浙江省北斗星盟2024届高三下学期5月阶段性考试英语试题word版（附听力与参考答案）

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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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 is Paul ging t d this summer?
A．G t the beach.B．Earn sme mney.C．Attend summer schl.
2．What d we knw abut the wman?
A．She is angry at the man’s rudeness. B．She is reluctant t g t Eric’s huse. C．She is a newcmer t the neighbrhd.
3．Why des the wman cme t the man?
A．T send an aplgy.B．T seek sme advice.C．T make a cmplaint.
4．Which kind f tea des the man prbably drink befre sleep?
A．Yrkshire tea with milk. B．Earl Grey tea withut milk. C．Peppermint tea withut lemn.
5．What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A．Neighbrs.B．Classmates.C．Cycling cmpanins.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 prepare a knife when making a cake?
A．T cut the cake int pieces. B．T check if the cake is dne. C．T stp the cake frm burning.
7．What can we say abut the wman?
A．She is clever.B．She is faithful.C．She is perseverant.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What is the nvel based n?
A．An ld film.B．Persnal experiences.C．Imaginary events.
9．What makes Sally wrried abut her essay?
A．Wrd limits.B．Misspelling.C．Lack f riginal ideas.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What did the wman d last week?
A．She attended a study tur. B．She went n a visit t Canada. C．She rdered varius candies nline.
11．What did the Eurpean Unin d in 2010?
A．It decreased the imprt f candies.B．It designed a special warning label.C．It made stricter requirements n fd dyes.
12．What des the man hpe?
A．Cnsumers can see a warning n all prducts.
B．The Eurpean Unin can make healthy fd dyes.
C．The children’s be haviral prblems can be avided.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What des the man cme t New Yrk fr?
A．Meeting the wman.B．Having a break.C．Starting ver.
14．Why didn’t the man leave his last jb earlier?
A．He was badly ill. B．His family held him back. C．He was dragged by lads f wrk.
15．What did the man d fr a living?
A．An editr.B．A nvelist.C．An assistant.
16．What will the man d accrding t his plan?
A．Treat sleeping disrders.B．Wrk at a schl.C．Pursue further study.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Wh played a rle in I Will Fight N Mre Frever?
A．Emili Delgad.B．Rbin Meade.C．Chief Jseph.
18．What is Turning Red abut?
A．A panda.B．A dream.C．A teenager.
19．What percentage f Yellwstne Natinal Park is in Mntana?
A．96%.B．3%.C．1%.
20．What can we infer frm the talk?
A．Mei Lee likes t meet challenges.
B．The first natinal park was brn in 1872.
C．Delgad starred in a mvie called Turning Red.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
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Wndering what t read in this issue? Here is brief infrmatin abut fur cntributrs.
Rshaan Buwer
CULTURE SHOCK（P31）
Rshaan Buwer is a true Capetnian at heart. And while she lves her city, this has nt stpped the adventurer in her frm wanting t explre unknwn lands. Of particular interest t her is the Asian cntinent, its cultures and fd. In The Thread, she describes her experience teaching in Vietnam and then cuntry hpping befre returning hme. When nt dreaming f her next destinatin and trying her hand at cking ne f the extic dishes she had n her travels, Rshaan keeps n wrking as Habari Media’s Chief Cpy Editr and a cntributing writer.
Justin Fx
QUINTESSENTIALKAROO（P70）
Justin Fx is a travel jurnalist, authr and frmer editr f Getaway. His travel assignments take him all ver the wrld, frm the Gbi Desert t the Aretic Circle. In this issue, he recunts a recent trip t Samara Game Reserve in the Great Kar, a part f the cuntry that hlds a special place in his heart. Justin’s latest bk, Place: Suth African Literary Jurneys, dedicates three chapters t the Kar. His next bk, The Wlf Hunt, is a Wrld War II naval adventure due ut next mnth.
Sue Adams
SAILING IN THE LAND THE WORLD FORGOT（P94）
Sue Adams grew up in Suth Africa in an adventurus family, and the wandering spirit has never left her. She has prduced wrk fr magazines all Africa as a travel writer and phtgrapher. Sue lves the strange and unusual, the African bush veld and anything ff the beaten track. She and her family spent a year sailing up the East African cast and acrss t Madagascar, where she fell in lve with the gentle peple, the quirk y animals and everything the sea had t ffer. Sue is happiest when she can take ff her watch and live by the natural rhythms f the mn and the tides, sun rise and sunset.
Neil Büchner Jnr
AN ATHENIAN STREET ART ADVENTURE（P102）
Neil Büchner Jnr is a Cape Twn-based multi-instrumentalist, visual artist, writer and ccasinal mdel. He releases experimental electrnic music under his Brken Telephne mniker, is perhaps best knwn as the frntman fr lcal art-rck band PXLS, and wrks as a freelance cpy and cntent writer fr Letterhead. Neil prides himself n being a passinate, gifted writer with a talent fr ut-f-the-bx thinking and, abve all, a kind, driven and enthusiastic individual.
21．What d Rshaan Buwer and Sue Adams have in cmmn?
A．Bth f them are sailing enthusiasts.B．Bth f them are female cntributrs.
C．Bth f them are interested in cking fd.D．Bth f them are adventurus phtgraphers.
22．Which page may yu turn t if yu plan t travel in Athens?
A．31B．70C．94D．102
23．Where is the text prbably taken frm?
A．A blgB．A brchureC．A magazineD．A guide
B
Whenever Sng Jing visits a museum, she will check ut the sectin n ancient bks. Besides appreciating the wisdm hidden in these histrical vlumes, she als fcuses n hw they are bund（装帧）and presented. “It’s mre like a frce f habit caused by my jb,” said Sng.
This 34-year-ld “bk dctr” has been wrking in the restratin department fr ancient bks at the Natinal Library f China in Beijing, since she finished her cultural relic prtectin studies curse at Peking University in 2015．Up t nw, she has been engaged in restring mre than 100 ancient cultural relies.
At the mment, Sng and her clleagues are wrking n restring a cpy f Yngle Dadian, an encyclpedia created in 1408．Unfrtunately, mst f its bks that have survived until tday have suffered damage t their riginal binding. “T rest re them t their riginal frm, we need t gather infrmatin frm varius surces, such as images and texts, befre we can make sure their riginal binding style and repair them accrdingly,” she explained. Mrever, the ancient encyclpedia’s silk texture and clr have bth grwn incnsistent, which makes creating the necessary raw materials and matching the clr difficult.
In the past, restrers had t rely n their experience t determine the apprpriate materials t use fr a prject. As technlgy has evlved, they are able t use a new methd t finish the task thrugh micrscpes. Hwever, technlgy can nly help s much, as ancient bks restratin still requires essential manual skills, including cutting and brushing paper and binding. Apart frm this, the restratin als requires strng cntrl when brushing the paper. “If the pressure is nt prperly cntrlled during the brushing prcess, the paper may tear, but if the tuch is t light, the paper wn’t adhere（黏附）,” Sng explained.
Owing t the meaningful and cmplex prcess, the ancient bks restratin technique f the natinal library was listed as a natinal-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. “Hpefully, I can be f sme help in inspiring mre yung peple t find their lifelng passin in the field f cultural heritage preservatin,” said Sng.
24．Why is Sng Jing called a “bk dctr”?
A．She wrks in the restratin department.B．She fcuses n the binding f ancient bks.
C．She is devted t the ancient bks restratin.D．She enjys checking ut ancient bks in a museum.
25．What is a challenge in the restratin f the encyclpedia?
A．Editing texts B．Gathering images C．Ging with the clrD．Identifying raw materials
26．Which f the fllwing can best describe Sng?
A．dedicated and careful B．unselfish and cautius C．diligent and ambitiusD．determined and creative
27．What’s the purpse f the text?
A．T relate a stry B．T intrduce a “bk dctr” C．T share a passin D．T prtect the cultural heritage
C
Hw gd are yu at maths? Frm wrking ut hw t split the bill after a meal t calculating yur husehld bills, maths is all arund us. Sme peple lve the challenge f algebra r enjy wrking ut number puzzles such as Sudku. But many fear the mment when they have t deal with numbers and figures and feel a real sense f wrry and cnfusin.
It can seem daunting, but this “maths anxiety” is perfectly nrmal, and yu’re definitely nt alne. The Prgramme fr Internatinal Student Assessment fund arund 31% f15and 16-year-lds acrss 34cuntries said they gt very nervus ding maths prblems,33% said they gt tense ding maths hmewrk, and nearly 60% said they wrried maths classes wuld be difficult. Other studies have shwn that the prblem really starts in childhd, at schl. Maths teachers wh are nervus abut teaching the subject can pass n their anxiety t the pupils, and girls may be mre likely t be affected.
Writing fr BBC Future, David Rbsn says “It’s nt clear why maths aruses s much fear cmpared t gegraphy. But the fact that there’s a right r wrng answer—there’s n rm fr bluffing—might make yu mre wrried abut underperfrming.” And nce we assume we’re nt a “maths persn”, we avid slving things that we prbably culd d.
Psychlgists have been trying t wrk ut ways t address “maths anxiety”. Shulamit Kahn, frm Bstn University’s Questrm Schl f Business, tld the BBC she believes giving students, particularly girls, gd rle mdels “is critical, especially at a yung age”. She thinks the key is t get peple, especially wmen, wh lve teaching maths t yunger children. Others suggest that articulating yur fears can lsen their hld n yu, and encurage children t see a maths test as a challenge, nt a threat. Ideally, we need t vice ur cncern and think psitively. Let’s give maths a secnd chance.
28．What is the functin f the first sentence f the text?
A．T ask a questin. B．T attract attentin. C．T give an example.D．T stress imprtance.
29．What des David Rbsn say abut the prblem?
A．The cause f fear fr maths is evident.
B．The answers t maths questins are ambiguus.
C．Our self-distrust keeps us frm slving maths prblem.
D．The accuracy f maths answers may lead t maths anxiety.
30．What des the underlined wrd “articulating” mean in the last paragraph?
A．CnfirmingB．OvercmingC．AwakingD．Expressing
31．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A．Maths test: a real nightmareB．Maths research: a prmising field
C．Maths anxiety: a slvable prblemD．Maths cnfusin: a cmmn phenmenn
D
A parent interacting with a baby is a heart-warming and universal scene. The parent speaks in a high-pitched vice—knwn as “parentese”—as they respnd psitively t the baby’s babbling and gestures, cmmnly with eye cntact and smiles.
These cnnectins dn’t just make fr a tuching sight. New research frm the University f Washingtn’s Institute fr Learning & Brain Sciences（I-LABS）shws they’re imprtant fr infant language grwth, t.
In a study published April 8 in Current Bilgy, researchers used a safe and nninvasive brain-imaging technique called MEG, t mnitr infant brain activity during scial and nnscial interactins with the same adult. They fund that when the adult talked and played scially with a 5-mnth-ld baby, the baby’s brain activity particularly increased in regins respnsible fr attentin—and the level f this type f activity predicted enhanced language develpment at later ages. This’scial’ scenari（场景）was cmpared with a ‘nnscial’ scenari in which the adult turned away frm the baby t talk t anther persn. This interactin shwed lwer activity levels in the same brain areas.
“This is the first study t directly cmpare infant brain respnses t adult-infant scial interactin versus nnscial interactin, and then fllw up with the children until they reached the age f 2.5t see hw the early brain activatin relates t the child’s future language abilities, ”said lead authr Alexis Bsseler, research scientist at I-LABS.
The MEG brain-imaging technlgy allwed the baby t mve and interact naturally with the adult, which enabled researchers t track the firing f neurns frm multiple areas in the baby’s brain as the adult talked t, played with and smiled at the baby. They then mnitred the infant’s brain activity a secnd time as the adult turned away and paid attentin t smene else.
These actins naturally ccur every day between adults and babies, and the study shwed they have different measurable effects n a baby’s brain. Researchers fund that increased neural activity in respnse t the scial interactin at 5mnths predicted enhanced language develpment at five later ages: 18,21,24,27 and 30 mnths.
“The cnnectin between early brain reactins and later language is cnsistent with scientists’ fascinatin with the early age perid and pens up many new questins that we, and thers, will be explring,” said c-authr Andrew Meltzff.
32．What can we knw abut “Parentese”?
A．It is frmal and useful.B．It is universally standard.
C．It is ften used by a caretaker.D．It is a high-pitched vice frm a baby.
33．Hw was the study cnducted?
A．By quting theries B．By fllwing suit C．By giving examples D．By making cmparisns
34．Which f the fllwing is right accrding t the text?
A．Scial interactin shwed lwer activity levels in brain.
B．The baby’s brain activity was tracked at least twice in the study.
C．It was the first study t directly cmpare infant brains t adult nes.
D.5-mnth-ld babies with increased brain activity will learn languages better at age 18.
35．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Scientists are fascinated t research int babyhd.
B．Scial interactins makes fr language develpment in infants.
C．Much research has been dne t prmte infant language develpment.
D．Parental interactin with a baby is a heart-warming and universal scene.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
D yu knw the names f the peple wh live next dr? Chances are yu live next t smene, but d yu actually knw them? Sadly, the nly time we d seem t hear abut peple’s neighbrs is when things g wrng-hearing peple say things like they have the neighbrs frm hell! S, what des g wrng?
When talking abut famus feuds（世仇）with peple wh live next dr, yu nly need t think f the Mntagues and Capulets in Shakespeare’s Rme and Juliet. 36 These days, especially in cities, many peple live in apartments, tightly packed int apartment blcks. Our neighbrs are all arund us-s what issues can cme frm that?
The first bvius cause f dispute is nise pllutin. Lud bass pumping thrugh the walls, cnstructin, r peple arguing next dr can disrupt the harmny f yur living space. 37 Hwever, getting smene like a building manager invlved t speak t yur neighbur and making cmplaints fficial can make things mre awkward as yu didn’t speak t yur neighbur directly.
38 If yur neighbur likes eating especially pungent fd, smething that ffends yur nstrils, and that smell drifts thrugh yur windw, what can yu d? Sme ther cmmn issues include water leaking thrugh the ceiling, pets making nise, and littering frm the balcny abve yu.
And then, if yu’re lucky enugh t wn a garden, that can present even mre issues t fight with yur neighbur abut! This culd include hedges and fences that are t high, balls and tys invading yur garden r hitting yur windws, and bundary disputes ver where yur neighbrs’ land ends. 39
It’s nt easy living next dr t smene, especially if they’re nisy. 40 Als, try cnsidering if the things yu are ding culd upset yur neighbrs. If it’s smething that wuld upset yu, maybe think again.
A．And then what abut smells?
B．All these can create hatred ver time.
C．Thankfully, mst real-life quarrels dn’t g that far.
D．The secnd bvius cause f dispute is fd pllutin.
E．S yu can’t help but argue with yur neighbrs angrily.
F．But having a clear and hnest line f dialgue might be f help.
G．Asking them directly t turn the music dwn can make yu anxius.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
Over the years, I have learned that Gd refines ur spirits nt nly thrugh great challenges but als thrugh everyday 41 and simple mments. I gt anther 42 f this just the ther day at the grcery stre.
It was a chilly and 43 day and all I wanted t d was grab my stuff and g hme. As I hurried twards the stre 44 . I saw a little, ld lady 45 with age, walking slwly in the rain with a stick in her hand. I didn’t stp t speak with her, 46 , but hurried n int the stre. Later as I was pushing my car t 47 thrugh the aisles（过道）I saw her again in a mtrized car t carefully 48 ut f ther peple’s way. Again I 49 her and hurried n.
Thankfully, Gd in His infinite Lve gave me a third 50 . As I was ready t leave, I saw her again, sitting in her cart 51 sadly at the bxes she culdn’t even reach if she was standing. This time I stpped and asked if I culd help her. She gave me the mst 52 smile and pinted t a bx n the tp shelf. I stretched up and 53 it fr her. Then we talked fr a few minutes, tw suls 54 in a beautiful way, until we said “gdbye”. As I was leaving the stre, I smiled and thanked Gd fr giving me enugh chances t finally get it 55 .
41．A．encuntersB．adventuresC．exercisesD．rutines
42．A．warningB．clueC．reminderD．memry
43．A．sunnyB．rainyC．cludyD．fggy
44．A．entranceB．cunterC．garageD．exit
45．A．weakenedB．deafenedC．wrinkledD．bent
46．A．yetB．thughC．stillD．either
47．A．excitedlyB．leisurelyC．quicklyD．awkwardly
48．A．drivingB．pushingC．dashingD．diving
49．A．apprachedB．impressedC．addressedD．ignred
50．A．challengeB．examinatinC．pprtunityD．experiment
51．A．lking dwnB．lking upC．lking frD．lking arund
52．A．thughtfulB．alarmingC．beautifulD．cnfusing
53．A．grabbedB．mvedC．fetchedD．held
54．A．cnsumingB．cntactingC．cnductingD．cnnecting
55．A．startedB．rightC．finishedD．wrng
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。
It is ften time-cnsuming t travel by car r bus in a cuntry 56 size f China. Cnsequently, high speed trains make gd sense.
An early attempt 57 （find）a technlgical breakthrugh fr high speed rail travel in China was the Shanghai Maglev（磁悬浮列车）, which pened t the public in 2004．As the first 58 （cmmerce）magnetic-levitatin train in the wrld, it cnnects Shanghai’s Pudng Internatinal Airprt with the Shanghai subway system, 59 （travel）a distance f 30 kilmeters in 8 minutes.
In 2007, the Chinese Ministry f Railways began jint ventures（风险事业） 60 fur cmpanies（frm Canada, Japan, France and Germany）t develp high speed rail within China. As Chinese railway technlgy 61 （mature）, the develpment f the high speed rail system became 62 （increase）lcalized, until the all-Chinese Fuxing Ha（Renaissance） 63 （create）and rlled int prductin in 2017.
China nw has nearly 30,000 kilmeters f high speed track. Using high speed rail, 64 used t be a 34-hur jurney can nw be accmplished in just seven t nine hurs. While this is still a lng jurney, it means yu can leave in the mrning 65 arrive in the afternn.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
你校近期将举行一场以“向校园欺凌说不”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你写一篇英语演讲稿参赛。演讲要点包括：
1．校园欺凌的表现形式及影响。
2．如何应对校园欺凌。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：bully v.威吓，欺凌；n.恃强凌弱者
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。
I sat in the breakfast crner with my fur-year-ld sn, Matthew, trying t ignre the ache in my stmach. I was still recvering frm a surgery. I hped fr strength and happiness. But the future seemed s hpeless.
Matthew jumped up frm his spt n the kitchen flr. “Bird!” he shuted, rushing t the sliding dr. Sure enugh, there was a white dve seated n a rubber tree. It sat there a few mments, and then flew away. I’d never seen ne in ur neighbrhd befre.
When I dragged myself t the kitchen the next mrning, the dve was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs（嫩枝）, “Lk, Matthew,” I said, pinting t the tree. “They’re ging t make a nest.” The dves flew in and ut f the curtyard all week, building n the tp f the rubber tree. Matthew culd hardly cntain his excitement. Every mrning, he’d run int the kitchen and take his spt by the sliding glass dr, talking t the birds while they wrked. As much as I was grieving（感到悲伤）,I culdn’t help but lk frward t the dves’ visits t. We watched their prgress as if it were a real-life sap pera unflding befre us. Gradually, my pain disappeared, replaced by jy.
Then it all went wrng. The curtyard was a safe enugh spt fr a nest, but the rubber tree’s brad, thin leaves were far frm stable. One night, a strng wind blew thrugh, thrwing the dves’ nest t the grund. I heard the twigs break apart. Nthing gd ever lasts. I wuldn’t blame the dves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid n attentin t the pi le f sticks that had nce been their nest. They started again frm scratch, thugh the wind destryed all their hard wrk. The next day, and the next, they renewed their effrts, as if nthing had happened.
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。
Paragraph 1: I knew I had t d smething fr the pr creatures. ______________________________________
Paragraph 2:“The birds were back!” Matthew annunced. ___________________________________________
浙江省北斗星盟2024届高三下学期5月阶段性考试英语试题参考答案
听力：
1-5BBCAA 6-10 BCBBA 11-15CACBC 16-20 CACBB
21—23 BDC 24—27 CCAC 28—31BDDC 32—35 CDBB 36-40:CGABF
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41-45ACBAD 46-50 BCADC 51-55BCADB
56．the 57．t find 58．cmmercial 59．travelling/ traveling 60．with
61．matured 62．increasingly 63．was created 64．what 65．and
应用文范文：
Dear teachers and fellw students,
I am hnred t deliver a speech n the pressing issue f bullying n campus.
Bullying n campus is a serius prblem that takes varius frms, including physical vilence, verbal abuse and scial exclusin. These actins d great harm t victims, leading t feelings f fear, islatin, and lw self-esteem. S it is crucial t say “N” t bullying. We can launch campaigns t educate urselves and thers n the harmful impacts f bullying as well as prmte a culture f empathy and respect within ur schl cmmunity. If we witness bullying, d stand up and reprt it. Tgether, I am sure we will create a bully-free campus!
Thank yu fr yur listening.
读后续写范文：
I knew I had t d smething fr the pr creatures. Their adversity stirred smething within me. I was ging t help them instead f just watching the dves persistently build their nest. Befre the time when the dves usually made their visits, I lked thrugh the garage fr an ld piece f shelving. By means f a ladder, I successfully hammered the shelving int the wall next t the rubber tree. Cvered with sme leaves, it lked like part f the tree. Then Matthew and I std by the dr, waiting and hping.
“The birds were back!” Matthew annunced. T ur delight, they seemed t apprve f the new platfrm and began rebuilding their nest. Matthew’s eyes lit up with jy, and I felt warmth surging thrugh my heart. As the dves persevered, s did we. Their unwavering determinatin had becme a surce f inspiratin fr us, reminding us that setbacks were nt the end, but an pprtunity fr a new beginning. In their brief existence, the dves had taught us a prfund lessn abut resilience and hpe, ne that wuld stick in ur mind fr a lng time t cme.
附听力原文
Text 1
W: What are yur plans fr the summer vacatin, Paul?
M: Oh, I’d lve t g and lie n a beach smewhere, but I need t save sme mney fr schl. I think I’ll stay hme and get a jb.（1）
Text 2（第2题为推断题）
W: Ging ver t his place fr dinner isn’t an easy thing fr me. Why n earth did yu accept?
M: Oh, cme n, Alice. Eric is new t the neighbrhd and it wuld be rude t decline his invitatin.
W: Yu always persuade me int ding things like this.
M: I prmise it is the last time.
Text 3（第3题为推断题）
W: Culd yu d smething abut yur dg? It barks at night and keeps me awake.
M: I didn’t realize. It wn’t happen again.
Text 4
W: I usually have a cup f Earl Grey tea withut milk. Yu like Yrkshire tea, right?
M: Yes, but fr years I have been a firm believer in the fact that tea shuld be served with milk, which can send us t sleep.（4）By the way, except Peppermint tea, which ges well with lemn.
Text 5（第5题为推断题）
M: Hi, Lisa. Bb speaking. My mm tld me that she saw yu skipping in the garden when she tk ut the trash. Wuld yu like t try cycling with me in the cmmunity?
W: Oh, that is my twin sister Olivia. I was studying fr my exam then.
Text 6（第7题为推断题）
M: Hw did yu celebrate yur sn’s birthday yesterday?
W: I made Jacb a birthday cake.
M: Ww, I remember yu culdn’t tlerate the baking things.
W: Yes. It’s a lng stry. I put the cake in the ven. The instructins said I need t put a knife int it when the time is up. Then if the knife cmes ut clean, it means the cake is cked all the way thrugh.
（6）I have n faith in it. S I kept putting it back in the ven fr a little mre time, until eventually it had been in the ven fr twice as lng as its riginal baking time. Obviusly, it burnt. The utcme didn’t surprise me at all. Then, I cntinued t try again and finally reached my gal.
Text 7
M: Sally,（9）great answer tday in class!
W: Oh, thanks. I really enjyed that nvel and the film adaptatin f it, s I was lking frward t sharing my ideas.（8）The way the authr describes the characters and the trubles they face prvides plenty f fd fr thught.
M: Yes, it’s the writer’s wn stry with real-life events — hw she learned t cpe with what happened unexpectedly and hw she wuld d things differently.（8）It desn’t give us direct answers, but reminds us t be mindful in difficult situatins. I must say, I admire the way yu expressed yur thughts. As fr myself, I find it quite challenging.
W: Thanks again. And yu always make few spelling mistakes. That’s actually what I struggle with.（9）
M: It sunds like we can cmplement each ther perfectly. By the way, did Mrs. Ck mentin the wrd limits fr ur essay?（9）
W: I’m nt sure. I tried t stay shrt, just in case.
Text 8
W: I went t a research institute last weekend.（10）
M: Really? Tell me mre.
W: Actually, I rdered sme different kinds f candies frm Amazn last mnth. The ingredients in these varius candies arused my interest. S I applied fr a study tur nline. During the tur, we visited many candy factries in Eurpe. A prfessr frm Canada shwed us mst man-made fd dyes are derived frm petrl, r crude il. They really ffer n benefit t cnsumers.（10）
M: Yes. These fd dyes are marketing tls fr the fd industry. It’s wrth mentining that they may cause sme health prblems in sme kids, like inattentin, sleeplessness, and restlessness. That’s why sme ther cuntries have cntrlled imprts f these prducts.
W: Since 2010, in the Eurpean Unin, mst fds cntaining artificial fd dyes are required t cme with warning labels.（11）
M: In my view, all snacks n shelves shuld have them n t warn custmers abut the ptential effects that they have n children’s behavir.（12）
crude il 原油
restlessness 不安宁；躁动
Text 9（第13题为推断题）
W: Hey, Marc. What a nice surprise! Haven’t seen yu fr ages. May I ask what brught yu t New Yrk?
M: I wanted t break with the past. I’m trying t make a fresh start. Actually, I lst my jb last Friday.
W: Oh, I’m srry t hear that.
M: N big deal really. I wanted t leave that jb ages ag. I kept putting it ff because my father was seriusly ill fr the last tw years.（14）
W: S what did yu d?（15）
M: I wrked fr a publishing huse. I hped t be an adventurus nvelist when I gt ut f cllege. I tk that jb as the assistant t an editr, thinking it wuld be a ft in the dr. Hwever, my daily rutine was: d the printing and handle up t hundreds f calls every day.（15）I shwed up fr wrk late t many times since I had sleeping disrders recently. As they were already unhappy with me befre, shwing up late was just the straw that brke the camel’s back. Anyway, it was my fault.
W: S what d yu have in mind nw?（16）
M: I am thinking f ging back t schl t take writing classes.（16）
Text 10
NBC Nightly News with Lester Hlt. Thank yu s much fr being with us. In memry f Emili Delgad,（17）NBC is replaying Sesame Street, which is knwn fr its humrus and cultural shrt films. He als c-starred in the 1975TV mvie I Will Fight N Mre Frever, a true stry abut Chief Jseph.（17）Next, Turning Red, which will be n tnight, is a mvie abut Mei Lee wh transfrms int a giant red panda in her dream each time she’s verwhelmed by her emtins. Perhaps the mst prfund challenge fr Mei during this perid f her life is figuring ut hw t be herself while als respecting the wishes f her parents.（18）Finally, the dcumentary abut Yellwstne Natinal Park will start frm next Mnday. Yellwstne Natinal Park（19）— 96% f which is in Wyming, 3% in Mntana（19）and 1% in Idah—celebrated a majr milestne in 2022, n its150th anniversary.（20）Peple recalled the day when President Ulysses Simpsn Grant signed the Yellwstne Natinal Park Prtectin Act int law. With the strke f his pen, he created the first natinal park in the United States but als the wrld.