江苏省扬州市2023-2024学年高三上册期末英语检测试卷（附答案）

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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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Hw des the wman sund in the end?
A. Relieved.B. Scared.C. Determined.
2. Wh is the wman prbably?
A. A car saleswman.B. A café attendant.C. A ty shp wner.
3. What did the speakers d last week?
A. They went ut t dinner.
B. They helped smene nline.
C. They drve t visit the wman’s sister.
4. What des the wman mean?
A. The weather in Lndn is excellent.
B. Peple hld different attitudes tward the sun.
C. Lndn is wrth visiting with friends.
5. What des the man ask the wman abut?
A. What her favrite film is.
B. What her favrite bk is.
C. Wh her favrite authr is.
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. Why des the wman cme t the man?
A. T arrange a meeting with parents.
B. T find a slutin t a prblem.
C. T take the children n a trip.
7. When will the half-term trip prbably be ver accrding t the wman?
p.m.t 6:30 p.m.B. At 4:30 p.m.C. At 4:00 p.m.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Hw des the wman feel abut autumn?
A. Weekdays are filled with prmises.
B. The weather is very ht.
C. Time ges by quickly.
9. What are the speakers ding?
A. Sharing childhd memries.
B. Talking abut their feelings abut time.
C. Making plans fr car jurneys at weekends.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What kind f activity wuld Matt prefer?
A. Enjying private time in his wn car.
B. Having a ht drink and snacks n a train.
C. Listening t audi bks while walking t the ffice.
11. Hw might Beth prefer t travel t wrk?
A. By car.B. By train.C. On ft.
12. What des Matt mean in the end?
A. He makes up his mind t take the train.
B. He is hesitant abut traveling withut fd.
C. He might chse a greener way.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Hst and guest.B. Mther and sn. C. Husband and wife.
14. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An accident. B. The best gift fr Jhn. C. A happy family.
15. Where are the speakers nw?
A. In a studi.B. On a beach.C. Next t a htel.
16. What did Jhn d fr the family?
A. He walked their dg.
B. He lked after their baby.
C. He rescued their child.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why des the speaker give this talk?
A. T discuss English learning methds.
B. T give examples fr English learning.
C. T share smething abut accents.
18. What percentage f British speakers speak in RP accrding t the latest studies?
A. Arund 3%.B. Arund 5%.C. Arund 40%.
19. What is the prblem f learning a language accrding t the speaker?
A. Incmprehensin f different accents.
B. Fewer pprtunities t live in anther cuntry.
C. Uncertainty f mastering a freign language.
20. What des the speaker ffer at last?
A. A specific request fr English learners.
B. A useful slutin t a prblem.
C. Mre supprt fr the previus pint.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Student Vlunteering: Prject Crdinatr (协调员) Vacancies
Wuld yu like t make a real difference t yur lcal cmmunity? Becming a Prject Crdinatr culd be the rle fr yu! We’re currently lking fr ur next set f vlunteer Prject Crdinatrs fr the next academic year. Prject Crdinatrs wrk with a team f students t run a prject with supprt frm the Vlunteering and Mentring Team. Nw we are lking fr teams t lead the fllwing prjects:
▪Chester Student Dg Walking Prject—walking dgs fr members f the cmmunity wh wuld struggle t d s themselves fr health reasns
▪Chester Healthy Eating Wrkshps—healthy cking wrkshps fr peple wh have experienced hmelessness
▪Welly Wednesdays—ne-ff cnservatin activities that benefit the envirnment like tree planting and hedge laying
▪Get Talking—students raising awareness, fundraising and talking abut issues that can affect students, helping t pen dialgue abut serius tpics and reduce stigma (污名)
▪inCredible—students helping yung peple t identify what is credible infrmatin and reduce the spread f fake news
▪Dementia Café—a mnthly café in Time Square, Warringtn fr peple and families affected by dementia (痴呆) t cme tgether and cnnect with thers
Interested in running any f these prjects? Find the rle descriptins and applicatin frms n the Vlunteer Hub. Email .uk with any questins r with yur cmpleted applicatin frm. The deadline t apply is December 20.
21. Wh can becme a Prject Crdinatr?
A. A cperative and well-rganized clerk.
B. Peple struggling against health prblems.
C. Students eager t give back t sciety.
D. A well-infrmed cmmunicatin expert.
22. Which prject wuld yu apply fr if yu want t g green?
A. Chester Healthy Eating Wrkshps.B. Welly Wednesdays.
C. inCredible.D. Dementia Café.
23. What shuld yu d t submit yur applicatin?
A. Learn the rle descriptins by heart.B. Raise yur tips abut vlunteering.
C. Email .uk.D. Uplad it n the Vlunteer Hub.
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Besides “ww” and “great”, what else wuld yu say when flying ver the Earth in ce? Samantha Cristfretti, the first Italian female astrnaut in ce, psted several lines f a famus ancient Chinese cmpsitin n t share her jy.
She first wrte in Chinese, and then attached an accurate translatin f the lines in bth Italian and English t help mre peple understand. “Lking up, I see the immensity f the csms(宇宙); bwing my head, I lk at the multitude f the wrld. The gaze flies, the heart expands, the jy f the senses can reach its peak, and indeed, this is true happiness,” it says. Tw days befre she landed n Earth, the beauty f ce and Chinese literature resnated(共鸣) n her accunt. Befre lng, her psts went viral n with thusands f retweets, likes and replies.
The text she quted is frm the Preface t Pems Cmpsed at the Orchid Pavilin (《兰亭集序》), a Chinese calligraphy masterpiece by Wang Xizhi (303-361) f the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). She als attached three phts taken in ce f China’s Bhai Bay and the day-night view f Beijing. “The pem and views are bth magnificent as well as healing. If everyne culd enjy the same sight, a lt f pain in the wrld wuld be ‘dissipated’,” ne user cmments.
As the first Italian female astrnaut in ce, Cristfretti carried ut her first ce missin n Nv 23, 2014. In 2022, she started the secnd missin in April and returned t Earth n Friday night after a 127-day stay in rbit.
Cristfretti has als been active in Sin-Eurpean cperatin in the field f manned ceflight. She was a wrking grup member with Chinese cunterparts t define and implement cperatin in the field f astrnaut peratins. When nt traveling fr wrk, she is an eager reader and has a great passin fr languages. Speaking clear Chinese, Cristfretti nce tld the media that the teams frm China and Eurpe were wrking very well tgether in the field f astrnaut training.
24. What is the result f Cristfretti’s psts nline?
A. An unexpected hit n .
B. A passin fr literary translatin.
C. A craze fr Chinese masterpieces.
D. An utbreak f cmputer viruses.
25. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “dissipated” in paragraph 3?
A. Relieved.B. Avided.C. Increased.D. Acknwledged.
26. What can we infer frm the last tw paragraphs abut Cristfretti?
A. She is the first female astrnaut in ce.
B. She leads the Chinese manned ceflight.
C. She is enthusiastic abut Chinese language.
D. She is currently in charge f training astrnauts.
27. What can be the best title f the passage?
A. A pst draws glbal attentin t ce explratin
B. Italian astrnaut displays ancient Chinese art in ce
C. ce travel prmtes the Sin-Eurpean relatinship
D. An ancient Chinese cmpsitin becmes ppular again
C
Earthquakes cannt be frecast, but engineers can prepare fr them. Seismic-islatin (地震隔离) systems, built int the bases f certain buildings in high-risk areas, use cmplex structures f cncrete, rubber and metal t reduce quake damage by absrbing the grund’s hrizntal shaking.
But such adaptatins are expensive. Engineer Jian Zhang f the University f Califrnia, says building seismic-islatin system can increase cnstructin csts by up t 20 percent. Althugh these systems might save mre than they cst ver time, builders in sme regins may nt have the budget fr them at present.
A new seismic-islatin methd uses the physics f rlling t create a lwer-cst alternative with readily available materials: recycled tennis balls. “Everyne plays tennis, and they dn’t knw what t d with the tennis balls after each game,” says ETH Zürich seismic engineer Michalis Vassiliu.
Vassiliu’s team based its methd n an early frm f seismic-islatin that rlls a shaking building t a stp the way a skater in a half-pipe eventually cmes t rest. By separating a building frm the grund with a layer f spheres, rlling islatin changes unstable hrizntal shaking int a gentle rcking mtin. This methd was used in 5,000-year-ld Peruvian pyramids, but tday builders favr expensive, standardized islatin systems.
Fr their mdern take n rlling seismic-islatin, the researchers injected cncrete-like mixes int hundreds f balls that had lst their bunce. They built an inexpensive mdel cnsisting f fur filled tennis balls sandwiched between tw cncrete plates, and they fund that it withstd earthquake shaking while supprting eight kil newtns f frce per ball — abut twice what islatin systems might experience under ne-stry huses.
Zhang says that the wrk is wrthwhile and that such technlgy might serve an unmet need. But she ntes that the results are primary. Vassiliu agrees; next steps will mean creating and testing a larger mdel with hundreds f tennis balls at a research center in earthquake-prne Cuba — an example f a place where such systems culd make islatin practicable in rdinary cnstructin.
28. Why d the engineers adpt recycled tennis balls?
A. T imprve the perfrmance f tennis balls.
B. T help deal with the tennis balls after matches.
C. T simplify the cmplex structures f buildings.
D. T cut the expense f seismic-islatin building.
29. What effect culd the new methd achieve?
A. Recycling useless tennis balls.
B. Withstanding earthquake shaking.
C. Transfrming the shaking int a gentle ne.
D. Enabling a huse t supprt much mre frce.
30. Which f the fllwing best describes Zhang’s attitude twards the new technlgy?
A. Dubtful.B. Objective.C. Unclear.D. Apprving.
31. What is the main idea f the text?
A. Researchers are creating and testing mdels in Cuba.
B. Engineers are explring ways f earthquake frecasts.
C. A lw-cst design helps shaking buildings rll t a stp.
D. Recycled tennis balls culd prtect buildings frm disasters.
D
Cmmuting t and frm wrk can be a nightmare. Cars advance slwly in stp and g traffic, crawling frm ne traffic jam at stplights t the next. At peak rush hur especially, there is n chance f sailing thrugh a series f green lights. Nw, thanks t artificial intelligence, German researchers have fund a way t reduce time spent at the crssrads.
Called the KI4LSA prject and funded by the Ministry f Transprt and Digital Infrastructure, the innvatin is being tested. Scientists first studied algrithms taken frm a busy intersectin t learn abut traffic patterns and where imprvements were mst needed. Then, the technlgy, using high-reslutin cameras and radar sensrs, mre precisely captured the actual traffic situatin and detected the average speed f the cars and their waiting times. Finally, the AI uses deep enhanced learning algrithms t calculate the best switching behaviur fr the traffic lights and determine the best phase sequence t shrten waiting times at the crssrads.
The results are encuraging when it is being tried ut at a busy intersectin in Lemg, Germany. The intelligent lights are said t imprve traffic flw by 10 t 15 percent, which results in mney saved; the EU estimates that traffic jams create ecnmic damage that adds up t 100 billin eurs a year. Aside frm reducing cmmuting time, these traffic lights will reduce nise and CO2 emissins frm cars waiting at the crssrads.
Anther exciting develpment in this research is the K14PED prject, which studies pedestrians crssing the crssrads. Using AI as well as a 3D pints clud, researchers can identify hw many peple are waiting at a pedestrian crssing and whether sme f the disabled r elder peple will need extra time t crss the street. Such a needs-based system culd reduce pedestrian waiting time by 30 percent, which culd then decrease jaywalking（乱穿马路）by 25 percent.
Researchers are ptimistic that it will be adpted by many cuntries after the tests in the German twns f Lemg and Bielefeld. This technlgy is exciting news fr pedestrians and drivers alike. It encurages safety, prtects the envirnment, and may even give yu mre time t enjy yur mrning cffee befre heading ff t wrk!
32. Why is AI used in the KI4LSA prject?
A. T study traffic algrithms t cntrl CO2 emissins.
B. T detect rad cnditins t reduce jam r speeding.
C. T remind peple t pass in sequence fr a shrter wait.
D. T adjust traffic signals t ensure efficiency at the crssrads.
33. Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the passage?
A. The intelligent lights serve the mere purpse f reducing cmmuting time.
B. The better traffic flw is imprved, the less ecnmic damage is caused.
C. The mre cars are waiting at the crssrads, the mre nise is reduced.
D. The effect f traffic jams is heavier n envirnment than n ecnmy.
34. What is the functin f K14PED prject?
A. It mnitrs traffic cnditins at intersectins.
B. It helps t estimate the number f jaywalkers.
C. It ensures flexible crssing time fr pedestrians.
D. It imprves the speed f vehicles n busy rads.
35. What is the main idea f this passage?
A. The intelligent lights ffer a blessing t transprtatin.
B. The AI technlgy is bund t be a prmising industry.
C. Attentive traffic service lends a helping hand t senirs.
D. Digital traffic systems mark the beginning f smart cities.
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。
Building Up Yur Empathy
Empathy is the ability t understand and emtinally engage with thers. It is viewed as the fundamental scial glue and main psychlgical mechanism, which enables us t relate t each ther, maintain scial relatins and create a mre sympathetic wrld. 36 . It is a skill that can be develped and strengthened ver time. Here are sme tips n hw t build up yur empathy.
Practice active listening
Listening is ne f the mst effective ways yu can demnstrate empathy t ther peple. Active listening requires three things. T begin with, paraphrase what the persn said t shw that yu understd the cntent. 37 , because it helps the persn better understand and regulate their wn emtins. Finally, indicate hw yur respnse makes yu want t behave, because again yu are demnstrating that yu understand their emtinal state and helping them figure ut a behavir t mve frward with.
Challenge yur prejudices and assumptins
Ask yurself why yu think that all pr peple are lazy, r all peple with mental health issues are dangerus. A lt f assumptins and prejudices are based n misinfrmatin that has becme widespread. 38 .
Treat peple as being imprtant
Recgnize that yu aren’t the nly ne living in this wrld and that yu aren’t sme superir being. 39 . Dn’t lump (合并) them int steretypical(刻板印象的) grups with errneus ne-size-fits-all labels. Each persn is an individual and cmes with a set f flaws and strengths.
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This means getting a direct experience f anther persn’s life, the “walk a mile in anther persn’s shes” prverb. Yu dn’t have t g quite that far, but cnsider taking n all the things that yur mther des in a day fr an entire week. Yu’ll discver hw difficult it is t manage bth the hme and wrk, and yu’ll have a better appreciatin fr hw much wrk she has t d. Yu may even decide t pitch in a bit mre.
In cnclusin, building up yur empathy takes time and effrt, but it is wrth it. S start practicing tday and make a psitive impact n the wrld arund yu.
A. Practice experiential empathy
B. Leave each persn as they are
C. Practice gratitude and appreciatin
D. Take each persn as they cme
E. Reflect n yur emtinal reactin as well
F. Hwever, empathy is nt smething we are brn with
G. Educate yurself and listen t the grups that are affected by this misinfrmatin
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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
If Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Furth f July are America’s biggest fficial hlidays, then Super Bwl Sunday (超级碗星期天), the day f the Super Bwl game, is the biggest 41 hliday. It’s a time fr friends and family t gather fr fd and chat. But mstly 42 . Sme peple living n the margins f sciety miss that special cnnectin.
S n a cld February Sunday in 2017, as Meir Kalmansn headed t a Super Bwl party at a club a friend wned, he invited six 43 men he met n the street t jin him.
The men, as might be expected, were 44 . But Kalmansn had this sincerity abut him that put peple at ease, and the men were 45 . Watch a ftball match? G smewhere 46 ? Get fd t fill an empty stmach? Of curse!
Over burgers and drinks, Kalmansn and his 47 watched the game. “Cnversatin flwed, and we were all cheering fr the teams we supprted and laughing.” Kalmansn recalled.
48 , the game played just a small rle in the night’s 49 , he said. Mre imprtant was the men’s 50 with ne anther and the ther fans.
“We were part f a bigger party that was happening,” said Kalmansn. “If yu walked in, yu culdn’t tell wh was hmeless and wh wasn’t, and the men felt that they were part f smething.” 51 , “they had their dignity 52 .”
Fr that evening, they were n lnger utsiders. They 53 . In such circumstances, Kalmansn added, “peple are reminded wh they really are—nt hw thers 54 them.”
Ultimately, this Super Bwl party is 55 a sprting event.
41. A. glbal B. traditinal C. unfficial D. natinal
42. A. cmpaninship B. innvatin C. entertainment D. negtiatin
43. A. elderlyB. disabledC. strange D. hmeless
44. A. enthusiastic B. annyedC. grateful D. dubtful
45. A. questinedB. persuaded C. acceptedD. rejected
46. A. warm B. familiar C. safe D. alne
47. A. custmers B. guests C. fans D. families
48. A. ObviuslyB. Accrdingly C. EventuallyD. Hwever
49. A. success B. shw C. scheduleD. service
50. A. cmpetitinB. cperatinC. satisfactin D. interactin
51. A. In cntrast B. In additinC. In cnclusin D. In cnsequence
52. A. preservedB. abandned C. restred D. lwered
53. A. returnedB. belnged C. survived D. adapted
54. A. label B. assessC. intrduceD. greet
55. A. nthing butB. mre thanC. anything butD. mre r less
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。
The cute “auspicius rabbit” (吉祥兔) figure 56 the first masct fr the “Happy Chinese New Year” celebratins, has arguably been 57 internatinal star. It travelled verseas t varius cuntries, leaping int cuntless hearts wrldwide. 58 (fllw) the rabbit’s phenmenal success, the ministry launched the 2024 “Happy Chinese New Year” masct fr the Year f the Dragn glbal celebratins in Beijing n Oct 7, 2023.
“JiXiang Lng”, 59 (literal) lucky dragn, the masct features a gesture f a smiley face with flame-shaped eyebrws and a gld ingt-shaped(元宝形状) nse. Its bdy 60 (cver) by yellw and red flame patterns.
Ga Zheng, directr-general f the ministry’s Bureau f Internatinal Exchanges and Cperatin, unveiled the masct alngside UNESCO Gdwill Ambassadr Tan Dun. “Dragn is the nly animal 61 des nt actually exist in the 12 Chinese zdiac animals. The hly animal is a(n) 62 (separate) part f the Chinese civilizatin, representing ur hpe fr and pursuit f peace, jy, and gd luck,” said Lin Cunzhen, the lead designer f the masct. 63 (cme) up with a design that cmbined the hliness f the divine creature and adrableness 64 (require) fr a masct, she and her team pled the wisdm f archaelgists, art histrians, artists, and designers. They als interviewed peple f varius age grups t learn abut the 65 (prefer) f a dragn masct. Aside frm being widely featured in the 2024 “Happy Chinese New Year” celebratins at hme and abrad, “JiXiang Lng” will be develped int a hst f cultural creative prducts, ranging frm statinery t suvenir statues.
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，某英语网站正在讨论对“The man wh has made up his mind t win will never say ‘impssible’.”的理解。你打算跟帖参与讨论，内容包括：
1. 你对此的理解；
2. 结合具体实例；
3. 你的启发与感悟。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
My sister Tina and I are very different. I’m a just simple-minded girl, at least in her eyes, while she is literally the symbl f perfectin. When I was yung I wanted t be like her. If she wre her hair in a new style ne day, I wuld d the same with mine the fllwing day. I always tried t fllw her and her friends arund and begged t be included, but her life didn’t really have much ce fr a bthersme tw-year-yunger sister. Over time, my admiratin fr her had turned int indifference. Living in the same apartment as strangers, we barely spke t each ther.
I even felt relieved in secret when she infrmed me this year that she wuld be spending eight mnths studying abrad. I assumed I’d use her vide player and wear the dresses she left behind. That was the nly way l thught her leaving wuld affect me.
I sat in my rm that first evening after she departed and tried t cncentrate n my hmewrk. Hwever, I culdn’t get rid f the feeling that smething was wrng, r smething was missing. I lked arund the apartment and everything was the same. But it was s silent that I culd hear my wn breathing. I went t Tina’s rm. Bth her vide player and her talk n the phne with her friends were absent. When I sat dwn n her bed, I became sharply aware f hw different my life was withut her. Even thugh we didn’t always talk, just having her there made me feel secure.
Sitting there, I lked back at the wasted years and regretted trying t live my wn life and verlking hers. I felt particularly bad because I had nt even given her a hug befre she barded her plane, and that made my heart ache.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As the night went n, I decided t d smething t make it up. _______________________
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Fr a lng time there was nthing but silence n the ther end f the line. ______________
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英语答案
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分30分）
1—5 CBABA6—10 BCCBA11—15 BCAAB 16—20 CCAAB
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）
21—23 CBC24—27 AACB28—31 DCBC32—35 DBCA
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36—40 FEGDA
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41—45 CADDB46—50 ABDAD 51—55 DCBAB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. as57. an58. Fllwing 59. literally 60. is cvered
61. that62. inseparable63. T cme64. required65. preference(s)
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分)
第一节（满分15分)
Pssible versin:
This qute highlights the imprtance f determinatin and devtin. T me, a strng willpwer is what it takes t accmplish anything difficult.
This is apparently true t Tu Yuyu. Faced with the challenges t find a cure fr malaria, she encuntered numerus bstacles. Hwever, she made up her mind t settle the prblem instead f acknwledging defeat. After endless attempts, she led her team t discver artemisinin and win the battle against malaria, saving hundreds f thusands f peple’s lives.
Overall, I’m inspired by Tu Yuyu and her team. Their cntributin demnstrates that in time f difficulties, we are suppsed t re n effrt t win. Hpefully, we can turn “impssible” int “I’m pssible”.
第二节（满分25分）
Pssible versin:
As the night went n, I decided t d smething t make it up. I picked up the phne and called her halfway acrss the wrld. As I waited fr her t pick up, my cncerns kept grwing every secnd. Finally she was n the phne. Withut waiting fr her “Hell”, I said, “It’s me. I just want t tell yu I really miss yu. I knw we aren’t as clse as sme sisters, but that desn’t mean I’m nt missing yu a tn.”
Fr a lng time there was nthing but silence n the ther end f the line. Finally she spke. Her vice sunded as thugh it came frm nearby. “I’ve been sitting here, all alne, thinking abut yu guys back hme, t. Yur vice makes me feel as thugh I were right there with yu,” she said very quickly just as I did. “I miss yu, t. I’m cunting dwn the days befre I can g hme.”
听力材料【录音原文】
Text 1
W: I dn’t knw whether I can d this. It’s a lng way dwn.
M: Dn’t verthink it. All cmpetitive swimmers need t learn hw t dive. When yu’ve dne it nce, it wn’t wrry yu in the future.
W: OK, here ges then. Wish me luck.
Text 2
M: Excuse me. I was here earlier with my sn fr cffee. He thinks he left his favrite ty here. Has anyne by chance handed anything in?
W: What type f ty was it?
M: It was a red racing car.
W: Frtunately, ne f ur staff fund it.
Text 3
M: I’ve fund that nte frm yur sister. The address is n the back.
W: Ha! It’s been a week already. I’m glad we lked up nline fr the way t the restaurant.
M: It was a bit f a lng drive fr the evening, but the fd was wrth it.
Text 4
M: What was the weather like in Lndn?
W: Very warm and sunny! It’s strange that British peple lve t be in the sun as much as pssible, while in China, we prefer t stay ut f the sun!
M: Yeah, I have vivid memries f that frm my summer trip t the UK with a friend!
Text 5
M: If yu have t pick nly ne mvie t watch, what wuld it be?
W: I wuld have t see The Shawshank Redemptin. It’s a classic. Have yu seen it?
M: Yes. It’s based n a shrt stry by Stephen King.
W: Really? I didn’t knw that.
Text 6
W: The half-term trip t the Wrld Museum f Mining is at the same time as the final practice fr the schl play. I’m struggling t make the right decisin here.
M: Hw many kids are invlved in bth?
W: I’m nt sure — arund 12 kids, I think, and tw f them have leading rles.
M: We can’t mve the museum trip — it’s t shrt ntice. Hw abut asking the parents if they are fine with the final play practice taking place after schl?
W: I guess we culd start the practice at 4:30 p.m. The trip is prbably ver at 4:00 p.m. We’d still be finished by 6:30 p.m. That’s nt a bad slutin.
Text 7
W: Every year, I feel as thugh the mnths between September and Christmas g by in a flash.
M: I think it’s just a sign f getting lder — time seems t speed up as we grw!
W: Ha-ha, maybe, but I never feel like this in spring r summer. The heat and sunshine make these seasns seem t last frever! I much prefer the autumn weather.
M: Oh, I see. S it’s just a simpler case f whatever yu enjy ging by at a faster speed. It’s like hw we felt when we were a kid — remember hw fast weekends used t fly by cmpared t weekdays?
W: Saturday mrnings were always filled with endless prmises, but then they wuld disappear in minutes!
M: Exactly. And even car jurneys! If I’m in a hurry, the jurney seems s lng. If I’m nt rushing, it seems much shrter!
W: S it all cmes dwn t hw we cnsider and experience things.
Text 8
M: Because the rad is under repair, my jurney t wrk has becme s much lnger.
W: Isn’t it quicker t take the train nw, Matt?
M: Pssibly, but I dn’t want t. I’m surrunded by peple all day — I enjy being alne in my wn car, even if I’m stuck in traffic!
W: Dn’t yu get bred? I hate just sitting there, waiting fr traffic t mve. I’d rather walk!
M: N, never. I listen t the radi and audi bks. Smetimes I sing r listen t music.
W: Yu culd d that n a train — except fr the singing, bviusly.
M: I knw, Beth, but I dn’t want t give up my private time. It’s very calming.
W: Okay, but n a train yu can get a cffee and snacks! That’s gt t be gd, right?
M: Yep, but I always have a ht drink with me anyway, and I never travel withut fd!
W: What abut the envirnmental aspect thugh? It’s greener t take the train. M: Yu gt me there. I feel truly cnflicted abut that. Maybe I need t examine my envirnmental mrals a bit mre.
Text 9
W: Thank yu fr tuning int News Tday. I am n the shre f the Nrth Sea in England where I’m jined with Jhn Hunt, a lcal fisherman. Jhn, thank yu fr being with us tday.
M: It’s a pleasure. Thank yu fr having me.
W: Jhn, just behind us is where yu saved a yung by yesterday. Tell us what happened.
M: I was walking my dg alng the beach when I nticed smething in the water. I culd tell it was smene in truble and my dg kept barking.
W: What did yu d?
M: It all happened s fast. I just acted withut thinking. Befre I knew it, I was in the sea dragging the yung by ut.
W: I believe his parents were s glad yu saved him.
M: Yes, they were! They have a baby and they had just turned their back fr a secnd as the baby needed changing. Once I gt the by t the shre, they ran ver and thanked me. Luckily, the by was fine.
W: Have they ffered yu a gift r sme mney as a thank yu?
M: Well, they ffered me a free stay in a htel they wn, but I refused. I’m just glad the by is safe. That’s enugh.
W: That’s really nice f yu.
Text 10
If yu have studied and mastered a language t a high level, it’s a significant achievement that brings persnal satisfactin and new pprtunities. One f thse pprtunities might be the desire t live and wrk in the cuntry f that language. Hwever, reginal accents can increase sme difficulties, even fr cnfident language learners. Even within a small cuntry, accents can be varius. Fr example, when peple learn English, they tend t learn what is cmmnly referred t as the Queen’s English, Oxfrd English, BBC English, r Received Prnunciatin, namely RP. All f these are typical standard British accents. It was previusly believed that just 5% f the British ppulatin actually spke with an RP accent, but the mst recent studies suggest the true figure is even lwer — nly abut 3% f the ppulatin speaks in RP. S, there are arund 40 different accents within the United Kingdm alne. Smetimes, even native speakers may find it challenging t understand a particularly strng accent. In such situatins, a helpful apprach is t plitely request the speakers t repeat what they said, perhaps at a slwer pace.