江苏省金陵中学丹阳高级中学无锡一中2020届高三下学期期初联考英语试题

江苏省金陵中学丹阳高级中学无锡一中2020届高三下学期期初联考英语试题

‎2020届高三年级第二学期期初联考试卷 英语试题 第Ⅰ卷(三部分，85分)‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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．Why does the man need a map?‎ A．To tour Manchester. B．To find a restaurant. C．To learn about China.‎ ‎2．What does the woman want to do for vacation?‎ A．Go to the beach. B．Travel to Colorado. C．Learn to snowboard.‎ ‎3．What will the man probably do?‎ A．Take the job. B．Refuse the offer. C．Change the working hours.‎ ‎4．What does the woman say about John?‎ A．He won’t wait for her. ‎ B．He won't come home today. ‎ C．He won’t be on time for dinner.‎ ‎5．What will the speakers probably do next?‎ A．Order some boxes. B．Go home and rest. C．Continue working.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题。‎ ‎6．How does the woman usually go to work? ‎ A．By car. B．By bus. C．By train.‎ ‎7．What do the speakers agree about taking the train?‎ A．It is safer. B．It is faster. C．It is cheaper. ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。‎ ‎8．What does the man suggest the woman do?‎ A．Save up for the car. ‎ B．Go to another car dealer. ‎ C．Ask someone to check the car.‎ ‎9．What is the salesman going to do?‎ A．Give a discount. B．Stick to a high price. C．Ask for cash payment.‎ ‎10．How will the man help the woman?‎ A．Lend money to her. B．Drive her car home. C．Take care of her car.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。‎ ‎11．What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?‎ A．Fairly low. B．Just Okay. C．Very high.‎ ‎12．What does the woman spend most on? ‎ A．Meals. B．Trains. C．Clothes.‎ ‎13．What does the woman do in her free time? ‎ A．See films. B．Travel around. C．Go for a drink.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14．What will Rebecca do on June 12?‎ A．Go on a business trip. ‎ B．Organize a trade exhibition.‎ C．Meet the people from Head Office.‎ ‎15. What is John preparing for the meeting?‎ A．A report. B．A timetable. C．A speech.‎ ‎16．When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?‎ A．On June 3. B．On June 10. C．On June 17. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17．What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?‎ A．Stay to help her friend. B．Walk alone to her car. C．Wait for the train to stop.‎ ‎18．What can we learn about the speaker then?‎ A．She worked at a hotel. ‎ B．She had bought a new car. ‎ C．She was having a baby soon.‎ ‎19．Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?‎ A．At a crossroads. B．In front of a hotel. C．Besides a car park.‎ ‎20．What does the speaker talk about?‎ A．An exciting lunch party. ‎ B．A well-known short story. ‎ C．An unforgettable experience.‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎21．If you feel any ______ in your neck, put a towel under your head for support when sleeping.‎ A．tension B．abortion C．submission D．dimension ‎22．Nowadays, many people struggle to maintain the ______ balance between work and family.‎ A．deliberate B．delicate C．desperate D．definite ‎23．Not well prepared for this lecture, he had to ______ his memory by looking at his notes.‎ A．refresh B．relax C．relieve D．register ‎24．We didn't travel much during the holiday, ______ because of the tight budget, but also because of the huge crowds.‎ A．in turn B．in vain C．in part D．in effect ‎25．—This new dress code ______ everyone at school, teachers and students alike.‎ ‎—Yes, there are no exceptions.‎ A．contributes to B．subscribes to C．adds to D．applies to ‎26．In today’s information age, the loss of data ______ cause serious problems for a company.‎ A．need B．should C．can D．must ‎27．—Chinese women's volleyball team proves that with hardships ______ great success.‎ ‎—Absolutely! Opportunities favor the prepared mind.‎ A．comes B．is coming C．will come D．are coming ‎28．By boat is the only way to get here, which is ______ we arrived.‎ A．where B．when C．why D．how ‎29．—Where is your new home now?‎ ‎—In the new developed zone. But I ______ downtown for five years.‎ A．have lived B．had lived C．was living D．lived ‎30．Unfortunately, when I dropped in, Mr. Smith ______. So we only had time for a few words.‎ A．has just left B．was just leaving C．had just left D．just left ‎31．New energy-sharing projects ______ in dozens of cities across the country to fuel China’s sharing economy in the next few years.‎ A．are to carry out B．are being carried out C．were carried out D．will have been carried out ‎32．When enough years ______ to enable us to look back, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident.‎ A．went by B．were to go by C．had gone by D．goes by ‎33．The violence in Hong Kong has threatened its stability. We would rather it ______ its former order soon.‎ A．would restore B．will restore C．restored D．had restored ‎34．Our neighbor is always doing what he can to help those in need. He is really ______.‎ A．a Scrooge B．a good Samaritan C．a sacred cow D．a Judas ‎35．There are so many spelling mistakes in the composition, and I have to write the letter out again. It means I will ______.‎ A．give the cold shoulder B．kill the fatted calf C．cost an arm and a leg D．start from scratch 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ My parents are from South Africa, and I’m a vegetarian, which no one in my small ‎ hometown in Washington understood. I always felt 36 from everybody else at school. As hard as I tried to keep myself 37 , I started getting bullied(霸凌). I 38 who I was, wore really plain clothes, and tied up my bright red hair and 39 I wouldn’t attract as much attention. Eventually, I 40 to an arts high school, which was much more 41 . There, I felt brave enough to show off the unique sides of my 42 and made friends who loved me for who I was.‎ More recently, I’ve 43 with confidence in my skin. When I moved to L. A. , I started getting bad cystic acne(痤疮). I didn’t want to go outside, and if I had to, I would 44 makeup. I’ve learned that you can’t 45 control your skin, but you can control how you treat yourself. When I tell myself I’m beautiful, or take a(n) 46 few minutes for skin care, I wake up the next morning feeling 47 .‎ A lot of Riverdale fans made the 48 that I was as mean as Cheryl when the show was first 49 , so I started a YouTube channel for them to get to know my true 50 . And so many of them ask for advice about how to 51 bullying. Playing a 52 girl has helped me see the reasons I was bullied. I tell them, whoever is treating you that way is 53 something, and it has nothing to do with you. Like for Cheryl, every time her 54 erupts, it has to do with how she’s feeling about herself rather than the other characters. Cheryl behaves in a way that 55 her wealth and upbringing, a privileged daughter of a businessman.‎ My motto: If you take care of yourself, you’ll always feel confident and happy.‎ ‎36．A．absent B．free C．distinct D．immune ‎37．A．active B．unique C．unnoticed D．ambitious ‎38．A．hid B．displayed C．remembered D．forgot ‎39．A．yet B．thus C．moreover D．meanwhile ‎40．A．submitted B．transported C．slipped D．transferred ‎41．A．persuasive B．inclusive C．expensive D．negative ‎42．A．hair B．origin C．personality D．identity ‎43．A．gone B．met C．started D．struggled ‎44．A．abuse B．absorb C．attach D．apply ‎45．A．constantly B．strictly C．hardly D．loosely ‎46．A．spare B．extra C．precious D．unhappy ‎47．A．nervous B．depressed C．content D．ridiculous ‎48．A．presentation B．explanation C．definition D．assumption ‎49．A．aired B．scheduled C．designed D．adapted ‎50．A．strengths B．charms C．values D．characters ‎51．A．handle B．relieve C．clarify D．monitor ‎52．A．popular B．mean C．foreign D．sensitive ‎53．A．seeing through B．falling through C．putting through D．going through ‎54．A．violence B．excitement C．curiosity D．anxiety ‎55．A．multiplies B．shares C．reflects D．decreases 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Brecon Beacons YAC has an amazing opportunity for budding(崭露头角的) archaeologists of all ages, in Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. Thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, professional archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong will be investigating an archaeological mystery and they need your help.‎ Romans?‎ ‎“The site is a bit of a mystery”, Frank Giecco from Wardell Armstrong said. “There is a very nice cropmark recorded on the site that has got lots of people very excited. Geophysicists failed to find anything relating to the cropmark. There is anecdotal evidence of Roman material being found, but nothing is officially recorded. We hope to finally answer the question of what is in this field, during the two weeks on site. Is there evidence of any Roman occupation on the site? Can you help us find out?”‎ Get involved This is an opportunity for both adults and children to take part in field walking and trial trenching (small hand-dug test pits for children). No experience is necessary, training will be provided by the professional archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong, and all equipment will be provided. Volunteers can attend for as few or as many days as they wish, but they do need to book a place.‎ For more information, and to book your place, please contact Norman Kirtlan at sunderlandforgottenstones@gmail.com.‎ ‎56．If you intend to take part in the activity, you ______.‎ A．will be charged for using equipment B．will be coached by experts in the field C．should have worked with archaeologists before D．should spare two weeks to stay at the site ‎57．What’s the main purpose of the passage?‎ A．To seek funding for archaeological research.‎ B．To appeal for help in proving findings based on anecdotal evidence.‎ C．To find volunteers to help solve an archaeological mystery.‎ D．To organize volunteers to help sort our data on the Roman occupation.‎ B Listening to a radio broadcast in a foreign language is difficult for many of us. We may have studied the language for several years, and are able to read it, perhaps even write in it. But listening and understanding the spoken language require special skills. Some people have a natural ability that helps them to learn a language quickly, while others must study for a long time. Everyone, however, can improve his or her listening skills with practice.‎ We are good listeners in our own language because we have had years of practice. We understand the grammar and the language. We know what to expect a person to say to us in almost any situation. We have been in similar situations many times, and we have heard it all before. We can understand it, even if we do not listen carefully.‎ But this is not true with a foreign language. We must listen with our full attention. And we must try not to let the cultural style of our language affect our understanding of the foreign language. Listening to a foreign language broadcast is easier if we know something about it. There are clues that can help us. One clue is the time of a day. Morning programs usually contain many short items of news, information or entertainment. The items are short because most of us are getting ready to go to work in the morning. Often we do not have time to listen to long programs. Evening programs are different. There is time for more details about the subjects discussed.‎ We can get a clue about the program from the music at the beginning, but we must be ‎ familiar with the music of the foreign culture. The kind of music—serious and slow, or fast and light—can tell us what kind of program to expect. The name of the program can give us good information about what it will contain.‎ Another good clue is the broadcaster. The more we listen to the same person, the easier it will be to understand him. His speaking style will become familiar to us. Further, the broadcaster provides clues to the organization of the broadcast at the beginning of the program. The broadcaster usually gives us the highlights of the program to prepare us for the details that will follow.‎ ‎58．We are good listeners in our own language because ______.‎ A．we have a natural ability of learning language B．our own language is much easier C．we listen to our own language more carefully ‎ D．we have practiced it for years ‎59．If you don’t have enough time, you can listen to ______.‎ A．evening programs B．programs with soft music C．morning programs D．familiar programs ‎60．You can know the information of the program according to ______.‎ A．its name B．the broadcaster ‎ C．its music D．the time of the program C California has been facing droughts for many years, with certain areas even having to pump freshwater hundreds of miles to their distribution system. The problem is growing as the population of the state continues to expand. New research has found deep water reserves under the state which could help solve their drought crisis. Previous drilling of wells could only reach depths of 1,000 feet, but due to new pumping practices, water deeper than this can now be extracted (抽取). The team at Stanford investigated the aquifers (地下蓄水层) below this depth and found that reserves may be three times what was previously thought.‎ It is profitable to drill to depths more than 1,000 feet for oil and gas, but only recently in California has it become profitable to pump water from this depth. The aquifers range from 1,000 to 3,000 feet below the ground, which means that pumping will be expensive and there are other ‎ concerns. The biggest concern is the gradual setting down of the land surface. As the water is pumped out, the vacant space left is pressed by the weight of the earth above.‎ Even though pumping from these depths is expensive, it is still cheaper than desalinating (脱盐) the ocean water in the largely coastal state. Some desalination plants exist where possible, but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs. Wells are much more reliable sources of freshwater, and California is hoping that these deep wells may be the answer to their severe water shortage.‎ One problem with these sources is that the deep water also has a higher level of salt than shallower aquifers. This means that some water may even need to be desalinated after extraction, thus increasing the cost. Research from the study of groundwater has just been published. New estimates of the water reserves now go up to 2,700 billion cubic meters of freshwater.‎ ‎61．According to the text, what causes the water crisis in California?‎ A．Previous drilling of wells. B．The messy distribution system.‎ C．Constant droughts in the area. D．The adoption of new pumping practices.‎ ‎62．The research teams think it ______ to extract water from deeper aquifers.‎ A．expensive but practical B．reliable and profitable C．cost-free but demanding D．cheap and environment-friendly ‎63．What is mentioned as a consequence of extracting water from deep underground?‎ A．The damage to aquifers. B．The sinking of land surface.‎ C．The decrease in operation costs. D．The negative effects on the climate.‎ ‎64．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?‎ A．To encourage people to save water.‎ B．To promote the seawater desalination.‎ C．To introduce a new way of extracting freshwater.‎ D．To draw people’s attention to the droughts in California.‎ D To learn to think is to learn to question. Those who don't question never truly think for themselves. These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and introduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing ‎ the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliant philosopher whose theories explained much of the natural world, often incorrectly. He was so esteemed by the scientific community that even 1，200 years after his death, scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct them!‎ Brilliant minds can intimidate upandcoming thinkers who are not confident of their abilities. They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept current paradigms instead of questioning them.‎ I, like many thinkers of the past, once believed in my mental inferiority. I was certain that my parents, my teachers—adults in general—were always right. They were like a textbook to me; I didn't question what was written on those pages. I respected them, and accepted whatever they told me. But that attitude soon changed. My mind's independence was first stimulated in the classroom.‎ A stern, 65yearold elementaryschool science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave. I confidently went through years of school believing that light is a wave. One day，however I heard the German exchange student mention that light could be made up of particles. As the others laughed at his statement, I started to question my beliefs.‎ Maybe the teachers and textbooks hadn't given me the whole story. I went to the library, did some research and learned of the lightasawave versus lightasaparticle debate. I read about Einstein's discovery of the dual nature of light and learned the facts of a paradox(悖论) that puzzles the world's greatest thinkers to this day. Light behaves as both a particle and a wave, it is both at once. I realized I had gone through life accepting only half of the story as the whole truth.‎ Each new year brought more new facts, and I formulated even more questions. I found myself in the library after school, trying to find my own answers to gain a more complete understanding of what I thought I already knew. I discovered that my parents and teachers are incredible tools in my quest for knowledge, but they are never the final word. Even textbooks can be challenged. I learned to question my sources, I learned to be a thinker. I once believed that everything I learned at home and at school was certain, but I have now discovered to reexamine when necessary.‎ Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth, and I plan to continue questioning. How many things do we know for sure today that we will question in the future? At this moment, I ‎ know that our sun will burn for another five billion years, and I know nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole. This knowledge, however, may change in the next 20 years—maybe even in the next two. The one thing we can control now is our openness to discovery. Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.‎ ‎65．In the first paragraph, Aristotle is taken as an example to show that ______.‎ A．he is the greatest and respected philosopher of all time B．huge influence of great thinkers may block human thought C．advancements are made when thinkers question theories D．great thinkers often make mistakes and then correct them ‎66．What does the underlined word “intimidate” in Paragraph 2 mean?‎ A．Frighten. B．Encourage. C．Strength. D．Persuade.‎ ‎67．The author began to question his previous beliefs because ______.‎ A．what he learned from textbooks before turned out to be wrong B．he was inspired by the different ideas from an exchange student C．he was laughed at by other students for his unacceptable statement D．he was not satisfied with his life and desperate to achieve success ‎68．According to the passage, the author ______.‎ A．looks down upon great thinkers all the time B．never doubts what he has learned in the textbook C．always throws himself into the laboratory D．determines to be a thinker and questioner ‎69．We can conclude from the last paragraph that ______.‎ A．the author is not quite sure about his future B．we human beings don't dare to predict future C．theory of black holes will change in two years D．questioning is necessary to promote advancementthe ‎ ‎70．What does the passage mainly talk about?‎ A．Following rules. B．Challenging yourself.‎ C．Questioning giants. D．Predicting future.‎ 第Ⅱ卷(两部分，35分)‎ 第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。‎ 注意：请将答案写在答题纸上相应的题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。‎ Marketers have more options in today’s increasingly multilingual society — a variety of electronic and print media can address groups of consumers in different languages. Various factors influence the choice of media and language. In some cases, it’s simply practical to advertise in the consumer’s native language, particularly if many of the consumers in this group are primarily monolingual. In other cases, by advertising on, say, a Spanish television channel in the US, an advertiser may earn the respect of the consumer by addressing him in his native language, as well as develop positive associations with the medium and its unique content. Now, marketers have another factor to consider when deciding where to advertise and in what language. A paper. Do bilinguals have two personalities? A special case of cultural frame switching published by researchers at the University of Texas, shows that bilingual individuals exhibit different personality characteristics when speaking different languages.‎ Lead researcher Nairan Ramirez-Esparza, tested individuals who were bilingual in English and Spanish for various personality traits, and found that the subjects answered the questions differently when asked in English and Spanish. The new work built on past research showed the values of subjects changed when they were surrounded by stimuli from different cultures.‎ How can marketers take advantage of “cultural frame switching”? It may sound challenging without specific research, but at least for Spanish, English bilinguals in the US, there is now some hard data on the language-related personality shift. Extrapolating to other language combinations may be possible, too. Since the Spanish/English bilingual results seem to be in agreement with testing of monolingual Spanish and English speakers, language-specific testing of bilingual subjects may not be essential to get an idea of what kind of cultural frame switching might occur in other bilingual combinations. Rather, comparing known personality differences for each language/ culture would give an indication of the differences bilingual individuals would exhibit.‎ I think it would be a mistake to over-emphasize this phenomenon over other criteria affecting the selection of appropriate media and language to reach a target market. Clearly, the major ‎ considerations of demographics (人口统计资料), perception of the medium, language fluency, etc. should remain major factors. Besides, the language-driven cultural frame switching may not make much difference to many products or services. If the product does attract one cultural personality more, though, it may make sense to exploit that difference of the other decision criteria are more or less equivalent.‎ The researchers point out that the differences aren’t great. Even if slight, though, the differences are noticeable.‎ Cultural Frame Switching: Different Language, Different Personality Concept of cultural frame switching Cultural frame switching refers to the phenomenon of shifting from one cultural mindset to another when people are 71 to their new cultural environment.‎ Applications of cultural frame switching Cultural frame switching is a factor marketers now take into 72 to reach target customers.‎ Personality shift proves to be 73 for Spanish/ English bilinguals, which makes it not 74 to do language-specific testing of bilingual subjects.‎ Looking for the known personality differences between each language/culture would give marketers a better 75 of how bilingual individuals would 76 in two different cultures.‎ Facts about cultural frame switching It’s wrong to put too much 77 on the functions of cultural frame switching.‎ Compared with other criteria, the language-driven cultural frame switching simply plays a (n) 78 role in marketing success.‎ Providing that a product 79 to a certain cultural personality more, the difference is worth employing.‎ Conclusion The effect different languages have on personality is 80 but ‎ noticeable.‎ 第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎81．请认真阅读下面文字，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。‎ A set of textbooks designed to help high school students learn about traditional Chinese culture is to be published soon Beijing Times reported on Monday.‎ The books are the first national-level works of their kind and have been developed by a working group that promotes traditional culture. They will be used by students from autumn this year the report said.‎ The set contains four classics from ancient times. Two of the works Confucian Analects and Mencius are for 10 th -grade students while the other two Great Learning and Dao De Jing will be used by 11 th graders.‎ The initiative follows a series of steps the authorities have taken in recent years to spread and promote traditional Chinese culture on campus.‎ Last April the Ministry of Education released a series of guidelines requiring the inclusion of more information about traditional culture in primary and middle school textbooks especially those used for subjects such as Chinese language history art and physical education.‎ The guidelines said students’ knowledge of traditional culture will be tested in the senior high school entrance examination and the gaokao --- the college entrance exam.‎ ‎【写作内容】 ‎ ‎1．用约 30 个单词写出上文概要；‎ ‎2．用约 120 个单词就“高中生学国学”这一主题发表你的观点，内容包括：‎ ‎（1）国学入高中的缘由（不少于两点）；‎ ‎（2）你对这一举动的看法。‎ ‎【写作要求】 ‎ ‎1．阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句；‎ ‎2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；‎ ‎3．不必写标题。‎ ‎【评分标准】‎ 内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ 期初联考试卷 英语试题参考答案及评分标准 第Ⅰ卷(三部分，85分)‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ ‎1—5 BAACB 6—10 ABCAB 11—15 CBACA 16—20 CBCAC 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）‎ ‎21—25 ABACD 26—30 CADDB 31—35 BCCBD ‎36—40 CCABD 41—45 BCDDA 46—50 BCDAD 51—55 ABDAC 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ ‎56—60 BCDCA 61—65 CABCB 66—70 ABDDC 第Ⅱ卷(两部分，35分)‎ 第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎71．exposed 72．account/ consideration 73．existent 74．necessary/ essential ‎75．understanding/ idea 76．behave 77．stress/ emphasis ‎78．minor/ unimportant 79．appeals 80．Slight 第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）‎ Possible version:‎ From this autumn new schoolbooks highlighting the traditional Chinese culture will be used by senior students whose knowledge of the country’s ancient traditions will also be tested in the gaokao.‎ There’re several factors accounting for the move. The set of books are the significant component of traditional Chinese culture and provide teenagers with internal codes of conduct and thus they will play a positive role in their process of growth. Besides the basic education system hasn’t attached enough importance to the learning of traditional culture for quite a long time and the textbooks are a beneficial effort to reverse that situation. In addition, learning traditional culture is not solely about reciting texts—it’s about utilizing ancient wisdom to solve current problems.‎ Personally speaking, I strongly support and welcome the move in that it is an initiative to bring Chinese traditional culture back. However, considering individual differences between students I am not in complete agreement with the practice that they will be tested in the gaokao.‎ 期初联考试卷 英语书面表达评分建议 一、评分原则 ‎1．本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。‎ ‎2．评分时，可先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。‎ ‎3．少于130词或多于180词的，从总分中酌情减去1—2分。‎ ‎4．评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、运用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。‎ ‎5．拼写和标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。‎ ‎6．如字迹难以辨认，以致影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。‎ 二、内容要点 ‎1．用约30个单词概括上述信息的主要内容；(8分)‎ ‎2．国学入高中的缘由(不少于两点)；(7分)‎ ‎3．你对这一举动的看法；(8分)‎ ‎4．总结段落。(2分)‎ 三、各档次的给分范围和要求 第五档 完全完成了试题规定的任务。‎ l 覆盖所有内容要点。‎ l 语法结构和词汇有个别小错误，但为尽量使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力。‎ l 有效地使用了衔接手段，全文结构紧凑，内容连贯。‎ 完全达到了预期的写作目的。‎ ‎(很好)‎ ‎(16—20分)‎ 第四档 完成了试题规定的任务。‎ l 虽漏掉一、二个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。‎ l 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。‎ l 语法结构和词汇方面应用基本准确，少许错误主要是因为尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。‎ l 应用简单的语句间的衔接手段，全文结构紧凑，内容较连贯。‎ 达到了预期的写作目的。‎ ‎(好)‎ ‎(11—15分)‎ 第三档 基本完成了试题规定的任务。‎ l 虽漏掉一些内容，但基本覆盖主要内容。‎ l 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。‎ l 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。‎ l 应用简单的衔接手段，内容基本连贯。‎ 整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。‎ ‎(中等)‎ ‎(6—10分)‎ 第二档 未恰当完成试题规定的任务。‎ l 漏掉或未清楚描述某些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。‎ l 语法结构单一，所用词汇有限。‎ l 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对所写内容的理解。‎ l 较少使用衔接手段，内容缺少连贯性。‎ 信息未能清楚地传达给读者。‎ ‎(较差)‎ ‎(1—5分)‎ 第一档 未完成试题规定的任务。‎ 未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；所写内容均与试题要求内容无关或无法看清。‎ ‎(差)‎ ‎(0分)‎ 听力录音材料 Text 1‎ M: Jane, do you have a map of Manchester? I want to find a good place to eat.‎ W: Why not try Chinatown? There are plenty of good Chinese restaurants there, and it's near here.‎ Text 2‎ M: Let's do something different for vacation this year. Oh, let's go to Colorado. I want to learn to snowboard.‎ W: Oh, Paul, you know I don't like cold weather. Can't we go someplace warm, like the beach?‎ Text 3‎ W: This job is for three days a week: Monday, Friday, and Saturday. Are you Okay with that?‎ M: Mmm... I was hoping to have Saturday free. But I need the job, so... can you tell me what exactly I will do?‎ Text 4‎ M: Do you know if John's coming home for dinner?‎ W: He'll be late. He said not to wait for him.‎ Text 5‎ W: I'm really tired from packing all these boxes for three hours. It's about time to call it a day.‎ M: I know. Maybe we could do it first thing tomorrow morning.‎ W: Why not? These orders are not urgent.‎ Text 6‎ M: Lisa? Hi!‎ W: Hi, Ned.‎ M: Don't you usually drive to work?‎ W: Usually, but not in bad weather.‎ M: Why is that?‎ W: The traffic gets a lot worse when it rains or snows.‎ M: I always take the train. It's a lot faster for me than driving.‎ W: It's faster for me, too, but the time isn't always convenient.‎ M: Yeah, but think of all the things you can do on the train 00 read a book or the newspaper...‎ W: Or answer my email... No thanks! My workday is long enough already.‎ Text 7‎ W: I think the car we saw yesterday would be a good deal. What do you think?‎ M: Yes, but I think you should ask someone to take a look at it just to be sure.‎ W: My friend Jack knows cars, and he helped me do the check this morning.‎ M: It was smart of you to think ahead. Have you and the salesman agreed on a price?‎ W: Yes, he finally agreed to accept the discounted price I asked.‎ M: Then have you thought about how to pay?‎ W: Well, I've saved up enough money to pay cash for this car.‎ M: Good. Let me go with you to make the payment and drive the car home for you.‎ W: Thank you. That would make it much easier for me.‎ M: You're welcome. Let's go take care of that right now.‎ Text 8‎ M: Being away from home for college can be stressful. Besides all the pressures of study, there's the pressure on your pocket. Today, let's go to a university to find out. Excuse me. Can I ask you a few questions?‎ W: Well, Okay.‎ M: How do you find the cost of living in the city?‎ W: Everything is expensive, including clothing, housing, and traveling.‎ M: So, what do you spend most on?‎ W: Transport, I think. For food, if I cook myself, it's not expensive at all. For clothing, I bring my clothes here from my home country, where they're nice and cheap. But every week, I have to spend more than 100 pounds on the trains.‎ M: Then what's the social life like?‎ W: I'm a very social person. I love hanging out with my friends and meeting new people. Thankfully, I don't drink nor smoke, so the only expense is maybe tickets to the cinemas, club, and so on.‎ Text 9‎ W: Can you fix a time for the next meeting, Alex? How about June 12th? That's after the trade exhibition.‎ M: I thought something was happening on that day, Rebecca.‎ W: Oh, yes. You're right. The people from Head Office are coming.‎ M: What time does their plane arrive? Can we have the meeting in the morning?‎ W: No, it's all arranged. I'm meeting them at half past ten, so I won't  be available at all that day.‎ M: Well, let's have the meeting earlier in June, then. The trade exhibition finishes on the third, doesn't it?‎ W: Yes, but we need John's sales report for the meeting. How's it going?‎ M: I'm afraid John hasn't started yet. The figures won't be in place till next week.‎ W: Will it be ready early in June?‎ M: Well, not really. He told me that he will finish them by June 10th.‎ W: So, we're looking at the week starting the 17th. How about two o'clock on that day?‎ M: I think that's Okay. Let's meet here again then.‎ Text 10‎ W: Hello, everyone. In today's program, I'd like to share a true story of mine. One day, my friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to brave the train to get car and go home. It was parked three blocks away. My friends argued I shouldn't go because at that time, I was due to give birth in three months. I promised I'd be very careful. One of them wanted to come with me, but I insisted she stay with another friend ‎ who needed help with her baby. When I walked to the first crossroads, a taxi stopped and a passenger beside me and told me he would walk with me to where I would go. I refused, but he insisted. During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slowly. When we got to the car park, I thanked him, and we parted ways. I did not get his name and may not even recognize him now. Did he purposely stop for me? I'll never know.‎