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湖北山东部分重点中学2021届高三12月教学质量联合检测 英语 (含答案)
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湖北山东部分重点中学2021届高三12月教学质量联合检测
英语试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
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3.考试结束后，将答题卡上交。
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,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。
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. How did the man get there?
A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. On foot.
2. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Have a good rest. B. Hold a special celebration. C. Ask Rick to go with him.
3. What does the woman think of the news?
A. Unreliable. B. Shocking. C. Disappointing.
4. What does the man do?
A. He is a teacher. B. He is a manager. C. He is a student.
5. What makes the woman surprised?
A. Her stolen car is found. B. She is awarded a car. C. She wins a flying competition.
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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作 答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Co-workers. C. Neighbors.
7. What will the woman do next?
A. Borrow some books. B. Prepare for another test. C. Relax at home.
听下面—段对话，回答第8至9题。
8. What does the man work for?
A. An online news agency. B. A newspaper. C. A TV channel.
9. Why does the man like to be a journalist?
A. He travels a lot. B. He earns a high pay. C. He gets job satisfaction.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. How does the woman feel about the festival?
A. Bored. B. Interested C. Disappointed.
11. Why does the man prefer the afternoon show?
A. It is more exciting.
B. It is suitable for his brother.
C. His favorite band plays in the afternoon.
12. What will the woman do tomorrow afternoon?
A. Work. B. See a film. C. Go to the music festival.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Running. B. Cave-exploring. C. Hiking.
14. What else does the Society do besides exploring caves?
A. Clean up caves. B. leach people about rocks.
C. Rescue people trapped in mountains.
15. Why doesn't the woman like cave-exploring?
A. She is too tired.
B. She thinks it's too easy.
C. She doesn't like the environment in caves.
16. What does the man invite the woman to do?
A. Attend a meeting. B. Join in a party. C. Do some cleaning.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. Who does the writer probably write the letter to?
A. Her classmates who need help.
B. Teachers who will attend the contest.
C. Leaders who are in charge of the contest.
18. What's the writer's purpose of writing the letter?
A. To invite Ms Wells to her soccer games.
B. To show Ms Wells should be the winner.
C. To tell the headmaster to change her teacher.
19. How many Ms Wells' advantages does the writer list?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.
20. Where is Ms Wells usually during her lunch time according to the writer?
A. In her room. B. At the restaurant. C. In the playground.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Popularly known as the "Oriental Hawaii,” Sanya in South China's Hainan province is considered as one of the best diving resorts in the South Pacific Ocean.
The followings are the top five places for diving in the city.
Wuzhizhou Island
Regarded as the best place in Hainan province for underwater diving, it is one of the few islands in the world without rocks or pebbles.
The island covers an area of 1. 48 square kilometers and is in an irregular butterfly shape. The sea around the island is clear and transparent, providing a visibility of 6 to 27 meters.
Yalong Bay
The underwater world at Yalong Bay is one of the earliest diving bases in Sanya.
It is thought as one of the best scenic spots in China to carry out undersea tourism, with the world's largest and most complete soft coral. Its beautiful blue water has a visibility of 7 to 9 meters.
Xidao Island
Xidao Island, the largest of a series of small islands in Sanya, is shaped like a turtle living in the tropical area.
Located 8 nautical miles off the coast, the island enjoys idyllic surroundings of rocky caves and an interior filled with palm trees. It also boasts crystal clear waters with a wide array of marine life and extensive coral reefs to explore.
Dadonghai Bay
Embraced by hills on three sides, it is a crescent-shaped bay located about 4 km southeast of the downtown area of Sanya。.
It is also richly endowed by nature with vernal sunshine, soft breezes as well as fine sand. Though the water here is not as clear as that in Ya long Bay and Wuzhizhou Island, this diving spot is easier to get to.
Fenjiezhou Island
Nicknamed the Sleeping Beauty Island, it is a national 5A scenic area in Lingshui Li autonomous county.
The island boasts extremely clean beaches and rich marine ecological resources. It is the only site in the country that allows visitors to dive with dolphins.
21. Which diving resort looks like a turtle?
A. Wuzhizhou Island. B. Yalong Bay.
C. Xidao Island. D. Dadonghai Island.
22. What do the places for diving have in common?
A. They are very close to the coast. B. They provided clear waters to dive in.
C. They are surrounded by hills and palm trees. D. They have coral reefs and marine life to explore.
23. What is special about Fenjiezhou Island?
A. It is the best place i the world for underwater diving.
B. It is the most convenient for visitors to get to.
C. It is filled with the largest soft coral and clearest water.
D. It is the site permitting visitors to dive with dolphins.
B
Devote yourself to the work you do, not the prize you might get. Hao Jingfang, a Tsinghua University alumna, is pursuing her passion for writing and education.
In 2016 ， she won the prestigious Hugo Award with her novella ? Folding Beijing, which made her the first female writer in China to bring home this prize. Later on, the author turned to education. She set up Tongxing Academy for public welfare education and We Planets to foster children's creativity after school.
“The major task for society is to help people get better education, to improve their skill set in line with future technological advancements, and to broaden their horizons," Hao said.
Since founding her company, Hao has been carrying out voluntary teaching programs in rural areas. "We really want these kids to have better education resources like kids from the cities," she said. “We hope that the children from rural China, if one day they manage to live in the cities, can do more than car maintenance, for example. They will have the skills to take on other jobs."
Different from the typical Chinese parents so ambitious for their children, Hao suggests giving kids more space for trial and error. “I do believe the best mentality for parents is to stand behind your children," Hao said. “Let the child cope with the reality and decide for themselves. If they struggle with obstacles, you can offer them some guidance or encouragement."
“I've had a wide variety of interests since childhood. I've got used to doing different things," says the 35-year-old.
Being an economic researcher, a writer and entrepreneur herself? she encourages all women to discover their passions. “We live in a big, big world with boundless possibilities, various trades and different vocations. Don't be too afraid to try something new. When you find the one thing that you want to commit to, you will become fearless to follow your dream."
24. Why does Hao set up WePlanets?
A. To develop children, creativity after school.
B. To offer better education resources to children.
C. To encourage children to face obstacles bravely.
D. To give suggestions on children education.
25. Which of the following statements about Hao Jingfang is true?
A. She is a professor in writing and education of Tsinghua University.
B. She is the first Chinese writer to win Hugo Award with her novella.
C. She is engaged in voluntary teaching programs in the countryside.
D. She is interested in limited aspects owing to her parents' requirements.
26. What's the advice Hao gives to Chinese parents?
A. They should encourage children to get better education.
B. They should urge children to form various habits.
C. They should help children to avoid the obstacles in reality.
D. They should inspire children to make decisions themselves.
27. Where is the passage taken from?
A. A textbook. B. A newspaper. C. an autobiography. D. A fiction.
C
A deadly virus is spreading from state to state and has infected 26 million Americans so far, killing at least 14,000 people this season alone. It's not a new pandemic—it's influenza.
The 2019 — 2020 flu season, which began September 29,is projected to be one of the worst m a decade, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. At least 250,000 people have been hospitalized with symptoms from the flu? and that number is predicted to climb as flu activity spreads quickly.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, an assistant professor at University of Minnesota Medical School, said that the commonness of the flu often underplays its severity, but people should take it seriously.
The flu becomes dangerous when secondary infections emerge, the result of an already weakened immune system. Bacterial and viral infections worsen the flu's symptoms. People with chronic illnesses are also at a heightened risk for flu complications.
Those complications include pneumonia（(肺炎），inflammation in the heart and brain and organ failure—which, in some cases, can be deadly.
Influenza is tricky because the virus changes every year. Sometimes , the dominant strain in a flu season will be more virulent than in previous years, which can impact the number of people infected and the seventy of their symptoms.
Most of these changes in the virus are small and insignificant, a process called antigenic drift. That year's flu vaccine is mostly effective in protecting patients in spite of these small changes.
Occasionally, the flu undergoes a rare antigenic shift, which results when a completely new strain of virus emerges that human bodies haven experienced before.
This flu season, there's no sign of antigenic shift, the most extreme change. But it's happened before, most recently in 2009 with the H1N1 virus. It became a pandemic because people held no immunity against it，the CDC reported.
28. What do the numbers indicate in the first two paragraphs?
A. The flu is rather serious. B. The flu is quite common.
C. The flu is easy to control. D. The flu season lasts long.
29. When does the flu become dangerous?
A. There appear new symptoms of flu owing to antigenic shift.
B. The number of patients becomes large with the virus spreading.
C. Relative infections turn up because of the weaker immune system.
D. The virus changes its form with no immunity against it.
30. The underlined word "virulent" in paragraph 6 means
A. changeable B. deadly C. peaceful D. different
31. Why is the H1N1 virus in 2009 referred to in the last paragraph?
A. To warn people that the antigenic shift is impossible.
B. To inform people that the virus can be cured.
C. To show people that the vaccine is effective.
D. To remind people that the virus can be changed.
When talking about the economics of online publishing, the first thing to remember is that job No. 1 isn't to get the news to you. Rather, it is to monetize you, by selling you off, in real time, to the highest bidder. This happens every time you click on a link, before the page has even started to load on your phone. Once upon a time, if you and I both visited the same web page at the same time using the same web browser, we would end up seeing the same thing. Today, however •an almost unthinkably enormous ecosystem of scripts and cookies and often astonishingly personal information is used to show you a set of brand messages and sales links which are tailored almost uniquely to you.
That ecosystem raises important questions about privacy——the way that the minute you look at a pair of shoes online, for instance, they then start following you around every other website you visit for weeks. But whether or not you value your privacy, you are damaged, daily. by the sheer weight of all that technology.
Online ads have never got less annoying over time, and you can be sure that mobile ads are going to get more annoying as well, once Silicon Valley has worked out how to better identify who you are. The move to greater privacy protections might help slow the pace with which such technologies are adopted. But there's no realistic hope that websites will actually improve from here. If you want to avoid the dreadful experience of the mobile web, you'11 only have one choice—which is to start reading your articles natively, in the Facebook or Apple News app. But it won't be Facebook and Apple who killed the news brands. It，11 bead tech.
32. What will happen if two people click on the same link today?
A. They will immediately get the news that they want.
B. They will see the same thing whenever they browse.
C. They will see different brand messages and sales links.
D. They will be recommended to the same bidder.
33. Why can the online ads send you the links unique to you?
A. Because the ecosystem knows who you are.
B. Because they know how to identify who you are.
C. Because you don't care about your privacy.
D. Because you always use the same web browser.
34. How could we protect our privacy against mobile ads?
A. By slowing the pace with such technologies.
B. By improving the website functions.
C. By stopping using the mobile phones.
D. By reading articles in specific apps.
35. What's the author's attitude to the ad tech?
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Unconcerned. D. Optimistic.
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。
We all experience momentary bursts of anger every now and then. For the most part , though, these relatively minor annoyances are easy to deal with, but walking back your anger when you're having a heated conversation with someone is a lot more difficult. There are things you can do in the moment to calm yourself. though.
1. Acknowledge that you; re angry.
When you're angry, you notice it in your body. 36 . If you're not physically feeling it, you might hear it in the sound of your voice.
Once you notice this, try to adjust your voice. Just as increasing anger can correspond to an increasingly loud voice, so can the opposite. 37
2. Give yourself a time out.
How do you do the exercise above when you're in the middle of a face-to-face conversation? Call a personal timeout. Walking away gives you time to calm down and collect your thoughts before responding. This also aids in decreasing anger.
Of course, don't just peace out of the argument. Let whoever you're talking to know that you just need a little
physical space.
3. Ask yourself what emotion is behind the anger.
38 . More often than not, anger is a "secondary emotion" we use as a mask or a defense for an entirely different feeling （shame, for instance, or embarrassment）.
Once you’re aware of the real emotions at play, you can communicate it to the person you snapped at. Also, you'd apologize to your co-worker and perhaps consider asking your manager to lighten your workload.
4. 39
Let’s say you've taken the advice above, but you're still feeling heated. If so, changing the topic of conversation can also be a good way to cope with anger in the moment. 40 If you were discussing something serious -- or something that needs to be resolved eventually — table the discussion for later or the next day, when cooler heads prevail.
A. Change the subject of the conversation.
B. Stop the conversation with your partner.
C. Anger will do damage to your lungs and heart.
D. Try responding to your loud voice by gradually lowering it.
E. Now that you've calmed down, think about what's motivating your anger.
F. Make a joke and reroute the conversation to a safe, calm, enjoyable dialogue.
G. Anger will often cause changes in our body, such as muscle tension or sore neck.
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。
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly 41 for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful 42
Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, 43 the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, 44 for help, still hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt 45 with the man’s work.
Then one night the wind 46 loudly in from the offshore. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer grasped a 47
and rushed next door to the hired man; s sleeping quarters. The farmer shook the little man and 48 ，“Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!"
But the little man 49 in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."
The farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. 50 , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his
51 , he discovered everything had been tied down. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were 52 . The shutters were tightly secured. 53 could blow away. The farmer then understood 54 his hired man meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
When you; re prepared, spiritually, mentally and physically, you have nothing to 55 Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
41. A. asked
B. researched
C. expected
D. advertised
42. A. temperatures
B. hardships
C. storms
D. surroundings
43. A. greeted
B. begged
C. approached
D. informed
44. A. suitable
B. ready
C. available
D. desperate
45. A. cheerful
B. satisfied
C. disappointed
D. regretful
46. A. flew
B. howled
C. marched
D. paced
47. A. pillow
B. breath
C. lantern
D. garment
48. A. shouted
B. explained
C. warned
D. reminded
49. A. rolled over
B. turned up
C. lay down
D. wore out
50. A. Therefore
B Instead
C. Meanwhile
D. Moreover
51. A. excitement
B. puzzlement
C. amazement
D. disappointment
52. A. blocked
B. handled
C. stuck
D. barred
53. A. Nothing
B. Everything
C. Something
D. Anything
54. A. which
B. what
C. how
D. why
55. A. waste
B. admire
C. spare
D. fear
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 Temple of Heaven Park, Tiantan in Chinese, is located in the Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is the 56 (large) and most representative existing masterpiece among China; s ancient sacrificial buildings. 57 (original) , the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. First 58 (build) in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the Temple of Heaven was enlarged and rebuilt during the reigns of the Ming emperor Jiajing and the Qing emperor Qianlong. In 1988, it 59 (open) to the public as a park, showing ancient philosophy, history and religion. Its grand architectural style and profound cultural implication give 60 insight into the practices of the ancient Eastern civilization.
Covering an area of 2,700,000 square meters, it is larger than the Forbidden City, 61 is enclosed by a long wall. 62 (it) northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth, 63 (reflect) an ancient Chinese thought of "the heaven is round and the earth is square^. The main buildings lie 64 the south and north ends of the middle axis of the inner part. The 65 (significant) is the
Circular Mound Altar (Huanqiutan) to hold many ceremonies.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是李华，你校交换生Jack±周打篮球时不小心受伤，目前在住院治疗。请你代表全班同学用英语给他写一封 电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示慰问；
2. 让他安心养伤：
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：
1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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。续写的词数应为150左右。
“The mall? Really, Mom?" 13-year-old Michelle asks her mother as her sister Nicole, three, looks on. “Absolutely. " Patty smiles. “You girls deserve some fun, and I need to get out of the house. " With dialysis (透析) treatments every five hours, Patty rarely ventures (冒 险)from her Raymond, New Hampshire, home. She; s also been waiting four years to receive a call——the call that would call her for the double organ transplant (移植)she so desperately
needs to live—the call that could come at any time. There，" Patty smiles. Let's go have an adventure!
Before leaving, Patty phones her firefighter husband Gary. But there; s no answer. Patty and her children arrive at the mall. “Whoa!" Patty laughs, forgetting in the excitement to call Gary.
At 3 :05 Gary returns to the fire house. Just as he's about to phone home to check on Patty, the phone is ringing! "We've got a match!" Patty’s doctor says. “But she's got to Charlotte, North Carolina, by midnight. " Gary's heart beats fast as he calls home. “Why doesn't she answer?” Gary dials again and again.
Gary worries at the fire station. He's booked four tickets on both of the two flights to North Carolina, a 6 pm from nearby Manchester or a 7 ：25 pm from Boston. Where are you Patty? With still no answer, Gary hangs up and dials the police department. He and his firefighter colleagues phone local stores and malls.
Now as Patty and her daughters go shopping, the mall loudspeakers are making an announcement. But in the crowded mall, Patty doesn’t hear it.
At 5 :45 Gary realizes it's too late to make the Manchester flight. And if he doesn't find Patty soon, they won’t make the Boston flight either. Patty still hasn't returned at 6: 40. “Come home, Patty!" he begs, looking at the driveway. 7:00. It's too late! Gary panics. Suddenly, he hears the sound of a car! “Patty!" he cries. Spotting her car pulling into the driveway, he calls the fire department. “Get that helicopter here!" he shouts. “She's home!" Paragraph 1:
Patty spots Gary racing toward her , a nervous look on his face and suitcases in his hands !
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Paragraph 2:
At 7:37 the plane takes off. .
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英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1—5 CCAAB 6—10 ABACB 11—15 BABAC 16—20 ACBBA
第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分)
21—23 CBD 24—27 ACDB 28—31 ACBD 32—35 CBDA 36—40 GDEAF
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
41—45 DCCDB 46—50 BCAAB 51—55 CDABD
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56. largest 57. Originally 58. built 59. was opened 60. an 61. which 62. Its
63. reflecting 64. at 65. significance
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（共1小题；满分15分）
Dear Jack,
I am sorry to hear that you got injured when playing basketball last week. I hope everything is going well with you.
Don’t worry about your lessons. We’ve decided that we will take turns to help you catch up on what you have missed during your absence. Right now, the most important thing is to take good care of yourself so that you can make a full recovery. Also, you can watch some TV programs in your spare time to relieve the boredom.
I hope you can recover soon. Looking forward to your coming back. Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（共1小题；满分25分）
Patty spots Gary racing toward her, a nervous look on his face and suitcases in his hands! She is quite confused about what has happened. “Your organs!” Gary cries. “They’re waiting for you! But we have to get you to Charlotte! Now!” Patty is in shock. Helping Patty into the helicopter, Gary asks the pilot if they can make it to the airport in time. The pilot smiles, “Your fire chief got the airline to hold the flight!” “You hear that, honey? You’re going to live!” Gary says to Patty. (73 words)
At 7:37 the plane takes off. The plane lands in North Carolina at 10:50. There is plenty of time left for Patty to make the deadline. After a 10-hour-long operation, doctors tell Gary the transplant couldn’t have gone better—the organs are a perfect match. Today, Patty is home recovering, and her doctors say she should live a full and normal life. “I live with the knowledge every day that I am alive because so many people care about me.” Patty says happily. (77 words)
录音原文：
Text 1
W: I can’t believe it. You walked all the way here? Why not take the bus or the taxi? It’s raining.
M: I like walking especially on rainy days.
Text 2
M: I’d like you to go to the grand opening of the Ice Festival.
W: Phone Rick. I’m just too tired and I want to have a rest. You will have to manage without me.
Text 3
M: Did you read the news on Facebook? It says bees will be extinct in the next ten years.
W: You probably shouldn’t be looking to Facebook to get news. There is a lot of fake information on it.
Text 4
W: Our Wild Life Protection Group is looking for more people to join. I thought you might be interested.
M: Oh, I’d love to, but this is my last year in the middle school. I’m quite busy with my lessons.
Text 5
W: Whose car is it in front of my house?
M: It is yours, Madam. Congratulations! An air company decided that you won the painting competition which was held last month.
W: Are you sure? I can’t believe it.
Text 6
W: My history teacher gave us a surprising quiz and I couldn’t remember anything. My mind went totally blank. I couldn’t believe it.
M: That happened to me once. It was a math quiz, but it wasn’t a surprise. I just got the date of the test wrong.
W: What grade did you get? A or D?
M: No, I got a C.
W: At least a C is passing. I’m going to get an F.
M: You need to take it easy. Why don’t you go home and have a good rest?
W: I have another test at two. I need to go to the library to hit the books.
M: What a day you’re having!
Text 7
W: What do you do for a living?
M: I’m a journalist.
W: Really? I have great respect for you guys. Do you work for a newspaper or a television channel?
M: I work for an online news agency.
W: Great. When I was in college, I was keen on becoming a journalist, but my parents didn’t support me. They felt that journalism was a risky field to be in, though they are well-paid and do a lot of traveling.
M: Yes, journalists have to take a lot of risks and challenges. Sometimes we risk our own lives in our quest to find the truth. But the satisfaction we get is huge. Actually, that’s what keeps us in this job.
W: You are right. Job satisfaction is far more important than job safety.
Text 8
M: Have you heard that the Strawberry Music Festival is being held near here?
W: Yeah. I know. It sounds good, and I’d like to go. But I haven’t got a ticket.
M: I’m interested in it too, and I got some tickets to the festival. I’m taking my little brother. He has never been to a music festival. Would you like to come too?
W: That would be great. I love the noise, the music and all the excitement.
M: Are you free today or tomorrow? The afternoon show is the best for my brother.
W: Sorry, I’m busy then. I’m going to the cinema this afternoon. I’ve got the ticket so I can’t change it and I’m working tomorrow afternoon.
M: Oh, well... Can you go on Saturday afternoon? It finishes on August 28th. That’s Saturday.
W: Good. I’m free then.
Text 9
M: Guess what — I joined the Cave-exploring Society last month.
W: Seriously? Don’t cave-explorers go down into caves? I thought you were only interested in mountain climbing!
M: I do like to climb, but you know, the two sports have a lot in common. I’ll give you an example: The same technique for climbing down steep rocks is used in both sports. Of course, climbers use this technique to come down hills, while cave-explorers use it to go down holes.
W: What else does your society do?
M: For one thing, we help preserve caves. Believe it or not, some people are so careless that they just leave their litter in caves. And some people even write on cave walls. So we pick up litter and clean away the drawings on the wall.
W: I don’t think I’d like cave-exploring very much. Caves are wet and cold and dark, aren’t they?
M: I suppose they are, but they can also be beautiful. Tell you what, why don’t you come along with me to the meeting tonight? They’ll be showing pictures that we took in a cave last weekend. You’ll see some unbelievable rocks. It might change the way you think about caves.
Text 10
I’m writing to you about the Teacher-Who-Made-a-Difference contest. I think Ms Wells should be the winner of the contest. Ms Wells has done so much for me and for all of her students; this is the least I can do for her. First of all, Ms Wells is helpful. She’s willing to help anyone in the classroom who needs help. My teacher always helps us with worksheets. In addition, Ms Wells is a kind person. Not only is she kind to kids, but she’s also kind to other teachers and parents. She is always thoughtful and considerate. Lastly, Ms Wells devotes her time to kids. She devotes her lunch time to Student Council, which meets in her room. Last fall, Ms Wells promised me that she would come to one of my soccer games. Guess what? She did, even though she had a lot of school stuff to do and had to leave for Chicago. In conclusion, I think Ms Wells should be the winner of the contest. I know you will agree with me that Ms Wells is a teacher who made a difference. She’s the best!
Sincerely,
Melissa
英语试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂 其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡上交。
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,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。
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. How did the man get there?
A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. On foot.
2. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Have a good rest. B. Hold a special celebration. C. Ask Rick to go with him.
3. What does the woman think of the news?
A. Unreliable. B. Shocking. C. Disappointing.
4. What does the man do?
A. He is a teacher. B. He is a manager. C. He is a student.
5. What makes the woman surprised?
A. Her stolen car is found. B. She is awarded a car. C. She wins a flying competition.
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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作 答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Co-workers. C. Neighbors.
7. What will the woman do next?
A. Borrow some books. B. Prepare for another test. C. Relax at home.
听下面—段对话，回答第8至9题。
8. What does the man work for?
A. An online news agency. B. A newspaper. C. A TV channel.
9. Why does the man like to be a journalist?
A. He travels a lot. B. He earns a high pay. C. He gets job satisfaction.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. How does the woman feel about the festival?
A. Bored. B. Interested C. Disappointed.
11. Why does the man prefer the afternoon show?
A. It is more exciting.
B. It is suitable for his brother.
C. His favorite band plays in the afternoon.
12. What will the woman do tomorrow afternoon?
A. Work. B. See a film. C. Go to the music festival.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Running. B. Cave-exploring. C. Hiking.
14. What else does the Society do besides exploring caves?
A. Clean up caves. B. leach people about rocks.
C. Rescue people trapped in mountains.
15. Why doesn't the woman like cave-exploring?
A. She is too tired.
B. She thinks it's too easy.
C. She doesn't like the environment in caves.
16. What does the man invite the woman to do?
A. Attend a meeting. B. Join in a party. C. Do some cleaning.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. Who does the writer probably write the letter to?
A. Her classmates who need help.
B. Teachers who will attend the contest.
C. Leaders who are in charge of the contest.
18. What's the writer's purpose of writing the letter?
A. To invite Ms Wells to her soccer games.
B. To show Ms Wells should be the winner.
C. To tell the headmaster to change her teacher.
19. How many Ms Wells' advantages does the writer list?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.
20. Where is Ms Wells usually during her lunch time according to the writer?
A. In her room. B. At the restaurant. C. In the playground.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Popularly known as the "Oriental Hawaii,” Sanya in South China's Hainan province is considered as one of the best diving resorts in the South Pacific Ocean.
The followings are the top five places for diving in the city.
Wuzhizhou Island
Regarded as the best place in Hainan province for underwater diving, it is one of the few islands in the world without rocks or pebbles.
The island covers an area of 1. 48 square kilometers and is in an irregular butterfly shape. The sea around the island is clear and transparent, providing a visibility of 6 to 27 meters.
Yalong Bay
The underwater world at Yalong Bay is one of the earliest diving bases in Sanya.
It is thought as one of the best scenic spots in China to carry out undersea tourism, with the world's largest and most complete soft coral. Its beautiful blue water has a visibility of 7 to 9 meters.
Xidao Island
Xidao Island, the largest of a series of small islands in Sanya, is shaped like a turtle living in the tropical area.
Located 8 nautical miles off the coast, the island enjoys idyllic surroundings of rocky caves and an interior filled with palm trees. It also boasts crystal clear waters with a wide array of marine life and extensive coral reefs to explore.
Dadonghai Bay
Embraced by hills on three sides, it is a crescent-shaped bay located about 4 km southeast of the downtown area of Sanya。.
It is also richly endowed by nature with vernal sunshine, soft breezes as well as fine sand. Though the water here is not as clear as that in Ya long Bay and Wuzhizhou Island, this diving spot is easier to get to.
Fenjiezhou Island
Nicknamed the Sleeping Beauty Island, it is a national 5A scenic area in Lingshui Li autonomous county.
The island boasts extremely clean beaches and rich marine ecological resources. It is the only site in the country that allows visitors to dive with dolphins.
21. Which diving resort looks like a turtle?
A. Wuzhizhou Island. B. Yalong Bay.
C. Xidao Island. D. Dadonghai Island.
22. What do the places for diving have in common?
A. They are very close to the coast. B. They provided clear waters to dive in.
C. They are surrounded by hills and palm trees. D. They have coral reefs and marine life to explore.
23. What is special about Fenjiezhou Island?
A. It is the best place i the world for underwater diving.
B. It is the most convenient for visitors to get to.
C. It is filled with the largest soft coral and clearest water.
D. It is the site permitting visitors to dive with dolphins.
B
Devote yourself to the work you do, not the prize you might get. Hao Jingfang, a Tsinghua University alumna, is pursuing her passion for writing and education.
In 2016 ， she won the prestigious Hugo Award with her novella ? Folding Beijing, which made her the first female writer in China to bring home this prize. Later on, the author turned to education. She set up Tongxing Academy for public welfare education and We Planets to foster children's creativity after school.
“The major task for society is to help people get better education, to improve their skill set in line with future technological advancements, and to broaden their horizons," Hao said.
Since founding her company, Hao has been carrying out voluntary teaching programs in rural areas. "We really want these kids to have better education resources like kids from the cities," she said. “We hope that the children from rural China, if one day they manage to live in the cities, can do more than car maintenance, for example. They will have the skills to take on other jobs."
Different from the typical Chinese parents so ambitious for their children, Hao suggests giving kids more space for trial and error. “I do believe the best mentality for parents is to stand behind your children," Hao said. “Let the child cope with the reality and decide for themselves. If they struggle with obstacles, you can offer them some guidance or encouragement."
“I've had a wide variety of interests since childhood. I've got used to doing different things," says the 35-year-old.
Being an economic researcher, a writer and entrepreneur herself? she encourages all women to discover their passions. “We live in a big, big world with boundless possibilities, various trades and different vocations. Don't be too afraid to try something new. When you find the one thing that you want to commit to, you will become fearless to follow your dream."
24. Why does Hao set up WePlanets?
A. To develop children, creativity after school.
B. To offer better education resources to children.
C. To encourage children to face obstacles bravely.
D. To give suggestions on children education.
25. Which of the following statements about Hao Jingfang is true?
A. She is a professor in writing and education of Tsinghua University.
B. She is the first Chinese writer to win Hugo Award with her novella.
C. She is engaged in voluntary teaching programs in the countryside.
D. She is interested in limited aspects owing to her parents' requirements.
26. What's the advice Hao gives to Chinese parents?
A. They should encourage children to get better education.
B. They should urge children to form various habits.
C. They should help children to avoid the obstacles in reality.
D. They should inspire children to make decisions themselves.
27. Where is the passage taken from?
A. A textbook. B. A newspaper. C. an autobiography. D. A fiction.
C
A deadly virus is spreading from state to state and has infected 26 million Americans so far, killing at least 14,000 people this season alone. It's not a new pandemic—it's influenza.
The 2019 — 2020 flu season, which began September 29,is projected to be one of the worst m a decade, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. At least 250,000 people have been hospitalized with symptoms from the flu? and that number is predicted to climb as flu activity spreads quickly.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, an assistant professor at University of Minnesota Medical School, said that the commonness of the flu often underplays its severity, but people should take it seriously.
The flu becomes dangerous when secondary infections emerge, the result of an already weakened immune system. Bacterial and viral infections worsen the flu's symptoms. People with chronic illnesses are also at a heightened risk for flu complications.
Those complications include pneumonia（(肺炎），inflammation in the heart and brain and organ failure—which, in some cases, can be deadly.
Influenza is tricky because the virus changes every year. Sometimes , the dominant strain in a flu season will be more virulent than in previous years, which can impact the number of people infected and the seventy of their symptoms.
Most of these changes in the virus are small and insignificant, a process called antigenic drift. That year's flu vaccine is mostly effective in protecting patients in spite of these small changes.
Occasionally, the flu undergoes a rare antigenic shift, which results when a completely new strain of virus emerges that human bodies haven experienced before.
This flu season, there's no sign of antigenic shift, the most extreme change. But it's happened before, most recently in 2009 with the H1N1 virus. It became a pandemic because people held no immunity against it，the CDC reported.
28. What do the numbers indicate in the first two paragraphs?
A. The flu is rather serious. B. The flu is quite common.
C. The flu is easy to control. D. The flu season lasts long.
29. When does the flu become dangerous?
A. There appear new symptoms of flu owing to antigenic shift.
B. The number of patients becomes large with the virus spreading.
C. Relative infections turn up because of the weaker immune system.
D. The virus changes its form with no immunity against it.
30. The underlined word "virulent" in paragraph 6 means
A. changeable B. deadly C. peaceful D. different
31. Why is the H1N1 virus in 2009 referred to in the last paragraph?
A. To warn people that the antigenic shift is impossible.
B. To inform people that the virus can be cured.
C. To show people that the vaccine is effective.
D. To remind people that the virus can be changed.
When talking about the economics of online publishing, the first thing to remember is that job No. 1 isn't to get the news to you. Rather, it is to monetize you, by selling you off, in real time, to the highest bidder. This happens every time you click on a link, before the page has even started to load on your phone. Once upon a time, if you and I both visited the same web page at the same time using the same web browser, we would end up seeing the same thing. Today, however •an almost unthinkably enormous ecosystem of scripts and cookies and often astonishingly personal information is used to show you a set of brand messages and sales links which are tailored almost uniquely to you.
That ecosystem raises important questions about privacy——the way that the minute you look at a pair of shoes online, for instance, they then start following you around every other website you visit for weeks. But whether or not you value your privacy, you are damaged, daily. by the sheer weight of all that technology.
Online ads have never got less annoying over time, and you can be sure that mobile ads are going to get more annoying as well, once Silicon Valley has worked out how to better identify who you are. The move to greater privacy protections might help slow the pace with which such technologies are adopted. But there's no realistic hope that websites will actually improve from here. If you want to avoid the dreadful experience of the mobile web, you'11 only have one choice—which is to start reading your articles natively, in the Facebook or Apple News app. But it won't be Facebook and Apple who killed the news brands. It，11 bead tech.
32. What will happen if two people click on the same link today?
A. They will immediately get the news that they want.
B. They will see the same thing whenever they browse.
C. They will see different brand messages and sales links.
D. They will be recommended to the same bidder.
33. Why can the online ads send you the links unique to you?
A. Because the ecosystem knows who you are.
B. Because they know how to identify who you are.
C. Because you don't care about your privacy.
D. Because you always use the same web browser.
34. How could we protect our privacy against mobile ads?
A. By slowing the pace with such technologies.
B. By improving the website functions.
C. By stopping using the mobile phones.
D. By reading articles in specific apps.
35. What's the author's attitude to the ad tech?
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Unconcerned. D. Optimistic.
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。
We all experience momentary bursts of anger every now and then. For the most part , though, these relatively minor annoyances are easy to deal with, but walking back your anger when you're having a heated conversation with someone is a lot more difficult. There are things you can do in the moment to calm yourself. though.
1. Acknowledge that you; re angry.
When you're angry, you notice it in your body. 36 . If you're not physically feeling it, you might hear it in the sound of your voice.
Once you notice this, try to adjust your voice. Just as increasing anger can correspond to an increasingly loud voice, so can the opposite. 37
2. Give yourself a time out.
How do you do the exercise above when you're in the middle of a face-to-face conversation? Call a personal timeout. Walking away gives you time to calm down and collect your thoughts before responding. This also aids in decreasing anger.
Of course, don't just peace out of the argument. Let whoever you're talking to know that you just need a little
physical space.
3. Ask yourself what emotion is behind the anger.
38 . More often than not, anger is a "secondary emotion" we use as a mask or a defense for an entirely different feeling （shame, for instance, or embarrassment）.
Once you’re aware of the real emotions at play, you can communicate it to the person you snapped at. Also, you'd apologize to your co-worker and perhaps consider asking your manager to lighten your workload.
4. 39
Let’s say you've taken the advice above, but you're still feeling heated. If so, changing the topic of conversation can also be a good way to cope with anger in the moment. 40 If you were discussing something serious -- or something that needs to be resolved eventually — table the discussion for later or the next day, when cooler heads prevail.
A. Change the subject of the conversation.
B. Stop the conversation with your partner.
C. Anger will do damage to your lungs and heart.
D. Try responding to your loud voice by gradually lowering it.
E. Now that you've calmed down, think about what's motivating your anger.
F. Make a joke and reroute the conversation to a safe, calm, enjoyable dialogue.
G. Anger will often cause changes in our body, such as muscle tension or sore neck.
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。
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly 41 for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful 42
Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, 43 the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, 44 for help, still hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt 45 with the man’s work.
Then one night the wind 46 loudly in from the offshore. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer grasped a 47
and rushed next door to the hired man; s sleeping quarters. The farmer shook the little man and 48 ，“Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!"
But the little man 49 in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."
The farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. 50 , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his
51 , he discovered everything had been tied down. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were 52 . The shutters were tightly secured. 53 could blow away. The farmer then understood 54 his hired man meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
When you; re prepared, spiritually, mentally and physically, you have nothing to 55 Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
41. A. asked
B. researched
C. expected
D. advertised
42. A. temperatures
B. hardships
C. storms
D. surroundings
43. A. greeted
B. begged
C. approached
D. informed
44. A. suitable
B. ready
C. available
D. desperate
45. A. cheerful
B. satisfied
C. disappointed
D. regretful
46. A. flew
B. howled
C. marched
D. paced
47. A. pillow
B. breath
C. lantern
D. garment
48. A. shouted
B. explained
C. warned
D. reminded
49. A. rolled over
B. turned up
C. lay down
D. wore out
50. A. Therefore
B Instead
C. Meanwhile
D. Moreover
51. A. excitement
B. puzzlement
C. amazement
D. disappointment
52. A. blocked
B. handled
C. stuck
D. barred
53. A. Nothing
B. Everything
C. Something
D. Anything
54. A. which
B. what
C. how
D. why
55. A. waste
B. admire
C. spare
D. fear
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 Temple of Heaven Park, Tiantan in Chinese, is located in the Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is the 56 (large) and most representative existing masterpiece among China; s ancient sacrificial buildings. 57 (original) , the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. First 58 (build) in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the Temple of Heaven was enlarged and rebuilt during the reigns of the Ming emperor Jiajing and the Qing emperor Qianlong. In 1988, it 59 (open) to the public as a park, showing ancient philosophy, history and religion. Its grand architectural style and profound cultural implication give 60 insight into the practices of the ancient Eastern civilization.
Covering an area of 2,700,000 square meters, it is larger than the Forbidden City, 61 is enclosed by a long wall. 62 (it) northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth, 63 (reflect) an ancient Chinese thought of "the heaven is round and the earth is square^. The main buildings lie 64 the south and north ends of the middle axis of the inner part. The 65 (significant) is the
Circular Mound Altar (Huanqiutan) to hold many ceremonies.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是李华，你校交换生Jack±周打篮球时不小心受伤，目前在住院治疗。请你代表全班同学用英语给他写一封 电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示慰问；
2. 让他安心养伤：
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：
1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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。续写的词数应为150左右。
“The mall? Really, Mom?" 13-year-old Michelle asks her mother as her sister Nicole, three, looks on. “Absolutely. " Patty smiles. “You girls deserve some fun, and I need to get out of the house. " With dialysis (透析) treatments every five hours, Patty rarely ventures (冒 险)from her Raymond, New Hampshire, home. She; s also been waiting four years to receive a call——the call that would call her for the double organ transplant (移植)she so desperately
needs to live—the call that could come at any time. There，" Patty smiles. Let's go have an adventure!
Before leaving, Patty phones her firefighter husband Gary. But there; s no answer. Patty and her children arrive at the mall. “Whoa!" Patty laughs, forgetting in the excitement to call Gary.
At 3 :05 Gary returns to the fire house. Just as he's about to phone home to check on Patty, the phone is ringing! "We've got a match!" Patty’s doctor says. “But she's got to Charlotte, North Carolina, by midnight. " Gary's heart beats fast as he calls home. “Why doesn't she answer?” Gary dials again and again.
Gary worries at the fire station. He's booked four tickets on both of the two flights to North Carolina, a 6 pm from nearby Manchester or a 7 ：25 pm from Boston. Where are you Patty? With still no answer, Gary hangs up and dials the police department. He and his firefighter colleagues phone local stores and malls.
Now as Patty and her daughters go shopping, the mall loudspeakers are making an announcement. But in the crowded mall, Patty doesn’t hear it.
At 5 :45 Gary realizes it's too late to make the Manchester flight. And if he doesn't find Patty soon, they won’t make the Boston flight either. Patty still hasn't returned at 6: 40. “Come home, Patty!" he begs, looking at the driveway. 7:00. It's too late! Gary panics. Suddenly, he hears the sound of a car! “Patty!" he cries. Spotting her car pulling into the driveway, he calls the fire department. “Get that helicopter here!" he shouts. “She's home!" Paragraph 1:
Patty spots Gary racing toward her , a nervous look on his face and suitcases in his hands !
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英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1—5 CCAAB 6—10 ABACB 11—15 BABAC 16—20 ACBBA
第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分)
21—23 CBD 24—27 ACDB 28—31 ACBD 32—35 CBDA 36—40 GDEAF
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
41—45 DCCDB 46—50 BCAAB 51—55 CDABD
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56. largest 57. Originally 58. built 59. was opened 60. an 61. which 62. Its
63. reflecting 64. at 65. significance
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（共1小题；满分15分）
Dear Jack,
I am sorry to hear that you got injured when playing basketball last week. I hope everything is going well with you.
Don’t worry about your lessons. We’ve decided that we will take turns to help you catch up on what you have missed during your absence. Right now, the most important thing is to take good care of yourself so that you can make a full recovery. Also, you can watch some TV programs in your spare time to relieve the boredom.
I hope you can recover soon. Looking forward to your coming back. Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（共1小题；满分25分）
Patty spots Gary racing toward her, a nervous look on his face and suitcases in his hands! She is quite confused about what has happened. “Your organs!” Gary cries. “They’re waiting for you! But we have to get you to Charlotte! Now!” Patty is in shock. Helping Patty into the helicopter, Gary asks the pilot if they can make it to the airport in time. The pilot smiles, “Your fire chief got the airline to hold the flight!” “You hear that, honey? You’re going to live!” Gary says to Patty. (73 words)
At 7:37 the plane takes off. The plane lands in North Carolina at 10:50. There is plenty of time left for Patty to make the deadline. After a 10-hour-long operation, doctors tell Gary the transplant couldn’t have gone better—the organs are a perfect match. Today, Patty is home recovering, and her doctors say she should live a full and normal life. “I live with the knowledge every day that I am alive because so many people care about me.” Patty says happily. (77 words)
录音原文：
Text 1
W: I can’t believe it. You walked all the way here? Why not take the bus or the taxi? It’s raining.
M: I like walking especially on rainy days.
Text 2
M: I’d like you to go to the grand opening of the Ice Festival.
W: Phone Rick. I’m just too tired and I want to have a rest. You will have to manage without me.
Text 3
M: Did you read the news on Facebook? It says bees will be extinct in the next ten years.
W: You probably shouldn’t be looking to Facebook to get news. There is a lot of fake information on it.
Text 4
W: Our Wild Life Protection Group is looking for more people to join. I thought you might be interested.
M: Oh, I’d love to, but this is my last year in the middle school. I’m quite busy with my lessons.
Text 5
W: Whose car is it in front of my house?
M: It is yours, Madam. Congratulations! An air company decided that you won the painting competition which was held last month.
W: Are you sure? I can’t believe it.
Text 6
W: My history teacher gave us a surprising quiz and I couldn’t remember anything. My mind went totally blank. I couldn’t believe it.
M: That happened to me once. It was a math quiz, but it wasn’t a surprise. I just got the date of the test wrong.
W: What grade did you get? A or D?
M: No, I got a C.
W: At least a C is passing. I’m going to get an F.
M: You need to take it easy. Why don’t you go home and have a good rest?
W: I have another test at two. I need to go to the library to hit the books.
M: What a day you’re having!
Text 7
W: What do you do for a living?
M: I’m a journalist.
W: Really? I have great respect for you guys. Do you work for a newspaper or a television channel?
M: I work for an online news agency.
W: Great. When I was in college, I was keen on becoming a journalist, but my parents didn’t support me. They felt that journalism was a risky field to be in, though they are well-paid and do a lot of traveling.
M: Yes, journalists have to take a lot of risks and challenges. Sometimes we risk our own lives in our quest to find the truth. But the satisfaction we get is huge. Actually, that’s what keeps us in this job.
W: You are right. Job satisfaction is far more important than job safety.
Text 8
M: Have you heard that the Strawberry Music Festival is being held near here?
W: Yeah. I know. It sounds good, and I’d like to go. But I haven’t got a ticket.
M: I’m interested in it too, and I got some tickets to the festival. I’m taking my little brother. He has never been to a music festival. Would you like to come too?
W: That would be great. I love the noise, the music and all the excitement.
M: Are you free today or tomorrow? The afternoon show is the best for my brother.
W: Sorry, I’m busy then. I’m going to the cinema this afternoon. I’ve got the ticket so I can’t change it and I’m working tomorrow afternoon.
M: Oh, well... Can you go on Saturday afternoon? It finishes on August 28th. That’s Saturday.
W: Good. I’m free then.
Text 9
M: Guess what — I joined the Cave-exploring Society last month.
W: Seriously? Don’t cave-explorers go down into caves? I thought you were only interested in mountain climbing!
M: I do like to climb, but you know, the two sports have a lot in common. I’ll give you an example: The same technique for climbing down steep rocks is used in both sports. Of course, climbers use this technique to come down hills, while cave-explorers use it to go down holes.
W: What else does your society do?
M: For one thing, we help preserve caves. Believe it or not, some people are so careless that they just leave their litter in caves. And some people even write on cave walls. So we pick up litter and clean away the drawings on the wall.
W: I don’t think I’d like cave-exploring very much. Caves are wet and cold and dark, aren’t they?
M: I suppose they are, but they can also be beautiful. Tell you what, why don’t you come along with me to the meeting tonight? They’ll be showing pictures that we took in a cave last weekend. You’ll see some unbelievable rocks. It might change the way you think about caves.
Text 10
I’m writing to you about the Teacher-Who-Made-a-Difference contest. I think Ms Wells should be the winner of the contest. Ms Wells has done so much for me and for all of her students; this is the least I can do for her. First of all, Ms Wells is helpful. She’s willing to help anyone in the classroom who needs help. My teacher always helps us with worksheets. In addition, Ms Wells is a kind person. Not only is she kind to kids, but she’s also kind to other teachers and parents. She is always thoughtful and considerate. Lastly, Ms Wells devotes her time to kids. She devotes her lunch time to Student Council, which meets in her room. Last fall, Ms Wells promised me that she would come to one of my soccer games. Guess what? She did, even though she had a lot of school stuff to do and had to leave for Chicago. In conclusion, I think Ms Wells should be the winner of the contest. I know you will agree with me that Ms Wells is a teacher who made a difference. She’s the best!
Sincerely,
Melissa
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