many peple –especially thse frm Asia r the Muslim cuntries—such bdily cntact is unwelcme, especially if dne with the left hand. The left hand carries n special significance in the United States. Many Americans are simple left-handed and use that hand mre.
60. What wuld mst prbably happen when a Greek meets a Nrth American?
The Greek keeps 12 inches apart frm the Nrth American.
The Greek can keep a cmfrtable distance with the Nrth American.
The Nrth American accepts the Greek distance when they becme friends.
The Nrth American keeps backing away while the Greeks keeps mving clser.
61. It can be inferred frm the passage that the Frenchmen _________.
mve clser when they want t emphasize a pint
use mre bdy language t interact with thers
sit farther apart when they talk in a large rm
Dn’t mind bdily cntact in a crwded elevatr
62. Tuching with the left hand is regarded as __________ in the Muslim cuntries.
A. a meaningless gesture
B. an ffending actin
C. an unintentinal mistake
D. an ill-intentined jke

(C)
The cean bttm—a regin nearly 2.5 times greater than the ttal land area f the Earth—is a vast frntier that even tday is largely unexplred and uncharted. Until abut a century ag, a deep-cean flr was cmpletely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging ver 36,000 meters deep. In cmplete darkness and subjected t intense pressures hundreds f times greater than at the Earth’s surface, the deep-cean bttm is an unfriendly envirnment t humans, in sme ways as frbidding and remte as uter space.
Althugh researchers have taken samples f deep-cean rcks and sediments (沉淀物) fr ver a century nw, the first detailed glbal investigatin f the cean bttm did nt actually start until 1968, with the beginning f the Natinal Science Fundatin’s Deep Sea Drilling Prject (DSDP). Using techniques first develped fr the ffshre il and gas industry, the DSDP’s drill ship, the Glmar Challenger, was able t maintain a steady psitin n the cean’s surface and drill in very deep waters, pulling ut samples f sediment and rck frm the cean flr.
The Glmar Challenger cmpleted 96 vyages in a 15-year research prgram that ended in Nvember 1983. During this time, the vessel lgged 600,000 kilmeters and tk almst 20,000 cre samples f seabed sediments and rcks at 624 drilling sites arund the wrld. The Glmar Challenger’s cre samples have allwed gelgists t recnstruct what the planet lked like hundreds f millins f years ag and t calculate what it will prbably lk like millins f years in the future. Tday, largely n the strength f evidence gathered during the Glmar Challenger’s vyages, nearly all earth scientists agree n the theries f plate tectnics (板块构造学说) and cntinental drift that explain many f the gelgical prcesses that have cme t shape the Earth.
The cres f sediment drilled by the Glmar Challenger have als prduced infrmatin critical t understanding the wrld’s past climates. Deep-cean sediments prvide a climatic recrd that stretches back fr hundreds f millins f years, because they are largely islated frm the mechanical ersin and the intense chemical and bilgical activity that rapidly destry much land-based evidence f past climates. This recrd has already prvided insights int the patterns and causes f past climatic change—infrmatin that may be used t predict future climates.
63. The authr refers t the cean bttm as a “frntier” in Paragraph 1 because it _______________.
A. is an unknwn territry
B. attracts curageus explrers
C. cntains a wide variety f life frms
D. is nt a ppular area fr scientific research
64. Which f the fllwing is true f the Glmar Challenger?
A. It is an nging prject.
B. It is a type f submarine.
C. It has gne n ver 100 vyages.
D. It made its first DSDP vyage in 1968.
65. The Deep Sea Drilling Prject was significant because it was ____________.
A. funded entirely by the gas and il industry
B. an attempt t find new surces f il and gas
C. cmpsed f gelgists frm all ver the wrld
D. the first extensive explratin f the cean bttm
66. Which f the fllwing is NOT mentined in the passage as being a result f the Deep Sea Drilling Prject?
A. Bilgists bserved frms f marine life never befre seen.
B. Infrmatin was revealed abut the Earth’s past climatic changes.
C. Tw gelgical theries became mre widely accepted by scientists.
D. Gelgists were able t determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds f millins f years ag.
Sectin C (8’)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in each blank with a prper sentence given in the bx. Each sentence can be used nly nce. Nte that there are tw mre sentences than yu need.
Until relatively recently, the vast majrity f human beings lived and died withut ever seeing a city. The first city was prbably funded n mre than 5,500 years ag. (67) ________________. In fact, nearly everyne lived n farms r in tiny rural villages. It was nt until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban sciety in histry – a sciety in which the majrity f peple live in cities and d nt farm fr a living.
Britain was nly the beginning. (68) ________________. The prcess f urbanizatin----the migratin f peple frm the cuntryside t the city----was the result f mdernizatin, which has rapidly transfrmed hw peple live and where they live.
In 1990, fewer than 40% f Americans lived in urban areas. Tday, ver 82% f Americans live in cities. Only abut 2% live n farms. The rest live in small twns.
Large cities were impssible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural scieties, it tk abut ninety-five peple n farms t feed five peple in cities. (69) ____________. Until mdern times, thse living in cities were mainly the ruling elite and the servant, labrers and prfessinals wh served them. Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amunt f surplus fd that the rural ppulatin prduced and by the ability t mve this surplus frm farm t city.
Over the past tw centuries, the Industrial Revlutin has brken this balance between the city and the cuntry. (70) ________________. Tday, instead f needing ninety-five farmers t feed five city peple, ne American farmer is able t feed mre than a hundred nn-farmers.
IV. Fill in the blanks (15’)
Sectin A
Directins: Chse ne f the wrds frm the bx t cmplete each sentence in the prper frm.
These ancient wdlands are under ___________ frm new rad develpments.
Unless ____________ with strict regulatins and military frce, such a law will nt be effective.
The trial perid was ver, and I culd settle dwn t________ a clser cntact with the apes.
The referee will nt take any actin in his ________ if a cntestant injures himself while attempting t ful his ppnent,
The general manager intended __________ his department t negtiate with the cntracting cmpany yesterday, but the materials were nt cllected in time.
We shuld make up ur mind _________ the waste f resurces fr the sake f us human beings.
The English nvel, The Old Man and the Sea, written by Earnest Hemingway, is well wrth ____________.
Dn’t waste time ___________ t them the difficulties we are facing, fr it is nly we that can be aware f what we are underging.
Sectin B
Directins: Chse ne f the phrases frm the bx t cmplete each sentence in the prper frm.
By n means ________we ________ their new scheme t invest in the stck market, which will cst us all ur savings.
My class teacher insisted that all the rubbish _________ the classified dustbin in different clrs.
Deep in the muntains, we eventually fund the caves, __________ early Viking times in abut 800 A.D.
Many intelligent buildings are claimed ___________ in the Central Business District in the past tw decades.
He was devted t the medical research, wrn ut n a daily basis, which deprived him f his life _____________.
He must ____________ nw, fr such a fdie has been skipping his lunch every day since last week.
Hwever, the cst f prductin culd fall as they are manufactured ____________, just as mbile phnes have becme cheaper.
V. Translatin (3’+3’+4’+5’)
86. 她本可以独自一人前往热带雨林。(head)
87. 过了很久这位运动员才从手术中恢复过来。(befre)
88. 你能否告诉我究竟是谁在黑猩猩的研究中取得了重大突破？ (n earth)
89. 正是因为澳大利亚对体育的大量投资，才使得这个只有1900万人口的国家获得了一枚又一枚的奥运金牌。(强调句)
答案：
1-20 DDCBC ABCDD BCC CBA CDCC
21. having been
22. befre
23. where
24. t turn
25. an
26. is digging/ digs
27. what
28. whether/if
29. It
30. used
31-40 DHBIG JKAEC
41-55 ABADC ACBBB BCDDC
56-70 DDBC DDB ADDA EDAF
71. threat
72. enfrced
73. establishing
74. favr
75. t have represented
76. t resist
77. recmmending
78. demnstrating
79. will…apprve f
80. (shuld) be dumped int
81. dating back t
82. t have sprung up
83. in his prime
84. be ging n a diet
85. n a large scale
She culd have headed fr the rainfrest n her wn.
It was lng befre the athlete recvered (his health) frm the peratin.
Can yu tell me wh n earth made a significant breakthrugh in …?
It was the heavy investment f Australia in sprts that made the cuntry with a ppulatin f 19 millin win ne Olympic gld medal after anther.
It was because f the heavy investment f Australia in sprts that the cuntry with a ppulatin f 19 millin wn ne Olympic gld medal after anther.
高二期末考试答案及听力文本
听力文本：
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.W: It’s very kind f yu t cme t see me ff, Mr. Black.
M: Dn’t mentin it. Have a nice flight.
Q: Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
2.M: Are yu ging t yur Aunt’s huse fr Easter again this year?
W: Prbably nt. My brther wants us t g t his huse, s I think that’s what we’ll d.
Q: Whse huse is the wman prbably ging t g t fr Easter?
3.M: We want t bk a rm. Hw much des the rm cst?
W: A single rm is $18 per night, and a duble rm is $15 fr ne bed.
Q: Hw much des the man have t pay fr a duble rm?
4.M: I hear that yu gt prmted. Yu must be very excited.
W: Nt really. Even thugh the new ffice is nice, the wrklad has dubled.
Q: What des the wman think f her new jb?
5.M: Are yu ging t put up lights n the utside?
W: Yes, all f my neighbrs decrate their huses, and I am making a gift list.
Q: What are they talking abut?
6.M: I’m exhausted! I stayed up the whle night studying fr my English midterm exam.
W: Why d yu always wait till the last minute?
Q: What des the wman mean abut the man?
7.W: Did yu ntice that Sean shaved his beard ff ver the winter?
M: Nticed? I didn’t even recgnize him.
Q: What des the man mean?
8.M: Cngratulatins, Sarah! The wedding party is abslutely grand. Have yu pened the gift I gave yu?
W: Yes. Thanks a lt. Hawaii is ging t be a great place t have a hneymn.
Q: What’s prbably the gift?
9.W: Did yu hear that Drthy turned dwn that jb?
M: Yeah. The hurs were cnvenient, but she wuldn’t have been able t make ends meet with the salary.
Q: What des the man say abut Drthy?
10.M: I can’t understand why Daisy hasn’t arrived yet. We arranged t meet at 5:30. It’s almst 6:00. Shuld
we try t call her r shuld we g back hme?
W: She prbably gt tied up in traffic. Let’s give her a few mre minutes.
Q: What are the man and the wman ging t d?
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne lnger cnversatin, and yu will be asked several questins n each f the passages and the cnversatin. 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 wuld be the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
The Parent Trap
As every parent knws, if yu have children, yu wrry abut them all the time. Hwever, it seems that these days we’re wrrying abut ur kids a lt mre than we used t. Are we trying t prtect ur children t much and will this cause prblems fr them later in life?
“In the past, kids in the UK walked t schl every day, but these days parents dn’t let their children g ut n their wn in case smething bad happens t them,” said Dr Andy Hallett, a childcare expert. “If children stay indrs all the time, they becme unfit. This means they may ften have health prblems later in life.”
The dangers f letting yur kids g ut by themselves are smaller than yu might think. “The media makes parents wrry abut their children’s safety,” says Julia Benz, a child psychlgist. “But children are safer nw than they have ever been. If parents want their kids t grw up healthy, they shuldn’t prtect them s much. Children need t make decisins themselves.”
Over 27% f British children are nw verweight, partly because they spend their free time playing cmputer games and watching TV. “I can understand why parents are cncerned,” says Julia Benz. “But if kids never g utside, they can’t learn t lk after themselves in the real wrld.”
Overall, therefre, the message is clear. If yu want happy and healthy kids, give their freedm back t them.
Questins:
11.Accrding t Julia Benz, what makes tday’s parents mre cncerned abut their kids?
12.What des the speaker suggest parents d?
13.What is the speaker mainly talking abut?
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
Pssessing a car gives ne a greater degree f freedm, but a car may bring yu heavy financial burdens. Hwever large the initial sum yu have t pay, yu will undubtedly have t spend mre n the vehicle just t keep it running — the varius taxes, the fuel, and f curse any repairs it may need. The last is especially endless. Any single repair may cst yu thusands.
There being mre cars arund will als naturally lead t the serius prblem f air pllutin. As mre and mre cars are prduced and used, an even larger amunt f harmful gases are being released int the atmsphere. Many f the minr illnesses we see in mdern industrial scieties, such as headaches, tiredness and stmachaches may simply be the result f air pllutin.
What’s mre, driving a car usually brings ut a man’s wrst qualities. It has been said that when a man is sitting behind the wheel, his car becmes the display f the wrst parts f his persnality. All f a persn’s nrmally hidden characteristics can t be brught t the surface simply by the act f driving.
And traveling by car smetimes brings mre incnvenience. Driving a car may be mre cmfrtable than taking a crwded bus, but any advantage f driving a car is ften lst in traffic jams and the endless queues f cars mving thrugh a city’s main streets.
Questins:
14.Which f the fllwing causes the biggest financial burden if yu wn a car?
15.What causes many f the minr illnesses we find in mdern industrial scieties?
16.In which situatin are the advantages f driving a car nt present?
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing passage.
M: Have yu ever wndered why fds in sme cuntries, like India and Thailand, are s spicy and ther
places, like England, have such tasteless fd?
W: Um … let’s see. India and Thailand are very ht cuntries, while England is cld and damp. Perhaps the
answer has smething t d with the climate assciated with each lcal fd?
M: Yeah it sure des.
W: But why wuld we want t eat spicy fd when it’s ht utside? Des it cl yu ff because it makes yu sweat mre?
M: Well, that’s an interesting thery. Here are a cuple f better nes. One explanatin that supprts this thery is that spices hide the bad smells f fd, and in a cuntry with a ht climate and withut refrigeratin, that can cme in handy.
W: Yes. What’s the secnd thery?
M: Well, the secnd explanatin has t d with bacteria; sme scientists suggest that the spices in ht fd
help prtect humans frm certain kinds f bacteria that can be fund in fd. In fact, the htter the cuntry, the mre likely it is that its fd will use the kind f spices that slw dwn the grwth f bacteria.
W: Yu mean sme ingredients can decrease the speed at which bacteria can grw?
M: That’s right. Fr example, nin and garlic alne can kill r blck up t twenty-nine different kinds f
fd-brne bacteria. In fact, mst spices blck bacteria t sme extent. And if yu think abut it, this makes sense. As plants evlved, they had t learn t fight ff bacteria in rder t survive. That’s hw they gt their distinctive flavrs in the first place.
W: All this talk is making me hungry. Let’s g and get smething t eat.
Questins:
17.What has arused the tw speakers’ interest?
18.What is the interesting thery given by the wman?
19.Why d spices benefit peple’s health in ht cuntries?
20.What can we learn abut plants frm the cnversatin?
A. invisible B. regularly C. cntributes D. mercy
E. mderately F. trapped G. amateurs H. remaining
I. decline J. cmparable K. bragging
That kept cities very small.
Mdern cities have destryed scial relatins and the health f human beings.
The effects f urban living n peple shuld be cnsidered.
Sn many ther industrial natins became urban scieties.
But even 200 years ag, nly a few peple culd live in cities.
Mdernizatin drew peple t the cities and made farmers mre prductive
recmmend threat demnstrate favr
resist represent enfrce establish
spring up in ne’s prime n a large scale date back t
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