上海市松江区2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试英语检测试题（附答案）

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I. Listening Cmprehensin（25分）
Sectin A（每题1分，共10分）
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. 5. B. 3. C. 15. D. 12.
2. A. Guest and receptinist. B. Librarian and student.
C. Custmer and shp assistant. D. Passenger and air hstess.
3. A. A jb pprtunity. B. Traveling experiences.
C. A big travel agency. D. Qualificatins fr a salespersn.
4. A. Figure ut the place f the party. B. Get Tm t pick up the Jhnsns.
C. Ask Tm abut the Jhnsns’ address. D. Invite Tm t the party.
5. A. Give his ankle a gd rest. B. Treat his injury immediately.
C. Cntinue his regular activities. D. Mind the steps during the day.
6. A. She’d like t pen the windws. B. She likes t keep the air cnditiner n.
C. The air is heavily plluted. D. It’s up t the man t decide.
7. A. It is faster t g t Miami by train.
B. It is nt always cheaper t g by bus.
C. It is wrth the mney t take a train t Miami.
D. It is mre cmfrtable and cnvenient t take a bus.
8. A. The wman bught a lt f bks.
B. He didn’t like the bks the wman chse.
C. The wman wanted t see what he bught.
D. He didn’t think there’s a large bk selectin.
9. A. The wman is wearing lng hair nw.
B. The wman fllwed the man’s advice.
C. The man didn’t care abut the wman’s hairstyle.
D. The man didn’t want the wman t have her hair cut.
10. A. It will cl dwn a bit ver the weekend.
B. He hpes the weather frecast is accurate.
C. Swimming in a pl has a relieving effect.
D. Summer has becme htter in recent years.
Sectin B（每题1.5分，共15分）
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 shrt passages and the lnger cnversatin. The shrt passages and the lnger 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. Abut a mnth. B. Abut three mnths.
C. Abut eight minutes. D. Abut eight weeks.
12. A. Thse wh received verbal cmpliments.
B. Thse wh were ffered material rewards.
C. Thse wh had much expsure t the dish.
D. Thse wh had five different kinds f vegetables.
13. A. The least-liked vegetable amng children.
B. Steps t make carrts mre appealing t children.
C. A psychlgical experiment carried ut in Belgium.
D. An effective way t increase children’s vegetable intake.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
14. A. They make careful preparatins befrehand.
B. They spend t much time expecting their failure.
C. They try hard t encurage themselves t be braver.
D. They take t many irrelevant factrs int cnsideratin.
15. A. She left an unfavrable impressin in frnt f the judge.
B. She had a psitive gal setting at first.
C. She used t be a successful glfer.
D. She wn her first trial.
16. A. Prepare fr pssible prblems. B. Make a list f d’s and dn’ts.
C. Picture themselves succeeding. D. Try t appear mre prfessinal.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
17. A. Teaching students Chinese. B. Learning teaching techniques.
C. Studying with lcal university students. D. Giving lessns abut VR technlgy.
18. A. She taught the students hw t make Chinese handicrafts.
B. The students learnt a lt abut Chinese histry and culture.
C. The students visited several histric sites in China in persn.
D. She gave a map f China t every student attending the presentatin.
19. A. Exciting. B. Relaxing. C. Agreeable. D. Eye-pening.
20. A. Mike’s plan t study abrad. B. Mike’s dream f traveling verseas.
C. Lauren’s exchange experience. D. Lauren’ travel plan in the U.S.
II. Grammar and Vcabulary（20分）
Sectin A（每题1分，共10分）
Directins: After reading the passages belw, fill in the blanks t make the passages 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.
Smart TV Channels a Sense f Frustratin
The phenmenn f watching less r nt watching TV mirrrs a plunge in traditinal TV sales in recent years.
“I haven’t watched TV at hme fr almst five years.” The same sentiment is a true prtrayal f many Gen-Zers (Z世代，指出生在1995年至2010年之间的一代人) tday. In the past (21) entertainment ptins were limited, TV dminated. Nwadays, cmputers, mbile phnes and tablets, all f (22) ffer mre cntent, have vertaken TV in the viewing stakes(收视争夺赛).
“Watching less r nt watching TV (23) (be) the inevitable result f the diversificatin f entertainment fr yung peple. The prgrams ffered by the majr TV statins is increasingly unable t meet the needs f yung peple, and a few minutes f advertisements are added at every turn, (24) (make) it difficult t cmpete with mbile phnes and tablets,” says Li Dadi at Haige Business Watch, a public WeChat accunt (25) (dedicate) t business analysis.
The phenmenn mirrrs a plunge in traditinal TV sales in recent years. A reprt by All View Clud, a data analysis cmpany, says (26) dmestic TV sales in 2020 were 44.5 millin units, dwn 9.1 percent year-n-year, and sales revenue was 120.9 billin yuan ($19.1 billin), dwn 11.7 percent.
Hwever, nt watching traditinal TV des nt mean nt using the actual set. The current develpment f smart TV is nt just a tl fr watching prgrams n the bx. The three majr vide cntent prviders, Tencent Vide, iQiyi and Yuku, have all launched TV applicatins. Peple (27) als cast the cntent f their mbile phnes nt the TV at any time. Leaning n the sfa and watching a 55-inch big screen is still much mre cmfrtable than lying n the bed with a 6.1-inch mbile phne.
Hwever, cmpared with the rapid develpment and prfit grwth f internet smart TV, cmplaints abut a decline in service experience (28) (cme) t light.
A wman’s cmplaint ver her newly bught TV set eched acrss Chinese scial media recently. In her vide, psted n Duyin, she says mst peple watching TV nw are elders, and that a TV cannt be turned n (29)
tw remte cntrls at least. After she finally turned it n, advertisements ppped up and lasted fr mre than 10 secnds. The varius charging apps, all required t be purchased t allw fr viewing, made the experience wrse. Withut a VIP membership, there came anther 70-secnd advertisement (30) she culd finally watch a prper TV series. “I miss the simple TV set f my childhd,” she lamented.
Sectin B（每题1分，共10分）
Directins: Fill in each blank with a prper wrd chsen frm the bx. Each wrd can be used nly nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
New Planet Culd Hld Life
Many scientists have nw stpped asking if there is life n ther planets—instead, they’re just trying t wrk ut where it is. Nw, researchers think they have fund a pssible lcatin, a 31 planet given the catchy name f TOI-715 b.
TOI-715 b was discvered by TESS, a telescpe wned by the US ce agency NASA. The planet is 32 as a super-Earth, althugh this just means it’s bigger than Earth but smaller than ice giants such as Neptune(海王星) r Uranus(著名演员星). It lies 137 light years away frm ur planet. This means that if yu were 33 at the speed f light (186,000 miles per secnd), it wuld take yu 137 years t reach it. This may seem like a very lng way away, but because the universe is s huge it’s 34 quite clse.
The newly discvered planet is abut ne and a half times as wide as Earth and is mving arund a type f star called a red dwarf. The distance between this star and TOI-715 b is much shrter than between Earth and the Sun but because red dwarfs are smaller and cler than ur Sun, it culd be a(n) 35 temperature t Earth.
This means that TOI-715 b culd perhaps be the right temperature t 36 liquid water, and scientists believe that this is essential t the 37 f life (at least in the frm that humans knw it). Just like Earth, the planet is nt t ht r t cld. Hwever, the pssibility f water depends n ther factrs t, such as the planet’s 38 .
Astrnmers are planning t study TOI-715 b clser using NASA’s pwerful James Webb ce Telescpe. Frtunately, the planet nly takes 19 days t rbit the star. This means it can be studied mre easily, as it 39 mves int the view f telescpes. 40 , there may als be anther Earth-sized planet in the same system f planets where TOI-715 b lies, althugh scientists haven’t been able t cnfirm it yet.
III. Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A （每题1分，共15分）
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.
“It’s almst a mral duty that museums shuld be free,” said Glenn Lwry, directr f the Museum f Mdern Art (MOMA) in 2002, when a ticket t MOMA cst $12. In Octber MOMA started charging $30, the latest in a series f price 41 invlving the Metrplitan Museum, the San Francisc Museum f Mdern Art and s n.
Higher energy and labur csts have pushed up ticket prices in Eurpe, t. Prices have remained 42 nly in Asia and the Middle East, where museums are yunger and state funding is especially generus.
Ticket fees may seem high, particularly in destinatin cities where turists are ____43____ t be discuraged by spending a few mre dllars. But whatever museums 44 , it is nt cvering their perating csts. The Assciatin f Art Museum Directrs reprted in 2018 that ticket sales accunted n average fr just 7% f ttal 45 at American art museums. Memberships cntributed anther 7%. The 46 f budgets usually cme frm charitable dnatins, grant sand retail peratins.
Eurpean museums are less 47 admissins fees, because they are ften heavily subsidized (补助) by gvernments. All natinal institutins in Britain ffer free admissin, as d mst state-run museums in China while in America sme 30% are free. Sme bservers have repeated Mr Lwry’s call fr museums t stp charging fr 48 entirely.
49 prices g against museums’ gal f sharing art with a mre diverse public. They culd als speed up the already steep decline in the share f Americans attending museums and galleries.
Declining public interest is a challenge fr institutins that rely heavily n public supprt. Thse wh chse nt t visit a museum tday may be the peple wh 50 gvernment subsidies r refuse t write persnal cheques as spnsrs in a few years. Thse wh spend time inside museums’ galleries are mre likely t grasp their richness and want t 51 their wn riches in them.
Yet significantly reducing csts may nt actually d much t 52 new audiences either. If tickets were free, “peple wh typically cme anyway might cme mre ften. 53 that, yu’re nt really changing yur demgraphic (观众结构), says an ecnmist wh studies pricing in the arts. He 54 museums t the best American university: Harvard culd affrd t make tuitin free fr all but many wealthy students wh d nt need the gift wuld be amng the biggest beneficiaries (受益者). As museums thrughut the West debate what price is right, mst are unlikely t cnclude the answer is 55 , “mral duty” r nt.
41. A. lists B. rises C. cntrls D. wars
42. A. ascending B. flexible C. awe-inspiring D. stable
43. A. unlikely B. suppsed C. dissatisfied D. bund
44. A. prmte B. submit C. charge D. exhibit
45. A. attendance B. dnatin C. peratin D. revenue
46. A. mtivatin B. remainder C. genersity D. mixture
47. A. reliant n B. resistant t C. pessimistic abut D. tlerant f
48. A. survival B. budgets C. cllectins D. admissin
49. A. Flating B. Discunted C. Ballning D. Cmpetitive
50. A. cntribute tB. vte against C. cunt n D. deir f
51. A. invest B. evaluate C. anchr D. assemble
52. A. discurage B. relieve C. attract D. entitle
53. A. With a view t B. Apart frm C. Cntrary t D. Fr fear f
54. A. credits B. attaches C. refers D. cmpares
55. A. zer B. bth C. wrng D. abve
Sectin B （每题2分，共22分）
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)
I was standing in the checkut line behind a wman wh lked t be in her 60s. When it was her turn t pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her hw she was ding.
The wman lked dwn, shk her head and said:” Nt s gd. My husband just lst his jb and my sn is up t his ld tricks again. The truth is, I dn’t knw hw I’m ging t get thrugh the hlidays.”
Then she gave the cashier fd stamps(食品券)
My heart ached. I wanted t help but didn’t knw hw. Shuld I ffer t pay fr her grceries, ask fr her husband’s resume(简历)?
As I walked int the parking lt, I sptted the wman returning her shpping cart. I remembered smething in my purse that I thught culd help her. It wasn’t a handful f cash r an ffer f a jb fr her husband, but maybe it wuld make her life better.
My heart jumped hard as I apprached the wman.
“Excuse me,” I said, my vice trembling a bit. “I culdn’t help verhearing what yu said t the cashier. It sunds like yu’re ging thrugh a really hard time right nw. I’m s srry. I’d like t give yu smething.”
I handed her the small card frm my purse.
When the wman read the card’s nly tw wrds, she began t cry. And thrugh her tears, she said: “Yu have n idea hw much this means t me.”
I was a little startled by her reply. Having never dne anything like this befre, I didn’t knw what kind f reactin I might receive. All I culd think t say was:” Oh my. Wuld it be OK t give yu a hug?”
After we embraced, I walked back t my car—and began t cry t.
The wrds n the card?
“Yu matter.”
A few weeks earlier, a clleague gave me a similar card as encuragement fr a prject I was wrking n. When I read the card, I felt a warm glw spread inside f me. Deeply tuched, I came hme and rdered my wn bx f Yu Matter cards and started sharing them.
56. Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the first three paragraphs?
A. The wman’s family mainly depends n her sn.
B. The cashier helped the wman by giving her sme fd fr free.
C. The wman and her family were having a tugh time.
D. The authr wndered why the cashier was familiar with the wman.
57. The wman cried when she gt the card, prbably because
A. it greatly encuraged her B. she culd use it t buy fd
C. it culd slve her present prblem D. it culd land her husband a jb
58. The underlined wrd “startled” in Paragraph 10 prbably means
A. interested B. grateful C. ashamed D. astnished
59. Frm the article, we can tell that the authr is ________
A. a smart persn B. a kind-hearted persn
C. a knwledgeable persn D. a cnfident persn
(B)
60. Which sectin f a magazine des this passage prbably belng t?
A. Educatinal features.B. Medical science.
C. Psychlgy frum.D. Classified ads.
61. Which f the fllwing pictures best illustrates SNORING SCIENCE?
A. B.
C. D.
62. Which f the fllwing best fits int the numbered blanks ①-②-③?
A.MYTH—FACT—FACT B.FACT—MYTH—FACT
C.MYTH—FACT—MYTH D.FACT—MYTH—MYTH
(C)
Frty years ag a prject in China yielded ne f the greatest drug discveries in mdern medicine. Artemisinin (青蒿素) remains the mst effective treatment fr malaria(疟疾) tday and has saved millins f lives. Until recently, thugh, the drug’s rigins were a mystery. “I was at a meeting in Shanghai in 2005 with all f the Chinese malarilgists and I asked wh discvered artemisinin,” says Luis Miller, a malaria researcher at the US Natinal Institutes f Health in Rckville Maryland. “I was shcked that n ne knew.” Miller and his NIH clleague Xinzhuan Su began digging int the drug’s histry. After reviewing letters, researchers’ riginal ntebks and transcripts frm meeting, they cncluded the majr credit shuld g t pharmaclgist Tu Yuyu. Tw mnths ag, Tu received America’s tp medical acclade(奖赏、荣誉), the Lasker award.
Tu carried ut her wrk in the 1960s and 70s, when China had a pressing need t fight malaria, a disease rampant(泛滥的、猖獗的) in the cuntry. China’s leader Ma Zedng set up a drug discvery prject, knwn as 523, fr the date it was launched: 23 May 1967. With n synthetic drugs frthcming, attentin turned t China’s traditinal medicines. The gvernment asked the Academy f Traditinal Chinese Medicine in Beijing t appint ne f its researchers t scur(搜寻) China’s herb garden fr a cure. The academy chse Tu, a mid-career scientist wh had studied bth Chinese and western medicine and knew enugh abut bth t realise it wuld nt be an easy jb. “By the time I started my search ver 240,000 cmpunds had been screened in the US and China withut any psitive results,” she says.
“The wrk was the tp pririty, s I was certainly willing t sacrifice my persnal life,” she says. And her time in Hainan had made a big impressin. “I saw a lt f children wh were in the latest stages f malaria,” Tu says. “Thse kids died very quickly.” Tu’s wrk wasn’t published until 1977 because the authrs remained annymus(不具名的).
As Tu says, malaria researchers have t remain vigilant(警醒的). “It is scientists’respnsibility t cntinue fighting fr the healthcare f all human.” And despite the imprtance f her wrk, she is mdest.” What I have dne was what I shuld have dne as a return fr the educatin prvided by my cuntry,” she says. She expressed gratitude at the Lasker award ceremny, with her husband, daughter and granddaughter at her side. But that was just the icing n the cake: “I feel mre reward when I see s many patients cured.”
63. Why were the rigins f artemisinin a mystery fr a lng time?
A. Authrs f research papers n it remained annymus.
B. Recrds f the riginal research gt lst.
C. Tu Yuyu was t mdest t claim the hnr.
D. Traditinal Chinese medicine was ignred by the West.
64. Why was Tu Yuyu chsen fr the prject?
A. Because all ther scientists failed t make any discvery.
B. Because she vlunteered fr the prject.
C. Because she was a mid-career scientist.
D. Because she had studied bth Western and Chinese medicine.
65. Hw did Tu Yuyu speak when talking abut her research?
A. She spke with sme regret in her vice.
B. She spke with great pride in her vice.
C. She spke with tremendus mdesty.
D. She spke with passin and urgency.
66. What des Tu Yuyu see as the greatest reward?
A. The discvery f artemisinin.
B. The recvery f malaria patients.
C. The winning f the Nbel Prize.
D. The revival f Chinese herbal medicine.
Sectin C（每题2分，共8分）
Directins: Read the article and chse the mst suitable statement frm A-F fr each blank t make the article cmplete and cherent. There are tw extra statements.
What is the number ne favrite pet in the United Kingdm? 67 There are 8.6 millin cats and 8.3 dgs in Britain, accrding t recent surveys. But experts say that there will be mre dgs than cats next year as dgs becme mre and mre ppular.
68 The Queen’s crgis(柯基犬) are very famus. A few TV stars even take their dgs shpping r t restaurants. Chihuahuas(吉娃娃) are especially ppular as “handbag dgs” because they are s small.
Dg wners can shp nline r n the high street fr the latest dg clthes and accessries(配饰). Shps sell things such as dg bts, dg cats, dg dresses and dg pants.
69 Many UK htels and hliday parks nw welcme dgs as guests. Owners wh g abrad can leave their pets at a dg htel r dg . Sme even ffer their dg guests a TV.
Britain makes TV shws abut dgs t. It’s Me r the Dg is a ppular ne. The shw’s hst Victria Sitwell helps dg wners imprve their pets’ bad behavir. Fr example, ne dg thinks he wns the huse and wn’t let the family sit n the sfa. There are als dgs that will nly eat ice cream and biscuits r use the wner’s bed as a tilet.
Last but nt the least, dgs shuld be treated seriusly. British charity Dgs Trust finds hmes fr thusands f lst and abandned dgs every years. 70 Dgs Trust believes that British peple shuld nt give dgs as gifts r treat them like tys.
第II卷（共50分）
IV. Summary Writing（10分）
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Summarize the main idea and the main pints f the passage in n mre than 60 wrds. Use yur wn wrds as far as pssible.
71.
Here’s Why Planning a Trip Can Help Yur Mental Health
There’s sme gd news fr glbe-trtters(环球旅行者): Accrding t researchers, lking ahead t yur next adventure culd benefit yur mental health, even if yu’re nt sure when that adventure will be.
Sme psychlgists believe in the mental benefits f vacatining smewhere new. Fr example, travel can enhance empathy, attentin, energy, and fcus. Other research suggests that the act f adapting t freign cultures may als facilitate creativity. But what abut the act f planning a trip? Can we get a mental health bst frm travel befre we even leave hme?
Planning and anticipating a trip can be almst as enjyable as ging n the trip itself, and there’s research t back it up. A 2014 Crnell University study delved(探索、探究) int hw the anticipatin f an experience (like a trip) can increase a persn’s happiness substantially—much mre s than the anticipatin f buying material gds. An earlier study, published by the University f Surrey in 2002, fund that peple are at their happiest when they have a vacatin planned.
Matthew Killingswrth, nw a senir fellw at the Whartn Schl at the University f Pennsylvania, says trip-planning encurages an ptimistic utlk. “As humans, we spend a lt f ur mental lives living in the future,” says Killingswrth, whse wrk centers n understanding the nature and causes f human happiness. “Our future-mindedness can be a surce f jy if we knw gd things are cming, and travel is an especially gd thing t have t lk frward t.”
V. Translatin（3+3+4+5，共15分）
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
72. 那座村庄物资匮乏因为它不通车。(inaccessible)
73. 如果你能帮我解决我的问题，我会非常感激。(appreciate)
74. 经济发展得越快，我们就越应注意保护环境。(the… the…)
75. 约有400名学生参加了学校在 5 月 8 日举办的一年一度的科学论坛，在论坛上学生们可以展示他们的创新项目。(estimate)
VI. Guided Writing（25分）
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in 120-150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
76.假设你是明启中学高三学生吴磊，你所在的学校即将举行主题为“亲情“的摄影展， 邀请同学们提交一张自己拍摄的照片参展。请你写一封投稿信件给组委会，内容须包括：（1）描述该照片背后的亲情故事；（2）你选择该照片参展的理由。
答案
I. Listening Cmprehensin
1-5 BDACA 6-10 ACADA 11-13 BCD 14-16 BDC 17-20 BBDC
21. when 22. which 23. is 24. making 25. dedicated 26. that 27. can 28. have cme/are cming
29. withut 30. befre
31-40: BHDAJ FCEKG
41-45: BDACD 46-50: BADCB 51-55: ACBDA
56-59: CADB
60-62: BDC 63-66: ADCB 67-70: CBAE
IV. Summary Writing
71. Planning a trip can imprve ur mental health. Besides the varius benefits f travel, the mere act f planning a trip is als gd fr us. The planning prcess is enjyable and increases happiness, which is supprted by several studies. Matthew Killingswrth at the University f Pennsylvania pints ut that trip planning als encurages a psitive perspective n the future. (60 wrds)
Main idea: Planning a trip can imprve mental health.
Main pints:
1) varius benefits f travel
2) planning a trip is enjyable
3) planning a trip encurages a psitive perspective
V. Translatin
72. That village lacks supplies/materials because it is inaccessible t cars.
73. I wuld greatly appreciate it if yu culd assist me with my prblem.
74. The faster ecnmy is develping, the mre attentin we shuld pay t envirnmental prtectin./ the mre we shuld pay attentin t envirnmental prtectin.
75. An estimated 400 students attended the schl’s annual science frum n May 8th, where they culd shwcase their innvative prjects./ It is estimated that…
VI. Guided writing
76. Dear Sir r Madam,
I am Wu Lei, a phtgraphy enthusiast and an art student-t-be. When I heard the theme f this exhibitin, this pht instantly crssed my mind, which was taken in June 2023 at Pudng Internatinal Airprt when my lder brther was back frm the US fr his last summer vacatin befre graduatin.
This summer was special fr us, as the pandemic had separated ur family fr three years. Althugh the digital age has allwed frequent cmmunicatin despite ur distance, his warm embrace is still mre meaningful and better cnnects us.
I still remember the mment I saw my brther cming ut frm the arrival gate. Thrugh my lens, I sptted him amng all the anxius passengers. He was taller and slimmer and a little bit sun-tanned. His eyes were eagerly searching fr the familiar faces. I waved bth f my arms at him, screaming ut f pleasure. He fund me and everyne else. He hpped ecstatically and gallped like a pny tward us and tried his best t bring my parents and grandparents int his arms. My camera captured the bear hug that everyne had lnged fr fervently fr three years.
I’ve taken many phts f my family, but this ne is the best in my heart, nt fr its artistic quality but fr the verwhelming emtins and the lve between family members. I appreciate yur time reading my stry and cnsidering my picture. Wish the exhibitin a great success!
Sincerely,
Wu Lei
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: Prfessr Clark said that the mid-term exam wuld cver the first 15 lessns.
M: Really? I thught it nly included the first 12 lessns. I must spend the weekend ging ver the rest f the lessns.
Q: Hw many lessns must the man review ver the weekend?
2. M: Excuse me, is there any pssibility f brrwing a blanket? I feel cld.
W: Sure, but culd yu wait until after take-ff please?
Q: What is the prbable relatinship between the tw speakers?
3. W: Lk! It says they want a junir sales manager, and it seems like it’s a big cmpany. Yu might have t travel a lt.
M: D they say anything abut experience?
Q: What are the tw speakers mainly talking abut?
4. W: I want t ask the Jhnsns t cme t the party. D yu knw their address?
M: N. But I’d like them t cme. I think Tm can give yu their address.
Q: What des the man suggest the wman d?
5. M: Tday is definitely nt my day! I fell ff a step and twisted my ankle.
W: Dn’t wrry. Usually ankle injuries heal quickly if yu stp regular activities fr a while.
Q: What des the wman imply the man shuld d?
6. M: D yu want t turn n the air cnditiner r pen the windws?
W: I lve fresh air if yu dn’t mind.
Q: What can be inferred frm the wman’s respnse?
7. W: Taking a bus t Miami is cheaper than ging by train.
M: Yes, but I’d rather pay a little mre fr the added cmfrt and cnvenience.
Q: What des the man mean?
8. W: I bught a few bks at the new bkstre. Wuld yu like t have a lk at them?
M: A few? It lks like yu bught ut the bkstre.
Q: What des the man mean?
9. W: I wish my hair were lnger.
M: Yes, it’s a pity yu had it cut. If nly yu’d listened t me.
Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
10. W: These summer days are getting t be mre than I can take. It was even t ht t g t the pl yesterday.
M: Well, accrding t the weather reprt, we shuld have sme relief by the end f the week.
Q: What des the man mean?
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 shrt passages and the lnger cnversatin. The shrt passages and the lnger 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.
All parents knw it’s difficult t get children t eat vegetables. Sme ffer rewards r treats fr children finishing their share. But researchers have discvered that yungsters wh are nt praised fr trying vegetables are mre likely t eat them eventually. The best way t get children t eat fd they hate is repeated expsure.
Psychlgists studied 98 children in Belgium. They gave them five kinds f vegetables t eat — mushrms, peas, eggplants, carrts and cabbages. The results revealed that carrts were the least-liked vegetable amng yungsters. The children were then given a bwl f biled carrts and tld t chse hw much t eat. After 8 minutes, they were asked t rate the dish as “delicius,” “just OK” r “awful.” The trial went n twice a week fr a mnth, with a fllw-up taste test 8 weeks after the trial. Children were split int three grups, with ne grup asked t try the bwl f carrts repeatedly with n further encuragement. The ther tw grups were given rewards f a ty r verbal praise.
After the trial, 81% f children wh simply tried the carrts cnsistently liked them. This is in cntrast t 68% fr the grup given a ty and 75% fr the grup given verbal praise.
Nw listen again please.
Questins:
11. Hw lng did the study in the passage last?
12. Accrding t the test results, which grup f children enjyed carrts mst?
13. What’s the passage mainly abut?
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
When facing a new situatin, sme peple tend t spend t much time expecting the wrst.
I remember talking with a yung lawyer befre her first trial. She was very nervus. I asked what impressin she wanted t make in frnt f the judge. She replied, “I dn’t want t lk s inexperienced that they suspect this is my first trial.” She had fallen victim t the “dn’ts” syndrme — a frm f negative gal setting. The “dn’ts” can be self-fulfilling because peple uncnsciusly fllw their predictins and finally cause them t happen.
Research shws a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually ding smething. That means when a glfer tells himself, “Dn’t hit the ball int the water.” His mind sees the image f the ball flying int the water. Therefre, befre ging int any stressful situatin, fcus nly n what yu want t happen.
I asked the lawyer again hw she wanted t appear at her first trial. This time she said: “I want t lk self-assured.” T her, a self-assured figure meant mving cnfidently arund the curt rm, using cnvincing bdy language and raising her vice. She als imagined a skillful clsing argument and a winning trial.
A few weeks after this psitive stress rehearsal, the yung lawyer did win.
Nw listen again, please.
Questins:
14. Accrding t the passage, what d sme peple d when they face a new situatin?
15. What d we learn abut the lawyer in the curt?
16. What advice des the speaker give t peple in a stressful situatin?
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
M: Hey Lauren, I heard that yu were n an exchange prgram t the U.S. during the winter hliday. Hw was it?
W: Well Mike, that three-week stay was really unfrgettable. Mst f the time, I stayed n campus in Califrnia. I bserved different kinds f classes, like English Literature and nish classes. Besides, I learnt sme state-f-art teaching techniques t imprve the quality f my class.
M: Sunds interesting. Did yu have any chance t interact with the lcal students?
W: Sure. We were assigned t give a presentatin n Chinese culture t a grup f high schl students in the final week by using the teaching techniques we learnt.
M: Hw did it g?
W: T my surprise, many students knew little abut China. It was a gd chance t help them have a clear picture f the lng histry and the diverse culture f ur cuntry. VR technlgy and green-screen mvies were emplyed t give the students a mini tur arund several histric sites. They were amazed. We als gave them sme traditinal Chinese handcrafts as suvenirs.
M: Did yu have the chance t travel arund during the weekends?
W: Yes. We went t Washingtn D.C., visited several landmarks and stepped int tp universities like Gergetwn and Duke. If nly we culd als visit New Yrk and Bstn, they are my favrite cities. Nevertheless, this prgram really bradened my hrizns.
M: Indeed. I hpe ne day I culd be n this prgram as well.
Nw listen again, please.
Questins:
17. What did Lauren d when she was in the U.S.?
18. What d we learn abut Lauren’s presentatin?
19. What des Lauren think f her days abrad?
20. What are the tw speakers mainly talking abut?
That’s the end f listening cmprehensin. 听力部分到此结束。
A. cnsidered B. distant C. existence D. travelling
E. atmsphere F. hst G. excitingly H. classed
I. persistence J. similar K. frequently
WAKING A SLEEPWALKER IS BAD FOR THEIR HEALTH ①
Sleepwalking typically ccurs during the nn-rapid eye mvement stage f sleep. Several factrs can lead t walking while sleeping, including alchl use, stress and even brain injury. Hwever, there is a genetic explanatin fr sleepwalking. Studies have shwn that children with ne r bth sleepwalking parents are 40 t 60 per cent mre likely t sleepwalk themselves. As fr the cnsequences f waking a sleepwalker, there is n evidence that it will hurt r harm him, but will likely cause disrientatin and cnfusin.
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LYING ON YOUR BACK MAKES YOU SNORE MORE
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Snring, namely breathing nisily, is caused by airflw being restricted thrugh the bdy’s airways during sleep. When yu lie n yur back, gravity pulls tissues that surrund yur airways dwnwards, narrwing them. As air passes thrugh the passage thrugh the nse, it causes tissue t vibrate (振动) with every breath and can create a snring sund. When yu sleep n yur side this tissue desn’t mve dwnwards, pening up the airways s and reducing the vlume f snring.
YOU ONLY USE TEN PERCENT OF YOUR BRAIN ③
This cmmn thery in questin dates back t the early 1900s, when the philspher and funder f American psychlgy William James suggested that we nly use a small prtin f ur ptential. In a 1907 paper titled The Energies f Men, James wrte: “We are making use f nly a small part f ur pssible mental and physical resurces.” It’s sustained by a bk Hw t Win Friends and Influence Peple, where American writer Lwell Thmas wrte that “prfessr William James f Harvard used t say that the average persn develps nly ten per cent f his ptential 1mental ability”.
Hwever, the truth is that yur brain is firing n all cylinders (气缸) and nt limited t just ten percent f its pwer.
A. Peple are als giving their pets hlidays.
B. British peple like t spend time with their pets.
C. If yu think the answer is dgs, yu are wrng.
D. Sme peple even claim that they lve their pet mre than their partner.
E. It teaches peple abut the respnsibility f wning a dg.
F. Pet wners unable t affrd health care fr their ill pet will get financial help.