江苏省南菁高级中学2019-2020学年高一下学期周末检测英语试题（三）（2020年5月9号）

江苏省南菁高级中学2019-2020学年高一下学期周末检测英语试题（三）（2020年5月9号）

‎2020学年春学期江苏南菁高中高一英语周测三 ‎2020.5.9‎ 注意事项及说明:‎ ‎1、考试前请将密封线内的项目填写清楚。‎ ‎2、试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。‎ ‎3、答案一律写在答题纸上。考试结束时，只需交答题纸。‎ 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 1. What did the woman fail to see?‎ A. A sign. B. A parking lot. C. A disabled person.‎ 2. What will the man do?‎ A. Take a course online. ‎ B. Call the same repairman. ‎ C. Fix the refrigerator himself. ‎ 3. Who will the woman have dinner with tonight?‎ A. Tommy’s family. B. Her grandmother. C. Her colleagues in Shanghai.‎ 4. Why does the boy like sharks?‎ A. They are great swimmers. ‎ B. They make funny sounds. ‎ C. They are very smart.‎ 5. What is the time?‎ A. ‎6:00 p.m. B. 9:00 p.m. C. 10:00 pm. ‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ 6. What kind of coffee does the man usually have?‎ A. Italian. B. Brazilian. C. French.‎ 7. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a cafe. B. In an office. C. In a supermarket.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ 8. What was the girl’s most recent purchase?‎ A. A dog toy. B. Some clothes. C. An ice cream maker.‎ 9. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Shopkeeper and customer.‎ 1. What does the father think of his daughter’s way of spending?‎ A. Unwise. B. Responsible. C. Economical.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ 2. Where does the woman’s mother live?‎ A. In Madrid. B . In Mexico City. C. In New York.‎ 3. What do the speakers plan to do on November 2nd?‎ A. Travel to Madrid B. Visit some friends. C. Attend a holiday event.‎ 4. When will the speakers leave New York?‎ A. On October 22nd. B. On October 28th. C. On November 2nd.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ 5. Where will the speakers most likely go swimming?‎ A. In the pool. B. In the ocean. C. In the lake.‎ 6. What will the man do on Thursday?‎ A. hold a family party ‎ B. participate in a game ‎ C. have a football team practice 7. When will the woman come over to the man’s house?‎ A. This Wednesday. B. This Sunday. C. Next week.‎ 8. What will the speakers probably watch?‎ A. A comedy. B. A war movie. C. A history movie.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ 9. What was Frank Whittle’s father?‎ A. An officer. B. An inventor. C. An engineer.‎ 10. When did Whittle gain the legal right of ownership of his design?‎ A. In 1907. B. In 1930. C. In 1937. ‎ 11. Where was Whittle’s last home?‎ A. Maryland‎. B. Coventry. C. Cambridge.‎ 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） ‎ 第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30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 ‎ It started during a yoga class. She felt a strange pull on her neck, a feeling completely foreign to her. Her friend suggested she rush to the emergency room. It turned out that she was having a heart attack.‎ She didn’t share similar symptoms with someone who was likely to have a heart attack. She exercised, watched her plate and did not smoke. But on reviewing her medical history, I found that her cholesterol (胆固醇) level was sky-high. She had been prescribed a cholesterol-lowering statin (他汀) medication, but she never picked up the prescription because of the scary things she had read about statins on the Internet. She was the victim of fake medical news. ‎ While misinformation has been the object of great attention in politics, medical misinformation might lead to an increase in deaths. As is true with fake news in general, medical lies tend to spread further than truths on the Internet—and they have very real bad consequences. ‎ False medical information can also lead to patients experiencing greater side effects through the “nocebo effect (反安慰剂效应) ”. Sometimes patients benefit from an intervention (干预) simply because they believe they will—that’s the placebo effect (安慰剂效应) . The nocebo effect is the opposite. Patients can experience harmful effects because they anticipate them. This is very true of statins. In blinded trials, patients who get statins are no more likely to report feeling muscle aches than patients who get a placebo. Yet, in clinical practice, according to one study, almost a fifth of patients taking statins report side effects, leading many to discontinue the drugs.‎ What else is on the fake news hit list? As always, vaccines (疫苗) . False concerns that the vaccine may cause side effects have greatly reduced coverage rates.‎ Cancer is another big target for pushers of medical misinformation—many of whom refuse alternative therapies. “Though most people think cancer tumors are bad, they’re actually the way your body attempts to contain the harmful cells,” one fake news story reads. It warns that prescription medications lead to the uncontrolled cell mutations (变异) .‎ Silicon Valley‎ needs to face this problem. I am not a free-speech lawyer, but when human health is at risk, perhaps search engines, social media platforms and websites should be held responsible for promoting or hosting fake information. Meanwhile, journalists should do a better job of spreading accurate information.‎ ‎21. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________. ‎ A. the woman paid little attention to her daily diets ‎ B. the unhealthy lifestyle might lead to the woman’s heart attack ‎ C. the symptom of the heart attack was familiar to the woman ‎ D. the woman didn’t take the prescription due to fake medical news ‎ ‎22. According to the passage, the placebo effect functions because patients ________. ‎ A. neglect necessary treatment B. discontinue the harmful drugs ‎ C. believe the benefits of an intervention D. suffer more side effects ‎ ‎23. What does the author mean by claiming that “he is not a free-speech lawyer” in the last paragraph? ‎ A. He is a lawyer very easy to speak to. ‎ B. He is good at speaking because of his job. ‎ C. He is available to give a speech on the law. ‎ D. He is very cautious when speaking something ‎24. The main purpose of the passage is to ________. ‎ A. remind us to take medication as prescribed ‎ B. warn us against fake medical news on the Internet ‎ C. encourage journalists to report more positive news events ‎ D. teach us how to distinguish fake medical news on the Internet ‎ B It was New Year’s night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his sad eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies (百合) on the surface of a clear calm lake. When he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal—the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.‎ The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads — one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed（发出嘶嘶声）and crawled.　‎ He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “O, youth, return! O, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I’ll choose the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.‎ He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness. These were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself. His regret, which was like a sharp sorrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood. But they had made their way to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year’s night.‎ The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’ early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. With shame and grief he dared no longer to look towards the heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and he burst out a desperate cry: “Come back, my early days! Come back!”‎ And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream, which he had on New Year’s night. He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.‎ Those still wandering on the entrance of life and hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble (蹒跚) on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain. “O, youth, return! Oh, give me back my early days!”‎ ‎25. What does “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to according to the passage?‎ A. The aged man’s eyes. B. The floating stars.‎ C. White lilies. D. Hopeless people.‎ ‎26. Which of the following about the man is NOT true?‎ A. In the dream, he was one of the most hopeless people approaching death.‎ B. His father once allowed him the freedom to choose the way of life.‎ C. He remembered his loving parents and joyful friends in his dream.‎ D. Though he did nothing wrong, the dream taught him a good lesson.‎ ‎27. Which of the following show the man’s feelings in his dream?‎ ‎① sad ② sorrowful ③ peaceful ④ painful ⑤ angry ‎ ‎⑥ regretful ⑦ shameful ⑧ joyful ⑨ desperate A. ①②③④⑥⑦ B. ①②④⑥⑦⑨‎ C. ①④⑤⑥⑦⑨ D. ②④⑥⑦⑧⑨‎ ‎28. From the passage we can infer all the following BUT __________.‎ A. what the man could see through the window reflect his depressed mood B. the clock in the church tower brought him back to his unhappy childhood.‎ C. the star he saw fall from the sky is a metaphor(隐喻) for the end of his life.‎ D. the peaceful sunny place covered with flowers means a way of life with a bright future ‎29. Which of the following best shows the theme of this passage?‎ A. It’s never too late for one to mend his ways.‎ B. One false step can lead to a great error.‎ C. It’s too late to regret when a bad choice is made.‎ D. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.‎ ‎ C A story posted by The New York Post Monday tells the tale of Katrina Holte, a Hillsboro woman who quit her job to cosplay a 1950s housewife. ‎ Let me start by expressing admiration to Holte for using her 2019 freedoms to follow her 1950s dreams. Everyone should be so lucky as to get to decide what they wear and how they spend their time. That’s the future our foremothers fought for. ‎ But as much fun as I am sure she is having living a vintage (复古的) life, which literally includes watching shows like “I Love Lucy” and listening to vinyl recordings (刻录碟片) , I think it’s important to remember that being a 1950s housewife was actually totally awful, and something our grandmothers and mothers fought against. ‎ For example, once I called my grandma and asked her for her recipe for Cloud Biscuits, these delicious biscuits she used to make that we would cover with butter and homemade raspberry jam on Thanksgiving. ‎ ‎“Why would you want that?” she said. “Go to the store. Go to the freezer section. Buy some pre-made biscuits and put them in the oven.” ‎ She straight-up refused to give me the recipe, because it was hard and took a long time to make. In her mind, it was a waste of time. ‎ Getting off the phone, it occurred to me that spending every day of your life serving a husband and five children wasn’t fun at all. And then there are the grandchildren who eventually come along demanding Cloud Biscuits, a whole new expanded set of people to feed. ‎ She was basically a slave to those hungry mouths, cooking scratch meals three times a day When she wasn’t trapped in the kitchen, she had to keep the house clean, make sure she looked good enough to be socially acceptable, and make sure her kids and husband looked good enough to be socially acceptable. And she had no days off. ‎ I know my grandma loves her kids and her grandkids, her husband and the life she led, but man, it must have been a lot of thankless, mindless labor. ‎ No wonder everyone went all-in on processed foods when they came around. Imagine the nice break something like a microwave dinner would give a woman working, unpaid, for her family every single day? ‎ I also had another grandma. She was a scholar who helped found the Center for the Study of Women in Society at University‎ of ‎Oregon. She was a pioneering second-wave feminist who wrote books, gave lectures and traveled the world. ‎ But, she did all of that after divorcing my grandpa, when most of her kids were out of the house. Back then, in the 1950s and the 1960s, there was no illusion about women “having it all”. How could that even possibly happen? If you were taking care of a family, waiting on your husband, you had no time to follow your dreams, unless you made that your dream A lot of women took that approach. We call it Stockholm Syndrome now. ‎ And of course, these women I am talking about are upper-middle-class white women. Romanticizing the 1950s is especially disgusting when you think about how women of color and poor women were treated back then, and the lack of education and choices available to them. ‎ Because the women in this country demanded something approaching equality, Holte has the chance to live out her fantasy. Not every woman in America is so lucky. ‎ We still don’t have pay equality and in many states, we still don’t have autonomy over our own bodies. Poor women and women of color still lack the opportunities of their wealthy and white peers. ‎ And while it’s getting better, women are still expected to be responsible for the emotional labor of running a household and raising the children. ‎ But at least we can get jobs. At least we don’t have to sew our own clothes, wear a full face of makeup every day and spend hours making Cloud Biscuits some ungrateful kid will wolf down, barely remembering to say thank you. ‎ ‎30. According to the author, what is the future our foremothers fought for? ‎ A. Watching shows like “I Love Lucy” and listening to vinyl recordings. ‎ B. Having the freedom to make choices in their daily life. ‎ C. Making Cloud Biscuits for their kids and husbands. ‎ D. Making sure their kids and husbands socially acceptable. ‎ ‎31. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 11 refer to? ‎ A. Writing books, giving lectures and traveling the world. ‎ B. Divorcing husband when kids were out of house. ‎ C. Taking care of a family and waiting on husband. ‎ D. Women’s illusion about “having it all”. ‎ ‎32. What does the “Stockholm Syndrome” in paragraph 12 really mean in the passage? ‎ A. Women have been used to the unfair treatment at home ‎ B. Women nowadays like the way of life in the 1950s. ‎ C. Victims end up sympathizing with the abusers. ‎ D. Women have the chance to live out their dreams. ‎ ‎33. The author thinks of the life of a 1950s housewife as ________. ‎ A. fantastic B. admirable C. awful D. unforgettable ‎ ‎34. What can we learn from the passage? ‎ A. It was a waste of time to give grandchildren the recipe. ‎ B. All women are not lucky to follow their own dreams in America now. ‎ C. Housewives received recognition for their efforts from family members. ‎ D. The upper-middle-class white women did a better job in running the household. ‎ ‎35. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage? ‎ A. To show great appreciation to her grandmas. ‎ B. To call on housewives to claim the pay for the housework they undertake. ‎ C. To draw readers’ attention to the situations women face, especially those poor and of color. D. To arouse women’s awareness of equal pay at work.‎ 第二节 七选五（共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10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。‎ Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. _____36______ Read on for some techniques worth trying.‎ ‎1._____37________‎ People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent ‎ reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. _____38_______Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward. ‎ ‎2. Go for a walk Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. _______39_______‎ ‎3. Learn something new Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.   _____40_______  Or go dancing with your friends.‎ A. Focus on the future B. This can be especially harmful to the aged C. It should be something like learning gardening.‎ D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.‎ E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.‎ F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments. ‎ G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.‎ 第三部分 语言运用 ‎ 第一节（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20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。‎ It was our first Thanksgiving in the new house and 1 wanted everything to be perfect. But my plan for everyone to contribute some preparation work had been 41 by my husband's business trip. Even worse, a critical project for me that week had 42 two days of planned vacation. By Wednesday, my vision of a table with fresh flowers, 43 drinking glasses and various homemade desserts had already 44 away, I just hoped that I'd find a clean tablecloth and eight 45 forks.‎ In my perfect Thanksgiving, there wouldn't be any orange in my salad because It hadn't made the grocery list. There would be no perfect family photos to record that day because I hadn't got the broken camera 46 . Someone had brought home the wrong toilet paper, which was the last straw that made me 47 .‎ I don’t remember what my son asked me as he was vacuuming（吸尘）, 48 I do remember twisting into that mean-and-tight mom-face before barking out an 49 . This combination of noise and anger is a universal signal to kids everywhere that they might as well 50 me. But he didn’t.‎ Instead of disappearing from view, my second-grader turned 51 the vacuum and walked across the room to 52 me. He never said a word. He just 53 his arms around me, making me feel 54 of myself until today.‎ It turned out a(n) 55 Thanksgiving. The people I loved gathered around my table and dined just one choice of the pie. My dad used a mismatched fork without 56 .My daughter ‎ drew a picture of us where everyone smiled.‎ My son took a(n) 57 to teach me that sometimes we need a hug most when we are 58 huggable. This is the best gift you can give. One size 59 all and no one ever minds if you 60 . ‎ ‎41. A. damaged B. ruined ‎ C. destroyed D. robbed ‎42. A. claimed B. offered C. saved D. spared ‎43. A. useful B. rough C. delicate D. ordinary ‎44. A. melted B. turned C. given D. come ‎45. A. amazing B. amusing C. satisfying D. matching ‎46. A. developed B. fixed C. delivered D. hired ‎47. A. defend B. compromise C. sigh D. explode ‎48. A. but B. so C. for D. until ‎49. A. excuse B. apology C. order D. answer ‎50. A. criticize B. praise C. avoid D. comfort ‎51. A. on B. up C. off D. away ‎52. A. challenge B. face C. question D. trick ‎53. A. crossed B. raised C. bent D. wrapped ‎54. A. proud B. ashamed C. confident D. astonished ‎55. A. fashionable B. disappointing C. perfect D. effective ‎56. A. hesitation B. doubt C. complaint D. permission ‎57. A. risk B. break C. opportunity D. lead ‎58. A. most B. worst C. best D. least ‎59. A. fits B. goes C. agrees D. matches ‎60. A. receive B. return C. recover D. remind 第二节（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10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。‎ China is a land of bicycles. People use their bicycles to get around. For many, it is the 61____ (easy) way to travel around. Bicycles also come in different colors---silver, green, red, blue, yellow, 62 you want. It's fun 63.______(watch) people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks. And bicycles allow people the 64 (free) to move about that other vehicles can't provide.‎ Last Saturday, 65 (accompany) by lovely weather, I jumped up on my newly-bought bicycle seat and started home. It was the first time that I 66 (ride) a bike here. My first ride home was orderly. To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came 67　 ___ (run) quickly out of nowhere. I didn't want to get hit. So I took the ride 68___ (careful). Crossing the streets was challenging. As you know, the streets were wide. So crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.‎ I finally made it home. The feeling 69 the bicycle was excellent. 70_____　 I felt the air hitting my face and going through my hair, it seemed as if I were on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive. ‎ 第四部分 单词拼写（每空1分，满分10分） ‎ ‎71. English and French are the two o________ languages in Canada. ‎ ‎72. There have been a great number of c________ about the poor service on Britain’s railways. ‎ ‎73. It is hard to imagine how the ancient Italian city Pompeii got d________ by the quiet volcano. ‎ ‎74. The new couple spent some money in p________ the furniture necessary for their new house.‎ ‎75. — Passed your driving test?‎ ‎ — It’s a piece of cake. I passed it at the first a________.‎ ‎76. Mr. Black will have served in the ________ (委员会) for ten years before he retires next month.‎ ‎77. Scientists continue to push back the ________ (边界) of human knowledge.‎ ‎78. His answers to my questions were not to the point, and only added to my ________(困惑). ‎ ‎79. They employed a lot of ________ (媒体) to sell their products, but they don’t realize who are their target audience.‎ ‎80. ________ (当代的) historians, for example, are still trying to piece together what everyday life was like for a 16th - century European peasant. ‎ 第五部分 写作 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）‎ 假定你是校排球队队长李华。请写封邮件告知你的队友Chris球队近期将参加比赛，内容包括： ‎ ‎1. 比赛信息； ‎ ‎2. 赛前准备； ‎ ‎3. 表达期待。 ‎ 注意：1. 词数120左右 ‎ ‎ 2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。 ‎ Dear Chris,‎ ‎ How is everything going? I am writing to inform you of the coming volleyball match.‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________ ‎ ‎ I’m looking forward to your favorable reply. ‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 第二节 概要写作（满分25分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。‎ Feeding the world’s population is a big challenge, and it is about to get bigger. Right now, a ‎ little more than 7.3 billion people share the planet. By 2050, some scientists estimate, the world’s population may reach 9 billion. However, the changing climate will probably make feeding this far greater number a very frightening task. That is the conclusion reached by some scientists.‎ Just three crops—wheat, rice and corn—provide more than two-thirds of the calories that people consume. Such crops, and a small number of other important crops, come from farming regions sometimes referred to as “breadbaskets”. However, these areas often occupy a relatively small portion(部分) of the globe. Worse still, the breadbaskets are easily affected by bad weather. Events such as widespread flooding or extended heat wave can kill crops. That’s especially true if the bad weather occurs when a crop is young, fruiting or approaching harvest.‎ Unfortunately, big crop failures in two or more breadbaskets could lead to what researchers call a “food shock”. That means an overall shortage of food would occur. Extreme food shocks used to happen every century. Or to put it another way, that’s only about once in very four generations of humans. However, according to studies, as the climate warms, high and low temperatures become more extreme, and by 2050, food shocks could occur about once every 30 years. In other words, a person born in the middle of the current century might live through two or three extreme food shocks during their lifetime.‎ So what can people do to help avoid food shocks? Making agriculture efficient is one choice. But one of the most effective ways to fight against food shocks might be to cut down on food waste. “If we could cut food waste in half,” said Seth Cook, a British environmental scientist, “we could feed an extra billion people.”‎ ‎ 周测三答案 听力 ‎1-5. ACBAC 6-10. BACBA 11-15. B CAAB 16-20.CACB A 阅读理解 DCDB ADBBC BCACBC 七选五 FAEGC ‎ 完形填空 BACAD BDADC CBDBC CADAB 短文填空 ‎ ‎1.easiest 2. whatever 3.watching 4.freedom 5. accompanied 6.had ridden 7.running 8.carefully 9.on 10. When/as ‎ 单词拼写 ‎1. official 2. complaints 3. destroyed 4. purchasing 5. attempt ‎ ‎6. committee 7. boundary/boundaries 8. confusion/puzzlement ‎ ‎9. media 10. Contemporary ‎ 应用文 Dear Chris,‎ ‎ How is everything going? I am writing to inform you of the coming volleyball match. As is scheduled, it will take place at our school playground at 2 p.m the day after tomorrow, weather permitting. Please make sure to attend it on time.‎ ‎ Since the match is around the corner and the other team we are fighting against ‎ is really strong, we can’t but spare no effort to practice in the following two days, so that our body can quickly adapt to the match. On top of that, adjusting the mentality and making us mentally prepared is also a necessity. ‎ ‎ I always hold a firm belief that we are hopeful to win the game with our effort and determination whoever our rival is. I’m looking forward to your favorable reply.‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 概要写作 A possible version ‎ It is more and more challenging to feed the growing global population. For one thing, many crops are often grown on limited breadbaskets which are easily impacted by bad weather. For another, big crop failures could cause an overall shortage of food, called a “food shock”, which could occur more frequently in the future. However, food shocks can be prevented by making agriculture efficient and reducing food waste. ‎ 听力文稿 Text 1 ‎ M: What are you doing? You can’t park there. That is for disabled people.‎ W: Oh, I didn’t even see that. All right, all right, I’ll go find somewhere else to park.‎ Text 2 ‎ W: The refrigerator broke again. Should I call the repairman?‎ M: The same one you called last time? I don’t think so. He charged us a lot. I took a course online so maybe I can do it myself this time. ‎ Text 3‎ M: Thanks for helping Tommy with his math. You must stay and have supper with us.‎ W: I’d love to, but I have to visit my grandmother tonight. I’m going to Shanghai for a conference, and I want to make sure she has enough groceries for a while. And I’ll probably make her ‎ some food while I’m there. ‎ Text 4‎ W: My favorite animal is the dolphin. They make such funny sounds, and they are very smart.‎ M: Dolphins are cool, but sharks are way better. They are so fast in the water and they can grow to be some of the biggest fish in the world.‎ Text 5 ‎ M: Hi, I’ve just checked in. Is food still being served?‎ W: I’m sorry sir, the restaurant is just closing. It is open from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. However, room service is available until 11:00 p.m., so you have an hour to order.‎ Text 6‎ W: Good morning. I’m afraid we don’t have your favorite today. Our supplier didn’t deliver any.‎ M: What other types do you recommend?‎ W: Well, the lady sitting over there used to order the same Brazilian coffee you have. Then one day she tried Italian and she’s been having it every day since.‎ M: Hmm, I’ll try that then, but I don’t think I’ll be changing permanently. It’s my weekly treat after a tough morning at the office.‎ W: It’s good to try different things. I went to a French restaurant once and tried snails. I didn’t think I’d like them but they were great.‎ Text 7‎ M: What was the last thing you bought?‎ W: Let me think — was it a Superman toy for my dog? No, it was an ice cream maker.‎ M: Do you ever save money?‎ W: No. I’m always overdrawn at the bank.‎ M: Your mom and I have always taught you to manage your money wisely. Has none of that sunk in?‎ W: Live for today. That’s what I say. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?‎ M: We know — simply because we have lived longer. You should save up and use money wisely instead of wasting too much on clothes and things you don’t need.‎ W: Maybe you’re right…but the shopkeepers can be so persuasive. ‎ M: Of course, it’s their job. It is your responsibility to look after your own interests.‎ Text 8‎ W: I really miss my mother’s roasted chicken.‎ M: Why don’t we go visit her?‎ W: I wish we could. It’s been five years since we went to Mexico City for Christmas.‎ M: Well, I have a surprise. I bought plane tickets for October 28th. We’ll be there for a week.‎ W: Really?‎ M: Yes, dear.‎ W: I can’t believe it! We’ll be there for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd, too! That’s a very important holiday for my family, you know. We visit the tombs of my grandparents and then have a family dinner in honor of our ancestors.‎ M: I remember. You’ve told me about it many times.‎ W: But you haven’t experienced it yet. I’m so happy that you’ll be there, too. Oh, Paul, thank you!‎ M: Well, pack your bags. We’re flying to Mexico City from Madrid on the 28th, but we leave New York on the 22nd.‎ W: Wonderful! We can visit our college friends there.‎ M: Exactly.‎ Text 9‎ W: Where is the best place to learn how to swim? I am afraid of the ocean, and there are no lakes around for me to practice in.‎ M: Why don’t you just come over to my house? I swim in my backyard all the time.‎ W: That sounds great! Which day do you want me to come over? I am busy with a family party this weekend, but I am free on Sunday afternoon. I also have Wednesday and Thursday free.‎ M: I have football team practice on Wednesday and a game the next day. I don’t know about Sunday though. Isn’t it supposed to be a thunderstorm then?‎ W: I think I heard about that bad weather coming this way. Maybe we should plan to go swimming sometime next week instead. If it is going to rain on Sunday, would you want to come to my house and watch a movie instead? My parents have a large collection of films.‎ M: That sounds fun. Do they have anything funny or action-filled to watch?‎ W: They have a lot of history movies, but there are ones to make you laugh too. I’m sure we will find something that we both can enjoy.‎ M: OK, well, I will send you a message later this week about it.‎ Text 10‎ M: Frank Whittle was a British Royal Air Force officer who invented the jet engine. He was born in a humble house in Coventry, England, on June 1st, 1907. His father was a clever engineer who passed on his skills to his son. Whittle became adventurous, developing an early interest in planes. He joined the Air Force and was taught about aircraft engines, gaining experience in the engineering workshops. He was excellent in his studies and became a pilot. During study time, he had the ideas that led to the creation of the jet engine, and he was given the legal right of ownership of his design in 1930. His studies earned him a place on a further course at CambridgeUniversity, where he graduated with a first class degree. His first engine was tested in 1937. Official interest grew but it was many years before it came into use. Whittle’s invention was of great importance. It increased the speed of planes dramatically and jet engines are now used by nearly every airline in the world. Whittle held many important jobs and became a hero in his country. He later married an ‎ American woman and moved to the United States, where he became a professor. He died at his home in Maryland on August 9th, 1996.‎