浙江省宁波市效实中学2019-2020学年高一5月（期中）阶段性测试英语试题

浙江省宁波市效实中学2019-2020学年高一5月（期中）阶段性测试英语试题

‎2019学年 ‎ 第二学期 宁波市效实中学 高一英语阶段性测试试卷 ‎（说明：考试时间为100分钟，所有试题必须答在答题卷上）‎ I.‎‎ 听力（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. How much will Sam write this weekend?‎ ‎ A. Two pages. B. Three pages. C. Five pages.‎ ‎2. What does the woman think of the watch?‎ ‎ A. It looks old. B. It is very accurate. C. It seems modern.‎ ‎3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ ‎ A. Their hobbies. B. The man’s sickness. C. A healthy lifestyle.‎ ‎4. Where is the speakers’ new house?‎ ‎ A. One block from school.‎ ‎ B. Five blocks from school.‎ ‎ C. Across from the Welcome Store.‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. At home. B. In a classroom. C. In a bookstore.‎ 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。‎ ‎6. What did George buy for his mother?‎ A. A ring. B. A necklace. C. A pair of earrings.‎ ‎7. What do we know about the diamond?‎ A. It is fake. B. It is purple. C. It is man-made.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。‎ ‎8. What is the cat usually like?‎ A. Very calm. B. Quite wild. C. A little angry.‎ ‎9. What does the man ask the woman to do?‎ A. Take out the cat. ‎ B. Give the cat some medicine.‎ C. Open the door of the carrying case.‎ ‎10. What does the man suggest the woman do?‎ A. Keep her pets in different places for now.‎ B. Introduce the pets to each other quickly.‎ C. Get another pet.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。‎ ‎11. What was the man doing at the beginning of the conversation?‎ A. Reading a book. B. Looking at his phone. C. Talking to his classmates.‎ ‎12. Who might the woman be?‎ A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A librarian.‎ ‎13. What will the man do next?‎ A. Go to see a doctor. B. Give the lesson. C. Call a taxi.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。‎ ‎14. What does Jason want to try on first?‎ A. A jacket. B. A tie. C. A suit.‎ ‎15. Where is Jason going?‎ A. To a restaurant. B. To the airport. C. To a job interview.‎ ‎16. What might Jason have in common with the woman’s father?‎ A. They work in the same field.‎ B. They both like wearing ties.‎ C. They are never on time.‎ ‎17. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Father and daughter.‎ B. Boyfriend and girlfriend.‎ C. Customer and salesman.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。‎ ‎18. How does NASA measure temperatures?‎ A. It has its own research stations.‎ B. It uses special ocean devices.‎ C. It looks up records available to everyone.‎ ‎19. Which month had the hottest recorded temperatures?‎ A. October 2016. B. October 2015. C. October 2000.‎ ‎20. What does NASA consider to be the most important?‎ A. Correcting all mistakes.‎ B. Reading the monthly reports carefully.‎ C. Observing long-term temperature changes.‎ II. 阅读理解（共两节, 每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”‎ Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”‎ In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod(棒) to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.‎ That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.‎ ‎“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung(横杠) I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.‎ One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”‎ For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating ‎ those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.‎ ‎21. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?‎ A. Cruel.           B. Serious.           C. Cold. D. Strict.‎ ‎22. What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” in Paragraph 4 imply?‎ A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.‎ B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.‎ C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.‎ D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.‎ ‎23. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because ______.‎ A. they felt sorry for what they had done before B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt C. they were astonished to find the author’s progress D. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars ‎24. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is that ______.‎ A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep B. the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her own C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growth ‎ ‎ B Starbuck’s founder, Howard Schultz, came up with an idea for his coffee chain while drinking espresso(浓咖啡) in a bar. He took a good product, repackaged it and globalized it. But to many Italians, the coffee served by Starbucks and other branded stores is as far away from proper Italian coffee as you can get, despite the Italian-sounding offerings on their menus.‎ Now, I am part-Italian and like most Italians, I think that Italy represents the height of coffee culture, against the standard by which all coffee should be measured. My Italian friends and family ‎ hate the idea of adding a little sugar juice or other things to their valuable cappuccino(卡布基诺). I have a coffee machine at home, which is to the Italian kitchen what the kettle is to the British. As far as I’m concerned, the cappuccinos, lattes(拿铁) and espressos served in branded coffee chains taste bitter, a low copy of the real thing.‎ You’d never ask for a latte in Italy. If you did, you’d get served a glass of milk. Coffee and espresso are the same in Italy. Then there’s the Australian “white coffee”, a halfway house between a Starbucks-style latte and a macchiato(玛奇朵). The “white coffee” has gone global so much that recently it replaced the cappuccino on Starbucks’ menu in some parts of the US.‎ What’s more, Italians don’t waste time around in coffee shop armchairs drinking cappuccinos while surfing the Internet. Still, when it comes to taste, Italians are trying to reclaim the ground. Part of the problem is the price of coffee. Most Italian bars will not charge more than one euro a cup, which means there isn’t the choice to purchase more high-quality coffee. Italian flavor is held back by the way the coffee is boiled.‎ I still think I’ll be sticking to home-made coffee from my trusted machine. And I’ll continue to drink it in the Italian way.‎ ‎25. What’s the purpose of telling the story of Starbucks in Paragraph 1?‎ ‎ A. To introduce the topic of the passage.‎ ‎ B. To introduce the history of Starbucks.‎ ‎ C. To present the standard of good coffee.‎ ‎ D. To explain the key to the success of Starbucks.‎ ‎26. In the author’s opinion, the coffee served in Starbucks and other branded stores _______.‎ ‎ A. contains too much sugar juice ‎ B. represents the Italian coffee culture ‎ C. is very different from that served in the US ‎ D. cannot meet the Italian standard of good coffee ‎27. Italians prefer home-made coffee due to the fact that _______.‎ ‎ A. home-made coffee is much cheaper ‎ B. they can produce proper Italian coffee at home ‎ C. each family has a tradition to use the coffee machine ‎ D. they can have access to the Internet when drinking coffee at home C Some people think going to the gym takes time and effort. It often hurts, and it can be very boring. Most weight-related exercises are a combination of sets and reps(几次几组). In order to see any significant change from any one exercise, it will probably need to be repeated six to eight times, for a minimum of three sets, for about three months. Then there’s aerobics(有氧运动). For some, there’s nothing more boring than endless miles spent running on a treadmill(跑步机).‎ But what if there is a way to reduce the boredom of exercise while still getting a good workout? Luckily for us, there’s virtual reality (VR).‎ ‎“In the past, playing video games was a sedentary(久坐不动的) experience,” says Jo Stauffer of the VR Health Institute, “but VR changes all of that.” Many VR games are played while standing. In order to play properly, the players are forced to move around swinging their arms or using their legs. After an hour of this on a regular enough basis, it’s not surprising that many people unexpectedly find themselves a little fitter. There are already a number of virtual reality games which, deliberately or not, result in their player “getting a good sweat on” if played for enough time. For example, there’s a music game which forces players to shadowbox(做空拳攻防练习) in order to hit the notes—that’s an upper-body workout.‎ The benefit of VR has been noticed by one company. They want to take the whole experience into the gym. They are making a resistance machine(阻力试验机), designed to be used in combination with a VR headset(耳机). Players challenge a virtual competitor in a series of games, which results in a 30-minute full-body workout. However, the cost of the equipment is expensive and there are safety concerns to be worked out, says J. P. Gowner from the consultancy Forrester.‎ Although it’s early days, for those of us who struggle to overcome the boredom of exercise, a new solution could be coming. And a world where a person can exercise and have fun at the same time might be something that many people would want—virtual or not. So don’t give up exercising.‎ ‎28. What conclusion can we draw from the first paragraph?‎ A. Most weight-related exercises nearly have no effect.‎ B. Some people think exercising in the gym is difficult and tiring.‎ C. Running on a treadmill won’t bring significant change.‎ D. You’d better not go to the gym because of the risk of injury.‎ ‎29. Compared with video games, VR games ______.‎ A. bring more fun to players B. take people less free time C. are more likely to bring players health benefits D. are more popular with people nowadays ‎30. What can we know about the resistance machine?‎ A. It has been widely used in the gym.‎ B. There are some disadvantages of it.‎ C. J. P. Gownder highly recommends it.‎ D. When using it, people need to have a partner.‎ ‎31. Which is the best title for the passage?‎ A. Virtual Exercise in the Gym B. Keep Going to the Gym C. The Boredom of Exercise D. The Popularity of VR Games ‎ ‎ D The International Day of Disabled Persons, an international celebration declared by the United Nations since 1992, is observed on December 3, aiming to promote an understanding of disability issues and get support for the rights of people with disabilities. The day takes place annually and focuses on a different issue each year. In South Africa, December 3 also marks the beginning of the Disability Awareness Month. ‎ Since the first celebration, people with disabilities have gained recognition of their rights by States across the globe and of their rightful place in society. But there is still much work ahead of us to turn those legal rights into a true revolution, in which diversity is fully accepted and lived. ‎ The estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide face many obstructions of inclusion in many key aspects of society. As a result, people with disabilities can’t enjoy the equal rights as normal people, which include employment, education as well as social and political participation. The right to participate in public life is essential to create stable democracies ‎ ‎(民主国家), active citizenship and reduce inequalities in society. ‎ In many cases, people with disabilities must be able to fulfill their role in society. It is important to focus on the ability and not on the disability of an individual. It is important to note that disability is part of the human condition, and that all of us either are or will become disabled to one degree or another during the course of our lives. ‎ By promoting empowerment (授权), real opportunities for disabled people are created. This supports them in setting their own priorities(优先). Empowerment involves investing in them—in jobs, health, nutrition, education, and social protection. When disabled people are empowered they are better prepared to take advantage of opportunities, and they can more readily accept their civil responsibilities. ‎ ‎32. What is the International Day of Disabled Persons meant for?‎ A. To raise money for the disabled. ‎ B. To stress the value of the disabled. ‎ C. To make an international celebration. ‎ D. To make able-bodied people care about the disabled. ‎ ‎33. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean? ‎ A. Barriers B. Chances C. Decisions D. Regrets ‎34. What is the main problem for disabled people?‎ A. Their number is too large. B. Few of them seek legal rights. ‎ C. They can’t be fully accepted by society. D. They think poorly of their role in society. ‎ ‎35. What is indicated in the last paragraph?‎ A. The author is worried about the disabled. B. The disabled will have a brighter future. ‎ C. What society has done is far from enough. D. The disabled must fight hard for their rights. ‎ 第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. 36 Here’s how to make one.‎ ‎● ‎37 In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to ‎ get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.‎ ‎● Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 38 That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.‎ ‎● Keep your sleep / wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 39 ‎ ‎● Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 40 If not, take another look at other methods you could try.‎ A. Get a sleep specialist.‎ B. Find the right motivation.‎ C. A better plan for sleep can help.‎ D. And consider setting a second alarm.‎ E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.‎ F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.‎ G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee.‎ III. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。‎ Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion(独奏打击乐器) in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist in spite of her disability.‎ ‎“Early on I decided not to allow the 41 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 42 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 43 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 44 and by age twelve, I was completely ‎ deaf. But my love for music never 45 me.”‎ ‎“My 46 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 47 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 48 the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动) I feel through my body and through my 49 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 50 that I have.”‎ ‎“I was 51 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 52 this before and some teachers 53 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 54 admitted and went on to 55 with the academy’s highest honors.”‎ ‎“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 56 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 57 had been written specially for solo percussionists.”‎ ‎“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 58 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 59 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 60 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”‎ ‎41. A. conditions B. opinions C. actions D. complaints ‎42. A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving ‎43. A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste ‎44. A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause ‎45. A. left B. amused C. accompanied D. disappointed ‎46. A. role B. decision C. promise D. goal ‎47. A. turned B. learned C. used D. ought ‎48. A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell ‎49. A. impression B. movement C. imagination D. recognition ‎50. A. sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea ‎51. A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged ‎52. A. done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted ‎53. A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed ‎54. A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully ‎55. A. study B. research C. graduate D. progress ‎56. A. wrote B. translated C. copied D. read ‎57. A. enough B. some C. many D. few ‎58. A. However B. Although C. When D. Since ‎59. A. mean B. seem C. conclude D. say ‎60. A. directed B. attracted C. taught D. limited ‎ IV. 语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式。‎ Mr. Mora is a famous university president. He is remembered as a 1 (humor) man because his lectures bring 2 (laugh) from time to time. He is also remembered by his family and friends 3 being absent-minded. There are many interesting stories about Mr. Mora, which amuse people.‎ Once on a train, a conductor came to Mr. Mora, 4 (ask) for his ticket. He began to search his pockets. No ticket appeared. Mr. Mora began searching his suitcase. “Never mind, sir,” said the conductor, seeing how 5 (anxiety) Mr. Mora was looking for his ticket and trying to comfort him. “When you find your ticket, just post it to the station. I’m sure you have 6 somewhere.” “I’m sure, too,” said the president as he continued searching. “But I must find it. I need to know 7 I’m going.”‎ Mr. Mora got off the train in New York and 8 (hurry) to the post office to make a telephone call to his secretary. “I’m in New York now but I don’t know why,” said Mr. Mora, feeling like a small boy 9 had got lost. Within minutes came the short reply, “You are not supposed to be in New York. You should be in Princeton to give 10 lecture.”‎ V. 单词拼写（共8小题，每小题0.5分，满分4分）‎ ‎1. U__________ his twin brother who is always late for class, he is usually the first to come.‎ ‎2. R__________ in a wealthy, well-educated family, Mark Zuckerberg developed an interest in computer and created a messaging program called “Zucknet” at the age of 12. ‎ ‎3. Temperature needs to be taken on a daily b__________ during the pandemic.‎ ‎4. It was f____________ that Jack narrowly escaped being killed in a traffic accident last month.‎ ‎5. During the civil war, thousands of people f__________ the country and flooded into its neighboring countries. ‎ ‎6. It is e____________ hot today. Can we turn on the air conditioner?‎ ‎7. Scientists have expressed great concern about the d____________ of the rainforests.‎ ‎8. The children p__________ when they realized that they were lost in the forest. ‎ ‎ ‎ VI. 根据中文及括号内要求进行句子翻译和填空（共8小题，词组每词1分，翻译每句2分，满分16分）‎ ‎1. 看到我终于过去帮助她，她松了一口气。‎ ‎ Seeing that I finally _________ ________ ________ _________, she sighed ________‎ ‎ _________.‎ ‎2. 作为一项重要的文化遗产，庞贝古城现在被置于政府的保护之下。‎ As an important __________ __________ __________, Pompeii is now __________ __________ __________.‎ ‎3. 相反地，我们应该重视保护野生动植物。 ‎ ‎__________ __________ __________, we are supposed to __________ __________ __________ protecting wildlife. ‎ ‎4. 新来的经理接管了公司之后，销售量急剧下降。他却没意识到自己的错误。‎ Ever since the new manager __________ __________ the company, the sales figure has declined rapidly. However, he __________ __________ __________ __________ his own errors.‎ ‎5. 看到那些在地震中被活埋的人的照片时，心中的恐惧让她无法动弹。‎ ‎ When she saw the photos of those who __________ __________ __________ in the earthquake, fear in her heart __________ __________ __________.‎ ‎6. 英语由不同语言混合而成的这个事实是众所周知的。（同位语从句）‎ ‎7. 人们相信一些好闻的气味帮助女性减轻痛苦。（主语从句+形式主语）‎ ‎8. 醒来时，他发现自己躺在一个用鲜花装饰的房间里。（宾补）‎ ‎ 高一英语备课组 高一下英语阶段性测试答案 I. 听力(10%)：1-5 CACBB 6-10 BCACA 11-15 BACBA 16-20 ABCBC II. 阅读(40%)：A: DACD B: ADB C: BCBA D: DACB 36-40 CBGFE ‎ III. 完形(20%)：41-45 BCBDA 46-50 DBACA 51-55 CADBC 56-60 ADBAD IV. 语法填空：10%‎ ‎1. humorous 2. laughter 3. for 4. asking 5. anxiously ‎6. it 7. where 8. hurried 9. who 10. a V. 单词拼写：4%‎ ‎1. Unlike 2. Raised 3. basis 4. fortunate ‎5. fled 6. extremely 7. destruction 8. panicked ‎ VI. 句子(16%)：‎ ‎1. came to her aid; in/with relief ‎2. cultural heritage site; under government protection ‎3. On the contrary; attach importance to ‎4. took over; was not aware of ‎5. were buried alive; held her still ‎6. The fact that English consists of a mixture of different languages is known to all.‎ ‎7. It is believed that some pleasant smells help reduce pain in women. / It is believed that for women, some pleasant smells help reduce pain.‎ ‎8. He found himself lying in a room decorated with flowers when he woke up.‎ 听力原文 Text 1‎ W: What a weekend, Sam! I’ve finished the three pages we were supposed to write for history. Now I just have to work on the two-page literature paper for Miss Jordan’s class.‎ M: It's only Saturday, but you’re way ahead of me. I’ve only done the math homework. (1)‎ Text 2‎ W: That’s a fancy watch. Did you get it from your grandfather or something?‎ M: No. Actually, it's brand new. This is the most accurate watch in the world. It may look old-fashioned, but it's quite modern.‎ W: It certainly looks like it was made a long time ago. (2)‎ Text 3‎ W: You get sick very often, Joe. Do you play any sports?‎ M: No, I don't like to do exercise.‎ W: Well, maybe you should do more exercise instead of staying inside all the time, it’ll do some good to your health. (3)‎ Text 4‎ W: Shouldn’t we be turning left here? I thought our new house was next to the Welcome Store.‎ M: You’re confused, Hilary. We have only walked one block from school, so we have four more to go. (4)‎ W: Hmm. I guess there’s more than one Welcome Store in town.‎ Text 5‎ W: Young man, what is the meaning of this?‎ M: I know you hate your birthday, but we wanted to surprise you. Do you like the book?‎ W: Of course! I’m going to keep it forever to remember this special class. (5) Thank you.‎ Text 6‎ W: What a beautiful diamond, George! It’s gorgeous. But how did you pay for such a large stone?‎ M: Don't worry, Mom. It wasn't as expensive as it looks.‎ W: Oh, is this one of those fake diamond necklaces? (6) I have a ring with one of those in it, and they’re so much cheaper than real diamonds.‎ M: No, it's a real diamond. It is artificial, though. Did you know that diamonds can be made in a laboratory now? (7) They cost less than natural diamonds, but they are more valuable than the fake diamonds you’re talking about.‎ W: Well, it’s beautiful. And I love this soft pink color. It’s very attractive. It’ll go great with my purple earrings.‎ M: You’re worth it, Mom!‎ Text 7‎ M: How can I help you today? That sound coming from your carrying case doesn’t sound good.‎ W: My cat has been misbehaving since last week. She’s usually pretty quiet, (8) but lately, she's been like a wild animal. We’re all afraid of her.‎ M: Could you put the case on the examining table, ma’am, and open it for me? (9) ‎ W: Sure, if you think that would be best…‎ M: Don’t worry. I can give her some medicine to put her to sleep if we need to, but I must examine her.‎ W: What do you think is wrong?‎ M: Well, she looks fine to me. She’s just angry. Have there been any changes in your household? New pets? ‎ W: Oh, yes. I forgot to mention that we just got a new guard dog. (10)‎ M: That’s probably it. You should try separating them, and then introducing them slowly. (10)‎ Text 8‎ M: Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you there. Are you OK?‎ W: Ow! I guess I'm OK, but I think I might have hurt my foot.‎ M: Let me gather these books together. It looks like they’re OK. I’m so sorry! I wasn’t looking where I was going. (11)‎ W: It’s fine, really. (13) I sometimes look at my phone while I’m walking, too. (11) There are great apps to help you find your way.‎ M: I know. I was looking up the time of the next bus, but that’s no excuse. I’m really sorry. Can you walk?‎ W: Let me try. ‎ M: I’ll help you.‎ W: Ow! No, it looks like I’m not going to be on my feet for a few days.‎ M: I'm so sorry. What will my classmates say when I tell them I ran into the beloved Miss Kelley? (12) I can’t believe this is happening. ‎ W: Stop apologizing, Steve, (13) and use that phone to get me a taxi. I think I'm going to need to see a doctor. (12)‎ M: Who will teach us now? (12)‎ Text 9(第17题为推断题)‎ M: Would you go into the closet and grab me that red tie? (14) ‎1’‎m thinking whether or not I should wear one, and I want to see what it looks like first.‎ W: Are you sure that’s the one you want, Jason? I’m not sure it’s appropriate to go with the jacket you’ve chosen.‎ M: But this is the one you picked out for me. I thought you liked it. You always said I looked ‎ handsome in it.‎ W: You do. It’s just that this tie is meant for a suit, not a brown jacket like the one you’re wearing. One is casual; one is formal. We need to get you a proper suit for it.‎ M: All right, forget it, then. I’m just a little nervous about this dinner with your father. (15) I feel like I’m going to a job interview.‎ W: There’s nothing to worry about. My father likes you already, and he knows a lot about you from what I’ve told him. It helps that you are both in the same business. (16) You should have a lot to talk about.‎ M: I’m sure I can learn a lot from him. We should hurry. I don’t want to be late.‎ W: If you knew anything about my father, you would say he is never on time. It takes at least an hour to get back from the airport, and he’ll need some time to get ready, anyway. He’ll probably show up half an hour late.‎ M: Well, that’s good to know...‎ Text 10‎ Did you know that NASA, the U.S. space agency, keeps track of global temperatures? Climate records have been kept since 1880, and are collected from devices floating in the ocean, from research stations, and from ships’ reports. All of the information is publicly available, but NASA analyzes the numbers and produces a monthly report. (18) According to the latest NASA report, the last three Octobers have been the hottest ever measured. October 2015 was the very hottest, (19) measuring at 1.07 degrees Celsius higher than the normal October temperature. October 2016 was the second warmest, measuring only 0.18 degrees Celsius cooler than the year before. Even though the top ten record-breaking temperatures for October happened after the year 2000, NASA states that monthly ratings are not as important as long-term changes in temperature. (20) Why does NASA need to analyze the data that is already available? Despite evidence of global warming, from early bird migration to melting ice caps, it is important to understand how human activity affects the temperature. NASA analyzes the data by correcting errors, adjusting for warmer temperatures in large cities, and comparing numbers within geographical zones. Their analysis means that the data is more trustworthy and represents a true picture of temperature changes, both in terms of area and time.‎ ‎ ‎