江苏省扬州市2020届高三5月调研第三次模拟考试英语试题

江苏省扬州市2020届高三5月调研第三次模拟考试英语试题

2019-2020 学年度第二学期 5 月调研考试试题 高三英语 2020.05 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 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。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅 读一遍。 1.What is the man going to do? A.Stay inside. B.Look outside. C.Find his umbrella. 2.Why is the man calling? A.To make an appointment. B.To cancel an appointment. C.To change an appointment. 3.What can we learn about the local weather? A.It's sunny and warm. B.It's cold and cloudy. C.It will change in two weeks. 4.When will the speakers meet? A.On January 30th. B.On January 31st. C.On February 1st. 5.What will the woman probably do? A.Accept the man's offer. B.Walk home. C.Give the man a ride. 第二节 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。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 are the speakers talking about? A.A computer. B.An e-mail. C.A mobile phone. 7.What will the woman do next? A.Call the manager. B.Cancel an appointment. C.Get someone to help the man. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 和第 9 题。 8.Why does the woman say sorry to the man? A.She deleted one of the man's files. B.She made the man's computer broken. C.She saw the man's e-mail without permission. 9.What is the man's attitude towards the woman? A.Impatient. B.Friendly. C.Critical. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至第 12 题。 10.What's the probable relationship between the woman and Mr Smith? A.Husband and wife. B.Boss and secretary. C.Doctor and patient. 11.What does the man ask the woman to do at the beginning? A.Have lunch together. B.Take a message for him. C.Give him Mr Smith's mobile number. 12.What will the man do next? A.Wait for a phone call. B.Work at his desk. C.Go to meet Mr Smith. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至第 16 题。 13.What do the customers think of the fitness equipment in the hotels? A.Satisfying. B.Disappointing. C.Up-to-date. 14.How many hotels does the woman mention? A.Three. B.Eight. C.Eleven. 15.Where is the woman? A.In Florence. B.In Zurich. C.In Bern. 16.What will the speakers do next? A.Budget the cost. B.Fix a time for a meeting. C.Look around the fitness rooms. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17.Who are the listeners? A.Parents. B.Students. C.Teachers. 18.Where is the speaker? A.In the school hall. B.In the student health center. C.In the international student office. 19.How can the listeners get the information about the procedures? A.From the speaker. B.From a doctor. C.From a handbook. 20.What does the speaker suggest the listeners do in the end? A.Get some travel medicine. B.Offer their medical history to the doctor. C.Make an early appointment with the specialist. 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.The government calls on us to avoid visiting crowded areas and medical institutions ______it is necessary. A.while B.because C.unless D.when 22.----Who is China's first UFC champion? －---It is Zhang Weili _____opponent,Jessica Andrade,was knocked out by her within just 42 seconds. A.who B.whom C.that D.whose 23.A painting by Vincent Van Gogh was stolen on_______would have been the Dutch master's 167th birthday. A.that B.when C.what D.which 24.Fortune China released a ranking of business leaders in 2020,Jack Ma,founder of Alibaba,______ the list with outstanding leadership. A.topping B.topped C.to top D.having topped 25.----Haven't you handed in your composition yet? －---Yes.I______on it for twenty five minutes. A.will work B.am working C.would work D.worked 26.The Dutch government has announced it will stop using the name Holland_______its official name the Netherlands. A.in favor of B.regardless of C.in spite of D. instead of 27.----Why do you care about him so much? －---You________him when he first came out---it was so sad. A.would have seen B.should have seen C.might have seen D.could have seen 28.It's widely acknowledged that reading printed texts is no______for personal discussion with a great thinker. A.substitute B.subject C.submission D.substance 29.Some countries could have been better prepared to fight the virus.Their leaders,_____,resisted calls for strict measures to contain it initially. A.otherwise B.besides C.though D.thus 30.Over 1,000 elephants face starvation in Thailand because the coronavirus crisis has _____revenues from tourism. A.cut down B.put down C.break down D.pull down 31.______to building a community with a shared future for mankind is China,which has provided generous support and assistance. A.Dedicating B.Dedicated C.Being dedicated D.Having dedicated 32.The entire country was_______with grief for the eighteen firefighters and one guide who were killed in Liangshan mountain fire. A.accumulated B.distributed C.spoiled D.overcome 33.The president must have received the result of medical research by the time the disease spread widely,_______？ A.hasn't he B.mustn't he C.hadn't he D.didn't he 34.---Gosh,I feel I have messed up my whole life. －--Cheer up.Things will______ A.hold out B.work out C.stand out D.set out 35.Some teenagers have independent tastes,but most tend to______. A.lose their heads B.spill the beans C.swim with the tide D.mend their ways: 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。 A pair of silk stockings Little Missus Sommers one day found that she had already saved fifty dollars.It seemed to her a.very large amount of money. The question of investment was one she 36 carefully.A dollar or two could be 37 to the price she usually paid for her daughter Janie's shoes.This would guarantee they would_38 a great deal longer than usual.She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys.And still there would be enough left for new stockings-two pairs per child.What time that would save her in always 39 old stockings! But that day she was tired and a little bit weak.Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned,and preparing herself to go shopping,she had 40 to eat at all! When she arrived at the large department store,she sat in front of an empty counter.She was trying to gather 41 and courage to push through a mass of busy 42.She rested her hand upon the counter. She wore no gloves.She slowly grew aware that her hand had felt something very 43.to touch.She looked down to see that her hand lay upon a pile of silk 44.A young salesgirl who stood behind the 45 asked her if she wished to 46 the silky leg coverings. She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry with the aim of 47 it. But she went on feeling the soft, 48 items.Now she used both hands,holding the stockings up to see the light shine 49 them. Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face. She thought to herself,"Why not live for myself once?" She looked up at the salesgirl."Well,I will 50 this pair."she said. Missus Sommers then walked into the ladies' rest area.In an empty corner,she 51_her cotton stockings with the new silk ones. For the first time she seemed to be taking a 52 from the tiring act of considering her family.She had let herself be 53,by some machine-like force directing her actions.But this time she decided to free herself of 54 Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag.Next,she went to the shoe department,sat down and waited to be 55. 36.A.resisted B.considered C.described D.underwent 37.A.spent B.withdrawn C.dropped D.added 38.A.last B.extend C.show D.dress 39.A.picking B.washing C.packing D.repairing 40.A.refused B.forgotten C.regretted D.planned 41.A.confidence B.information C.respect D.strength 42.A.shoppers B.sellers C.agents D.guards 43.A.rough B.delicious C.pleasant D.pretty 44.A.handkerchiefs B.shirts C.stockings D.shoes 45.A.counter B.crowd C.elevator D.window 46.A.see B.witness C.investigate D.examine 47.A.purchasing B.selling C.producing D.designing 48.A.ordinary B.abnormal C.costly D.simple 49.A.beyond B.through C.between D.upon 50.A. return B.buy C.present D.consume 51.A.sold B.exchanged C.submitted D. replaced 52.A.rest B.walk C.look D.sigh 53.A.thrown B.squeezed C.controlled D.comforted 54.A.debt B.dream C.appointment D.responsibility 55.A.fitted ` B.employed C.consulted D.promoted 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， 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A THE MUSTHAVE-SPRING FLUSH(红晕） If you buy one new makeup item this spring,make it a color-packed （but still mixable!) cream red,like one of the new versions from CoverGirl and Maybelline.Whenever you wear it, coworkers will come over to your desk and say things like"Your skin looks great!"and"You look so happy!"That might make you wonder,"What do I usually look like?"But it'll also inspire you to wear a cheery pop of color on your cheeks for the next three months straight. THE TREND-FERMENTED EXTRACTS(发酵精华） Fermentation isn't new-the process of preserving natural components has been around for a thousand years-but its popularity in the beauty world is just starting to bloom.And for good reason:Many fermented components have promising skin benefits.Estee Lauder's brightening treatment features ferment,which fades dark spots and make skin look more toned.The updated version of La Mer's famous eye cream has a fermented complex that improves dark circles and fine lines. THE GADGET-HAIR BRUSH Straightening your own hair is about to get a lot easier.Powered by electricity,this brush's heated edges help you get close to the scalp(头 皮） （great for short hair),and you don't need a separate brush or comb,and it stays at the exact temperature you choose so you don't overheat(read: damage)your hair.The result:Smooth hair is officially just a brush away. LIPSTICKS BUILT TO LAST-HERMES LIPSTICKS Who says an object can't be environmentally sound?The first try by Hermes into the world of makeup is a responsible one:Rouge Hermes,its new line of lipsticks. 56.If you have dark spots on your cheeks,which of the following can you choose according to the passage? A.The products from Maybelline. B.The products from Rouge Hermes. C.The products from La Mer. D.The products from Estee Lauder. 57.During a power failure,which of the following may be of less use according to the passage? A.SPRING FLUSH. B.FERMENTED EXTRACTS. C.HAIR BRUSH. D.HERMES LIPSTICKS. B Those extra pounds should be avoided at all costs,right?Actually,while being overweight isn't generally good for our health,not all fat is created equal-some may even be beneficial. There are two major kinds of body fat.White fat,the most abundant type,is what you feel when you squeeze your midsection.Brown fat,found mainly in the neck region,burns energy rather than storing it the way white fat does.Brown fat may also help avoid diabetes.According to a study in Cell Metabolism,individuals with higher amounts of brown fat had smaller changes in blood sugar and thus a reduced risk of developing diabetes.Infants have high levels of brown fat,which helps regulate their body temperature.Sadly,we lose it as we age,and adults have only small amounts. Adults can increase brown fat by exposing themselves to cold temperatures.In a recent study, people who slept in a mildly cold room(about 66 degrees F)increased the amount and activity of their brown fat by up to 40 percent.Sleeping in mild warmth(81 degrees F),however,decreased their amount of brown fat.Cold showers don't seem to affect it. Brown fat does have its drawbacks.Radiologists don't like it,because the heat it causes makes it harder for body cans to detect activities in patients.Although there's no firm evidence that any specific foods or nutrients can activate brown fat,radiologists routinely recommend that patients eat a high-fat,low-carb diet before scans on the grounds that this reduces brown fat activation. Just as brown fat isn't perfect,neither is white fat all bad.Even though people tend to hate it, white fat delivers important health benefits.It protects our vital organs,helps keep us warm,and stores calories for later use,keeping us from starving when food is scarce. White fat can sometimes be turned into brown-it's then called beige or brite ("brown in white")fat.Like brown fat,beige fat burns energy and can thus help fight against obesity.Scientists are still trying to figure out how the change happens;one study points to a hormone called irisin, which our muscles produce when we exercise. Fat cells' sensitivity to temperature changes means there's more than one way we can get rid of unwanted fat.Cooling treatments,for instance,freeze fat cells to death.The body removes these damaged cells over several months. 58.Which of the following can replace the underlined word"midsection"in the second paragraph? A.Leg. B.Arm. C.Wrist. D.Waist. 59.Generally speaking,who have a larger proportion of brown fat? A.Babies. B.Senior people. C.Fat people. D.Thin people. 60.The following kinds of fat can help people fight against obesity EXCEPT_ A.Beige fat. B.Brite fat. C.White fat. D.Brown fat. C Every Morning,Breanna Roque goes out to the farm to feed the cows.But this isn't your typical farm;it's a laboratory,and Roque is a graduate researcher at the University of California,Davis.She's been spending her time among the cows to see if she can adjust their diets so they burp （打嗝） less.The cows' special diet includes small parts of a red seaweed.It contains a chemical combination,which prevents the production of CH4 during the cows' digestion.Less CH4 means less burping.And less burping could mean slowing down climate change globally. Although agriculture accounts for a smaller percentage of total greenhouse gas production than sectors like transportation and energy,it produces more CH4,which warms the Earth up to 86 times as much as CO2.When cows eat,they burp food back up,producing CH4 as a byproduct. Researchers across the globe have been pursuing the idea that adding substances to feed might help reduce these CH4-loaded burps.But it wasn't until 2016 that researchers in Australia found that grass feed of 2 percent seaweed could cut CH4 productions by nearly 99 percent.In 2019,Roque's team published the results of a similar study:They cut CH4 production 95 percent by adding to a typical U.S.dairy cow diet with just 5 percent seaweed.But questions remained about the seaweed's effectiveness in actual cow stomachs. So more researchers headed to the farm.They found that a diet of just 0.5 percent seaweed led to a 26-percent decrease in CH4.A 1-percent seaweed diet produced 67 percent less CH4.Further research is needed to fully understand why this seaweed in particular works best-and to see if adding seaweed to cows' diets will affect the quality of the products coming from the animals.In the future,they'll run trials to see if seaweed gives cow's milk an unpleasant taste or leaves steaks smelling of seafood. Researchers still need to ensure the seaweed combination,which is sensitive to heat and light, will be shelf-stable and remain effective in real-world applications.And even if the seaweed succeeds,CH4 from cattle accounts for just 5 percent of greenhouse gas production in the U.S.,so the overall picture won't improve much. Still,last August,researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland,Australia, announced they would be trying to find ways to farm the seaweed on a large-enough scale to break into the cattle feed market.Roque says she's regularly contacted by annoying businessmen who want her help to mass produce the seaweed for global animal consumption."People reach out to me all the time,"she says."Unfortunately,I'm an animal biologist and not a sea biologist." 61.What is the purpose of Roque's research? A.To reduce global warming through cow feed. B.To enrich cattle diets with a special seaweed. C.To make food digestible in cows'stomachs. D.To reduce CH4 in the production of seaweed. 62.According to Paragraph 2,the 2016 and 2019 studies were imperfect as they failed to find out ___ A.why CH4 was more harmful than CO2 in climate change B.which seaweed worked best in cutting CH4 production C.whether seaweed would work in practical cow feeding D.what was the right proportion of seaweed in cows' diets 63.Future research will probably NOT deal with___ A.how to grow seaweed on farmland economically B.how to bring out the best function of the seaweed C.how to prevent beef and milk from tasting weird D.how to lengthen the store time of seaweed feed 64. Roque's response to the businessmen indicates that _ A.she regrets not having studied seaweeds B.she is willing to offer more help to them C.she is negative about the cow feed market D.she is not interested in farming seaweed D We were five minutes into a severe winter storm-approaching Boston's Logan International Airport-when I turned to the woman next to me and said,"Hey,would you mind chatting with me for a few minutes?"My seatmate seemed friendly and I suddenly felt desperate for a human connection. ＂ Sure.My name is Sue,"the woman replied,smiling warmly."What brings you to Boston?"I started to explain that I was on a business trip.Then the plane trembled violently,and I blurted out,＂ I might need to hold your hand too."Sue took my hand in both of hers,patted it,and held on tight. Sometimes a stranger can significantly improve our day. ① A pleasant meeting with someone we don't know,even an unspoken exchange,can calm us when no one else is around.It may get us out of our own heads-a proven mood lifter-and help broaden our vision.Sandstrom, a psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Essex,has found that people's moods improve after they have a conversation with a stranger.And yet most of us resist talking to people we don't know or barely know. We worry about how to start, maintain,or stop it.We think we will keep talking and disclose too much,or not talk enough.We are afraid we will bore the other person. We're typically wrong. ② In a study in which Sandstrom asked participants to talk to at least one stranger a day for five days,99 percent said they had found at least one of the exchanges pleasantly surprising, 82 percent said they'd learned something from one of the strangers,43 percent had exchanged contact information,and 40 percent had communicated with one of the strangers again. ③ Multiple studies show that people who interact regularly with passing acquaintances or who engage with others through community groups,religious gatherings,or volunteer opportunities have better emotional and physical health and live longer than those who do not.One person took up the cello after chatting with a woman on the subway who was carrying one.Another recalled how the smile of a fruit salesman from whom he regularly bought bananas made him feel less lonely after he'd first arrived in a new city. ④ When Sue took my hand on that scary flight to Boston,I almost wept with relief.＂Hey,this is a little bumpy,but we will be on the ground safely soon,"she told me.She looked so encouraging,and confident.I asked her what she did for a living."I'm a retired physical education teacher,and I coached women' s volleyball,"she said.Immediately,I could see what an awesome coach she must have been. When we said goodbye,I gave Sue a big hug and my card.A few days later,I received an e-mail with the subject line"Broken hand on Jet Blue.""I have to admit that I was just as scared as you were but did not say it,"Sue wrote."I just squeezed your hand as hard as I could.Thank you for helping me through this very scary situation."She added that when she'd told her friends about our conversation,they teased her because they know she loves to talk.I told my friends about Sue too.I explained how kind she was to me,and what I learned:It's OK to ask for help from a stranger if you need it. Now if I mention to my friends that I am stressed or worried,they respond,"Just think of Sue!” 65.The writer struck up a conversation with her seatmate because A.they were heading for the same city on business B.she was in urgent need of emotional comfort C.the plane's abrupt movement was unbearable D.the woman was friendlier than other passengers 66.What benefit does a pleasant exchange with strangers bring us? A.It lights up our otherwise unsuccessful life. B.It saves us the trouble of talking too much. C.It improves our ability to think and understand. D.It guarantees us a lasting feeling of happiness. 67.Why does the writer mention the study conducted by Sandstrom? A.To present the benefits of interacting with acquaintances. B.To show it lifts mood to make and meet with new friends. C.To stress it is necessary to associate with unknown people. D.To relieve anxiety about communicating with strangers. 68.The sentence"You don't even have to talk to complete strangers to obtain the benefit"can be put in_____ A.① B.② C.③ D.④ 69.What does the underlined sentence imply? A.The writer was impressed with Sue' s ability to inspire others. B.The writer herself could have been a volleyball player. C.Sue possessed obvious characters of a qualified PE teacher. D.Sue became the coach of the writer as a consequence. 70.How did the writer probably feel while reading Sue' s e-mail? A.Regretful. B.Surprised. C.Disappointed. D. Satisfied. 第四部分：任务型阅读（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。 Orchids 'Secret Orchids(兰花）are some of the most rare and delicate species in all of nature.For hundreds of years orchids have been prized discoveries of collectors and adventurers hoping to find new and diverse kinds of the flower."Orchid hunters"went looking for the mysterious orchids and brought back new types to sell.However,many of them met with tragedy instead.Dozens of hunters were killed by accidents or diseases or murder.Others became food for horrible creatures. While the plants have long been valued for their beauty,they may be even more important to science and our understanding of co-evolution.Unlike plants that can self-pollinate( 自我授粉）， orchids need very specific insects or birds to spread their pollen.The process by which insects,the wind,or birds spread the pollen of different flowers is called pollination.Pollen is a powder produced by plants that contains their genetic material.In order for the plants to reproduce,the pollen must be physically moved to the flower's stigma(花的柱头），which contains an egg.Now the fertilized egg can become a seed.Birds and insects can pollinate plants by touching many different flowers and spreading the pollen around. Orchids evolved to attract insects and birds.Because there are many different species of orchid, there are also many different ways the orchids attract their pollinators.Orlean explains that"many species look so much like their favorite insects that an insect mistakes them for its relatives.and when it lands on the flower to visit,pollen sticks to its body.Another orchid imitates the shape of something that a pollinating insect likes to kill...Other species look like the mate of their pollinator, so the bug tries to mate with one orchid and then another...and spreads pollen from flower to flower each hopeless time." Other orchids don't use their shape at all,but rather produce specialized smells to attract specific insects,such as bees,beetles or flies.Some orchids smell like cake,some like chocolate,and some like rotting meat.All these smells may seem weird,but they exist to attract creatures to their pollen and help the orchids survive. Orchids provide new angles for the research into plant and animal evolution on the earth.The strategies to attract insects and spread their flowers' pollen go on and on.Each family of orchids has a unique kind of insect or bird that visits their flowers,as well as its own way of attracting them.It has worked,too.Orchid species number more than 25,000 worldwide,which is more kinds of species than any other flower on the planet,and new ones are still being found. Orchids and the insects that pollinate them are one of the most amazing examples of evolution.By tricking the insects that collect its pollen,the orchid has survived since the time of the dinosaurs. Main points Supporting details Orchids are rare and delicate. ●Orchid hunters consider their discovery of great71____________. ●Many orchid hunters 72_______. their lives for special orchids. Different types of orchids Pollination is a process where the pollen,containing the genetic have different ways to spread pollen. material of the plant,is carried to the stigma of the flower,so that the plant can 73__________. ●Some species attract insects to land on their flowers with 74.___________appearances to the insects. ●Some species 75_______what their pollinating insects want to kill. ●Some species 76._________their pollinator into mating with them so that the bugs can spread the pollen from flower to flower. ●77._______than use their shape,other species produce special smells to attract specific pollinators. The importance of the 78.__________of orchids is great to scientific research. Orchids and the insects that pollinate them are one of the most amazing examples. ●Orchids have the 79_________number of types among flowers on the planet. ●Nature has witnessed the 80.________of orchids since the time of the dinosaurs. 第五部分：书面表达（满分 25 分） 81.请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。 ＂The National College Entrance Examination will be postponed for a month to July 7 and8 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak,"the Ministry of Education said. Wang Hui,director of the ministry's Department of College Students Affairs,said the postponement is mainly to ensure students 'safety and the fairness of the exam.More than 10.7million students have signed up to participate in this year's Gaokao,up by 400,000 from last year, Wang said at a news conference. ＂ Gaokao concerns tens of millions of students,and the ministry must adopt the most cautious plan with the least amount of risk to protect their safety as well as that of the teachers.” Although senior high school students took online courses during the epidemic,many rural students who lacked Internet access felt disadvantaged,so the delay is to ensure they will have more time to prepare for the exam at school,he said. Chinese people often compare the highly competitive exam to"crossing a narrow bridge",since for many students,especially those from rural areas,enrollment at a good university is a difficult but worthwhile challenge that could shape their future. 【写作内容】 1.用约 30 个单词概述上述信息的主要内容； 2.用约 120 个单词发表你的观点，内容包括： （1)结合上述信息，分析高考延期的主要原因（不少于两点）； （2)面对高考延期，作为高三学生，你应该如何正确应对？ 【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。 2019-2020 学年度第二学期 5 月调研考试试题 高 三 英 语 答 案 解 析 一、听力 1-20 ACBCB CCABB CABCC BBACC 二、单项填空 21-35 CDCAD ABACA BDCBC 完形填空 36-55 BDADB DACCA DACBB DACDA 三、阅读理解 56-70 DC DAC ACAD BCDCAB 四、任务型阅读 71. value/ importance/ significance 72. risked/ sacrificed/ lost 73. reproduce 74. similar 75. resemble/ imitate 76. cheat/ trick/ fool 77. Rather 78. evolution/ co-evolution 79. greatest/ largest/ biggest 80. survival/ existence 五. 书面表达 （Possible version） To guarantee the life security of students and teachers and maintain educational equality, China has pushed its highly influential Gaokao back by one month, which is scheduled for July 7 and 8. The factors accounting for the delay can be summarized as follows. Firstly, though the domestic epidemic has been brought under control, there still exist the risks of regional and imported outbreaks. Furthermore, compared to their peers in urban areas, the students in remote and rural areas with poor accessibility to the Internet are at a disadvantage. Hence, the delay affords them more time studying at school in preparation for the crucial examination. As a student of Senior Three, I think that not only is the one-month postponement a challenge but it is also a golden chance to work on my weaknesses. Meanwhile, I am bound to adjust my mindset and reschedule my study plan timely, in which way I throw myself into chasing my college dream. 答 案 详 解 单项填空部分 21-35 CDCAD ABACA BDCBC 21. C 考查状语从句。句意：政府号召我们，若非确实必要的话，不要去人群密集场所和医疗 机构。 22.D 考查定语从句。whose 引导定语从句修饰 Zhang Weili,并在从句中作定语。 23. C 考查名词性从句。what 在宾语从句中作主语。 24. A 考查非谓语动词。本题为非谓语动词中的独立主格结构。Jack Ma 与 top 为主动关系。 25. D 考查时态。句意：“—你还没有提交你的作文吗？—交上去了，我写了 20 分钟。”根据答 语语境可知，空处的动作在说话时已经结束，所以用一般过去时。 26. A 考查介词短语。句意：荷兰政府宣布将停止使用“荷兰”这一名称，取而代之的是官方名 称“尼德兰”。 in favour of 意为“(舍弃某物)宁愿选择; 选…(而不选)”。 27. B 考查情态动词。句意：“—你为什么这么关心他？—你真该看看他第一次出现时的样子， 真让人难过。”should have seen 意为“(表示假如对方看见或经历某事物)一定会感兴趣或吃惊”。 28. A 考查名词。句意：人们普遍认为，阅读印在纸上的内容远不如与伟大的思想家面对面探 讨那般受益。substitute 意为“代替物，代用品”，be no substitute for 意为“不能替代某事物（用 于强调某一事物没有另一事物好）” ；subject 意为“话题，学科，主语，实验对象”; submission 意为“服从，提交”； substance 意为“物质，实质，事实基础”。 29. C 考查副词。句意：有些国家本来能够为抗击病毒做更好的准备。然而，他们的领导人最 初拒绝采取严格措施。though 意为“不过，可是，然而”。 30. A 考查动词短语。句意：受新冠肺炎疫情影响，泰国旅游业的收入锐减，1000 多头大象面 临饥饿问题。cut down 意为“砍到，削减”; put down 意为“放下，写下，镇压”; break down 意为 “出故障，失败，垮掉，情不自禁痛哭”；pull down 意为“使扫兴，拆毁”。 31. B 考 查 倒 装 。 该 句 是 倒 装 句 ， 正 常 的 语 序 是 China, which has provided support and assistance, is dedicated to building a community with a shared future for mankind。此处表语提前， 构成完全倒装。 32. D 考查动词。句意：凉山的森林火灾夺走了 18 位消防员和 1 位向导的生命，举国哀痛。 overcome 意为“受到…的极大影响”。 33. C 考查反意疑问句。当情态动词 must, may, can, should 等在句中表示推测语气时，反意疑 问句的疑问部分应该根据实义动词的实际发生时间来构成。此处 receive 在从句 spread 之前发 生，表示过去的过去，故用 hadn’t they。 34. B 考查交际用语。句意：“—天啊，我感觉我把自己的整个生活弄得一团糟。— 振作起来， 一切会好起来的。” hold out 意为“维持，提供机会，伸出”；work out 意为“锻炼，理解，成功 地发展”；stand out 意为“突出，显眼”；set out 意为“出发，摆放，陈述”。 35. C 考查习语。句意：一些青少年拥有个人独特的爱好,但他们中间大多数倾向随大流。lose their head 意为“失去理智”；spill the beans 意为“泄露秘密”；swim with the tide 意为“随波逐 流”；mend one’s ways 意为“改邪归正”。 完形填空部分 36-40 BDADB 41-45 DACCA 46-50 DACBB 51-55 DACDA 本文是一篇记叙文，描写了一位家境贫寒的家庭主妇（Missus Sommers）在有了一笔对她 来说相当大的储蓄之后的思想变化。起初，她和往常一样，打算把这笔钱用于给孩子们添补 衣物，可是当她走进商场看见她自己特别想要的丝袜的时候，她决定为自己活一次，让自己 从繁重的家庭责任中暂时地解脱出来。于是她买下自己想要的丝袜，并且还要给自己选一双 新鞋。 36. B。这句话的意思是：这笔钱该如何使用是她认真考虑的一个问题。这是第二小节的主题 句，可以从这一小节下面几句的描写看出，Sommers 在心理盘算可以将这些钱用来买哪些东 西。 37. D。这句话的意思是：可以在她通常给女儿 Janie 买鞋子的经费上额外加一两元。A. spent, 表示“花钱”，通常说spend sth on sth, 而本句中用的是介词“to”。B. withdrawn, 表示“取款， 撤离，撤退”。C. dropped, 表示“掉落”。 38. A。这句话的意思是：这就可以保证他们（即新买的鞋子）更耐穿。A. last，表示“持续， 延续”， a great deal longer 是副词比较级，修饰 last，意思是“延续更长时间”。B. extend, 表 示“使……伸长，扩展”。C. show，表示“展示，显示，演出”。D. dress, 表示“给某人穿衣服， 穿……的衣服”。 39. D。这句话的意思是：（有足够的钱给孩子们买新袜子，每个孩子买两双。）那将会为她节 省多少补袜子的时间啊！A. picking, 表示“捡起来”。 B. washing，表示“洗”，根据常识，袜 子多并不会节省洗袜子的时间的。 C. packing, 表示“打包，装箱”，不合文意。D. repairing, 表示“修补”。 40. B。这一小节的意思是：但是那天她很累，而且有点虚弱。忙着给孩子们吃饭、打扫房子、 准备去购物，她自己完全忘记了吃饭。A. refused, 表示“拒绝”。C. regretted, 表示“后悔， 遗憾”。D. planned，表示“计划”。 41. D。这句话的意思是：她努力让自己恢复一点体力，并且鼓起勇气挤过大量的购物人群。 根据第三小节第一句话“But that day she was tired and a little weak.”可知她很虚弱，所以需要 恢复一下体力。 42. A。这句话的意思见第 41 题。B. sellers, 表示“销售者”。C. agents, 表示“代理商”。D. guards，表示“看守”。 43. C。这句话的意思是：她慢慢地意识到她摸到了一些触感特别好的东西。所填的形容词应 该与“to touch”相关。A. rough, “粗糙的”，和下文的silk（丝绸）不吻合。B. delicious, 表示 “美味的”，是描述味觉的。D. pretty，表示“美丽的”，是描述视觉的。 44. C。 这句话的意思是：她低头看见自己的手正放在一摞丝袜上。这题的答案来自下面一节 的暗示。根据下面一小节，我们知道她的手摸到的是丝袜。 45. A。这句话的意思是：一个年轻的女销售员正站在柜台后问她是不是想要仔细地看看这些 丝质的长筒袜。根据上文可知这些长筒袜是放在柜台上的，salesgirl（女销售员）应该是站在 柜台后面的。 B. crowd（人群）。C. elevator（电梯）。D. window（窗户）。 46. D。这句话的意思见上一题。A. see, 表示“看见”。B. witness, 表示“目睹，见证”。C. investigate， 表示“调查”。D. examine, 表示“仔细查看，仔细检查” 47. A。这句话的意思是：她微笑着，就好像她是带着购买的意图被邀请来仔细品鉴钻石首饰 似的。A. purchasing, 表示“购买”。B. selling, 表示“出售”。 C. producing, 表示“生产”。D. designing，表示“设计”。 48. C。这句话的意思：她继续抚摸着这些柔软而昂贵的东西。由上文可知：Sommers 仔细地 看这些丝袜就好像在看钻石，说明在她眼里，这些丝袜也是很昂贵的东西。A. ordinary, 表示 “普通的”。B. abnormal, 表示“不正常的”。D. simple，表示“简单的”。A, B 和 D 三个选项都 与上下文没有关联。C. costly，表示“花钱多的，昂贵的”。 49. B。这句话的意思是：现在她把两只手都一起用上了，抓着长筒袜高高地举起，看着光穿 透丝袜。根据常识我们知道丝袜是透明的，所以光可以穿透他们，所以我们用介词 through。 50. B。这句话的意思是：“好的，我买这双。”从下文可知，Sommers 买下了这双丝袜。 51. D。这句话的意思是：然后, Missus Sommers 走进了女休息室。 在一个没人的角落，她换 下了棉质的长筒袜，穿上了那双新的丝袜。A. sold, 表示“卖”。B. exchanged, 表示“交换”。 C. submitted, 表示“提交；屈服”。D. replaced, 表示“替换”，replace sth for sth 表示“用…替 换…”。 52. A。这句话的意思是：第一次，她好像在让自己休息，不去很疲累地为家人打算。根据这 句中的“tiring”可知，她想要休息。 53. C。这句话的意思是：她被一种像机器一样指引着她方向的力量操控着。A. throw, 表示“扔， 投掷”。B. squeezed，表示“挤压”。C. controlled, 表示“控制”。D. comforted，表示“安慰”。 54. D。 这句话的意思是：但是这一次她决定让自己从（家庭的）责任中解放出来。从上下文 的描述可知，Sommers 突然觉得自己一直在为家人着想，很累，所以她想放任一下自己，满 足一次自己的愿望，买一些自己喜欢却从来都不会为自己买的东西。A. debt, 表示“债务”。 B. dream, 表示“梦想”。C. appointment, 表示“约会”。句子中用了短语free sb of sth， 表示 “使某人摆脱…”。 55. A。这句话的意思是：然后她穿上鞋子，把自己的旧袜子放进包里。接着，她走进一家鞋 店，坐下来，等着试穿。A. fitted, be fitted for …表示“试穿……（衣服或鞋子）”。B. employed, 表示“被雇佣”。C. consulted, 表示“被咨询”。D. promoted, 表示“被促销，推广，促进”。 从上文可知，Sommers 决定为自己活一次，她走进鞋店肯定是为了买鞋，所以她坐下来是为 了试鞋。 阅读理解部分 56-57 DC 58-60 DAC 61-64 ACAD 65-66 BCDCAB A 篇 本文讲述了常见的美颜产品。 56. 选 D。根据 Estée Lauder’s brightening treatment features ferment, which fades dark spots and make skin look more toned（雅思兰黛增亮处理法以发酵为特色，让深色斑点消失，让皮肤看 起来更协调）可知，如果脸颊有黑斑，可以用雅思兰黛产品。 57. 选 C。根据 Powered by electricity, ...可知，这种产品需要电保持恒温，才能充分发挥这种 梳子的用途。 B 篇 本文讲述了白脂肪和棕脂肪的好处和坏处。 58. 选 D。根据 mid 和 section 各自的含义，以及平时常做的动作，结合上下文，不难得出 midsection 表示“腰部”。 59. 选 A。根据第二段的最后两句：Infants have high levels of brown fat, which helps regulate their body temperature. Sadly, we lose it as we age, and adults have only small amounts. 婴儿有高比例 的棕脂肪，帮助管理身体温度。令人难过的是，随着我们变老，棕脂肪逐渐减少，成年人只 有少量的棕脂肪。 60. 选 C。根据第二段的 Brown fat, found mainly in the neck region, burns energy rather than storing it the way white fat does 和第六段的 White fat can sometimes be turned into brown—it’s then called beige or brite (“brown in white”) fat. Like brown fat, beige fat burns energy and can thus help fight against obesity 可知，Brown fat 和 beige fat/ brite fat 有助于燃烧能量并抵制肥胖。 C 篇 每天早上，Breanna Roque 都会去农场喂牛。但这不是你所理解的那种典型的农场；这是 一个实验室， Roque 是加州大学戴维斯分校的研究生。她一直在牛群中度过时光，看她是否 可以调整饮食，以减少牛打嗝。奶牛的特殊饮食包括一小部分红海藻。它包含化学成分，可 防止在牛消化过程中产生甲烷。更少的甲烷意味着更少的打嗝。减少打嗝可能意味着减缓全 球气候变化。 尽管农业在温室气体总产量中所占的比例比起运输和能源等部门低，但它产生的甲烷却 更多，它使地球变暖的程度高达二氧化碳的 86 倍。奶牛进食时，会将食物反刍，产生副产品 甲烷。全球研究人员一直在追求这样的想法，即在饲料中添加物质可能有助于减少这些带有 甲烷的嗝。但是直到 2016 年，澳大利亚的研究人员才发现含有 2％的海藻草饲料能够将 CH4 的产量减少近 99％。Roque 的团队在 2019 年发表了一项类似研究的结果：他们通过在典型的 美国奶牛日粮中仅添加 5％的海藻，就将甲烷的产量减少了 95％。但是，有关海藻在牛胃中 的实际功效仍然存在疑问。 因此，更多的研究人员前往该农场。他们发现，仅食用 0.5％的海藻可以使甲烷降低 26 ％。 1％的海藻饮食可减少 67％的甲烷。需要进一步研究以使我们充分理解为什么这种海藻 尤其能发挥最佳功效，并观察将海藻添加到奶牛的饮食中是否会影响动物产品的质量。将来， 他们将进行试验，以查看海藻是否会使牛乳产生令人不快的味道或使牛排闻起来有海鲜味。 研究人员仍然需要确保这些对热和光敏感的海藻化合物是稳定的产品，并在实际应用中 保持有效。即使海藻成功，来自牛的甲烷仍仅占美国温室气体产量的 5％，因此总体情况不会 有太大改善。 尽管如此，去年八月，澳大利亚昆士兰州阳光海岸大学的研究人员宣布，他们将试图找 到足够大的规模种植海藻的方法，以打入牛饲料市场。Roque 说，她已经定期与希望与她联系 的商人联系，希望她帮助他们大规模生产用于全球动物消费的海藻。她说：“人们一直与我联 系。” “很遗憾，我是动物生物学家，而不是海洋生物学家。” 61. 选 A。通过第一段 It contains a chemical combination, which prevents the production of CH4 during the cows’ digestion. Less CH4 means less burping. And less burping could mean slowing down climate change globally.可知，Roque 的研究是通过在牛饲料里添加海藻，以减少 CH4 的 产生，牛可以少打嗝，从而达到减缓全球气候变化的目的。 62. 选 C。由第二段 But questions remained about the seaweed’s effectiveness in actual cow stomachs 可知两个研究属于实验室理论研究，未开展实践，农场实际喂养中是否有效果未知。 A、B、D 选项内容在第二段未有涉及。 63. 选 A。根据第三段中 Further research is needed to fully understand why this seaweed in particular works best，以及第四段中...remain effective in real-world applications. 可知未来会研 究如何发掘海藻的功效，使海藻饲料得以实际运用，B 项正确。第三段中 In the future, they’ll run trials to see if seaweed gives cow’s milk an unpleasant taste or leaves steaks smelling of seafood.可 知 C 项正确。第四段中...which is sensitive to heat and light, will be shelf-stable，说明将来会研究 延长新饲料的保质期，D 项正确。 64. 选 D。最后一段 Roque says she’s regularly contacted by annoying businessmen who want her help to mass produce the seaweed for global animal consumption. “People reach out to me all the time,” she says. “Unfortunately, I’m an animal biologist and not a sea biologist.” 可推论出 Roque 对海藻的种植是没有兴趣的。 D 篇 还有五分钟，我们就要进入一场冬季严寒的风暴当中——接近波士顿的 Logan 国际机场 ——当我转向坐在我旁边的那位女士，并说：“嘿，你介意和我聊几分钟吗？”我的同伴看起来 很友善，突然间，我渴望与他人建立联系。 “当然。 我叫 Sue，”那位女士微笑着回答。 “是什么把你带到了波士顿？” 我开始解释我 正在出差。 然后飞机剧烈抖动，我脱口而出，“我可能也需要握住你的手。” Sue 牵着我的手， 拍了拍，然后紧紧握住。 有时，一个陌生人可以明显改善我们的生活。 ①与一个我们不认识的人进行愉快的会面， 即使是无声的交流，也可以在周围没有其他人的情况下使我们平静。 它可能使我们跳出自己 的思维——一个已被证实的情绪提升手段——并有助于拓宽我们的视野。埃塞克斯大学的心理 学家和高级讲师 Sandstrom 发现，与陌生人交谈后，人们的情绪得到改善。 然而，我们大多 数人都拒绝与我们不认识或几乎不认识的人交谈。 我们担心如何开始，维持或停止交谈。 我 们认为我们会持续谈论并透露太多，或者谈论不够。 我们担心我们会使对方厌倦。 我们真的 是想错了。 ②在一项研究中，Sandstrom 要求参与者连续五天，每天与至少一个陌生人交谈，其中 99 ％的人说他们发现至少其中一个交流令人愉悦惊喜，而 82％的人说他们从陌生人中的某一个 那里学到了一些东西 ，有 43％的人交换了联系信息，还有 40％的人再次与一位陌生人进行了 交流。 ③多项研究表明，与相识的人定期互动或通过社区团体，宗教聚会或志愿服务机会与他 人互动的人比起那些不这样做的人具有更好的情感和身体健康，寿命更长。 一个人在地铁上 和一个带着一个大提琴的女人聊天后，他也开始学起了大提琴。 另一个人回忆起他经常买香 蕉的水果推销员的笑容如何使他在初到新城后不再感到孤独。 ④当 Sue 在飞往波士顿的颠簸的飞机上握住我的手时，那种宽慰几乎令我落泪。 “嘿，这 是有点颠簸，但是我们很快就会安全降落，”她告诉我。她是如此的鼓舞和自信。我问她以何 谋生。 她说：“我是一名退休的体育老师，我曾经指导女子排球。” 立刻，我可以看出她一定 是一位了不起的教练。 当我们道别时，我给了 Sue 一个大大的拥抱和我的卡片。 几天后，我收到了一封电子邮 件，主题为“ 捷蓝航空上无助的手”。 Sue 说：“我必须承认，我和你一样害怕，但没有说出 来。” “我只是尽力挤压了你的手。 谢谢您帮助我度过这个非常可怕的时刻。” 她补充说，当 她告诉朋友我们的谈话时，他们嘲笑她，因为他们知道她喜欢聊天。 我也向我的朋友介绍了 Sue。 我向他们解释了她对我的友善，以及我所学到的东西：如果需要，可以向陌生人寻求帮 助。 现在，如果我对我的朋友们说我感到有压力或担心，他们会回答：“快想想 Sue！” 65. 选 B。作者当时身处颠簸的飞机上，内心紧张焦虑。和他人交谈，是为了舒缓自身的情绪。 66. 选 C。从第三段..and help broaden our vision.可以找出答案,其他均未涉及。 67. 选 D。第三段 We worry about how to start, maintain, or stop it. We think we will keep talking and disclose too much, or not talk enough. We are afraid we will bore the other person. We’re typically wrong. 提出人们的焦虑，第四段 Sandstrom 的研究正是为了减轻人们的与陌生人的交 际焦虑，A、B、C 均非提及此项研究的目的。 68.选 C。本句的意思为“你甚至都不需要和完全的陌生人交流去获得好处。”言下之意，“你和 认识的人交流也能获得好处”。第五段的内容则是表明与社区邻居、教友等熟人的交流能够带 来身心健康的好处。 69. 选 A。在颠簸的飞机上，Sue 成功地舒缓了作者的紧张情绪。作者由此推断出她一定有能 力去鼓舞他人。 70. 选 B。在 Sue 寄给作者的电子邮件中，她坦承自己在颠簸的飞机上也非常害怕，只是没有 说出来,这是作者没有想到的，因此作者读到这封信件时可能会感到意外。 任务型阅读部分 71. value/ importance/ significance 72. risked/ sacrificed/ lost 73. reproduce 74. similar 75. resemble/ imitate 76. cheat/ trick/ fool 77. Rather 78. biological 79. greatest/ largest/ biggest 80. survival/ existence 71. value / importance / significance. 根据第一小节“ For hundreds of years orchids have been prized discoveries of collectors and adventurers …”, prized discoveries 表示“有价值的发现”。 72. risked / sacrificed / lost. 根据第一小节最有一句话“Dozens of hunters were killed by accidents or diseases or murder. Others became food for horrible creatures.” 73. reproduce. 根据第二小节倒数第三句话“In order for the plants to reproduce, …” 74. similar. 根据第三小节第三句话“…many species look so much like their favorite insects that an insect mistakes them for its relatives …”。这里用到短语be similar to sth 75. imitate / resemble. 根据第三小节第四句“Another orchid imitates the shape of something that a pollinating insect likes to kill...” 76. cheat / trick / fool. 根据第三小节第五句“Other species look like the mate of their pollinator, so the bug tries to mate with one orchid and then another… and spreads pollen from flower to flower each hopeless time.” 77. Rather. 根据第四小节第一句 “Other orchids don’t use their shape at all, but rather produce specialized smells to attract specific insects …” 78. evolution/ co-evolution. 根据第二小节第一句“While the plants have long been valued for their beauty, they may be even more important to science and our understanding of co-evolution.” 79. largest / greatest / biggest. 根据第五小节最后一句“Orchid species number more than 25,000 worldwide, which is more kinds of species than any other flower on the planet …” 80. survival / existence. 根据最后一小节最后一句“By tricking the insects that collect its pollen, the orchid has survived since the time of the dinosaurs.” 附录一 书面表达评分标准 一、评分原则 1.本题总分为 25 分，按 5 个档次给分。 2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言（内容要点、词汇运用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）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（如通篇文章层次不清、句型单调、无关联词、逻辑混乱，则降档处理）。 3.概要部分少于 20 词或多余 40 词；全文少于 130 词或多于 170 词，从总分中减去 2 分。 4.如书写较差，以致影响表达，将分数降低一个档次。 5.如仅开头一段和最后一段切题，中间部分从阅读理解中抄一段则判 0 分。 6. 语言形式错误分为大错和小错。大错包括“时态、语态、主谓一致”等，1 个大错扣 1 分。小 错包括“单词拼写错误、小品词用法错误”等 3 个小错相当于 1 个大错。 7.写作没有分段，从总分中减去 2 分。 二、评分要点 1）对上文的概要（5 分）。 2）高考延期的原因分析（主题句 3 分，要点 12 分，每个点 4-6 分）。 3）结合自身，谈谈如何应对高考延期（5 分）。 三、各档次的给分范围和要求 第五档 （很好） （21—25 分） 完全完成了试题规定的任务。 覆盖所有内容要点。 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。 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。 第四档 （好） （16—20 分） 完成了试题规定的任务。 虽漏掉一、二个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。 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。 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。 第三档 （中等） （11—15 分） 基本完成了试题规定的任务。 虽漏掉一些内容，但基本覆盖主要内容。 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。 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。 第二档 （较差） （6—10 分） 未恰当完成试题规定的任务。 漏掉或未清楚描述某些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。 语法结构单一，所用词汇有限。 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。 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。 第一档 （差） （1—5 分） 未完成试题规定的任务。 明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容。 语法结构单一，所用词汇不当。 有较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响内容理解。 缺乏语句间的衔接手段，内容不连贯。信息未能传达给读者。 0 分 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。 附录二 听力原文 Text 1 W: Looks like rain. Better look for your umbrella. M: Yeah, I think it’s definitely going to rain. That’s why I’m not going out. Text 2 M: Sorry for calling so late in the day. W: That’s OK. M: Good. I’m actually calling about my visit. I’m afraid I’ve just realized I can’t make the Wednesday. Can we move the meeting to Thursday? W: OK. Yes, the afternoon is free. Text 3 W: I’ve got a two-week break coming up, and I’d like to go somewhere that’s hot and sunny. M: Hot and sunny? So you’re tired of our weather. Text 4 M: So when shall we meet? W: Let’s see. My trip begins on the 30th of January. That’s a Monday. How about Tuesday? M: I’d prefer the Wednesday. W: OK. That suits me. Text 5 M: Need a ride home? W: Thanks... but... my apartment is just around the corner. Besides, I need the fresh air. Text 6 W: I’m afraid the manager isn’t here at the moment. M: Oh, that’s a shame, but maybe you could help me. I bought this mobile phone here the other day and I can’t seem to get the e-mail function to work properly. I don’t know if it’s me or the phone that’s at fault. W: The manager will be back later if you can wait. M: I’m sorry, but that’s no use to me. I have an urgent appointment to get to this afternoon. W: Well, if you wait a minute, I’ll see if I can find someone else to help you. M: OK. Text 7 W: Oh no! I’m so sorry, Bill. M: What’s the matter? W: I’ve just deleted something by mistake. M: But why are you using my computer? W: Well, mine is broken and I haven’t taken it to the repair shop. You know I just wanted to send a quick e-mail, so I used yours, and I’m really sorry! M: What did you delete? W: I don’t know, just a file that was open. I thought it was mine. Sorry Bill! M: Oh, never mind. It wasn’t important. Don’t worry about it. Text 8 W: Hello, Mr Smith’s office. M: Oh, hello. Could I speak to Mike Smith, please? W: I’m afraid he’s not at his desk at the moment. I think he’s gone out to lunch. He’ll be back in about half an hour. Shall I get him to call you as soon as he comes back? Or do you want to leave a message? M: Actually, could you possibly give me his mobile number? It’s quite urgent. W: I’m really sorry, but I am not allowed to. M: Is there any chance of you ringing him for me and asking him to call me back? W: Certainly, I can do that for you. Could I have your name, please? M: Yes, it’s Sam Dalgamo. W: OK, Sam. I’ll ring him straight away. Goodbye. Text 9 W: I’m calling for some information. I’d like to find out about your services for hotels. M: OK. Can you tell me a little more? What type of hotels? W: Well, a chain of four-and five-star hotels. We’re based in Switzerland, but on your website you don’t have an operator in Switzerland, so I thought Italy was the nearest. M: That’s right, yes. We are in Florence. W: Good. Well, we’re interested in updating our current fitness rooms for guests. Our current equipment’s rather out of date and our customers often comment on this. M: OK. How many hotels are we talking about? W: We currently have eight hotels with fitness equipment, and three others that need it. M: And what budget do you have for this? W: That’s difficult to say, actually. Would it be possible for someone to come and have a look? M: Yes, of course. Actually, we’re coming to Switzerland next month. We already have a customer in Zurich. Is that near you? W: Not too far. I’m in Bern. It’s only a couple of hours away. M: Fine. Can we arrange a meeting then? W: Sure. Let’s see... Text 10 Hello, there. Good afternoon! Thank you for your finding the time in your busy schedules to come to the international student office’s first meeting for students going abroad, to South America next autumn. By the way, if you haven’t already signed next to your name on our attendance lists — they’re on the table at the entrance to the school hall — be sure to do it on your way out. Remember, this meeting is a must for you, so you need to make sure we know that you’re here. All right, to begin, we’re going to be talking about health, and specifically the procedures that you have to go through in order to get your student visas for your host country. For all of you, this will include gathering health information, such as proof from your doctors that you’re not suffering from any serious diseases that may pass to others. All the information that each of you will need can be found in your host country handbook that you received when you were accepted into the program. Also, each one of you is required to meet with a doctor at the student health center who is specialized in travel medicine. The health center can give you information about appointment times, but be sure to book your appointment early, because the specialist is only at the health center at certain times. To have the benefit, you should have your meeting at least 4-6 weeks before your trip.