英语卷·2019届湖北省宜昌市远安县第一高级中学高二1月月考（2018-01）

英语卷·2019届湖北省宜昌市远安县第一高级中学高二1月月考（2018-01）

宜昌市远安一高2017-2018年度高二元月调考 英语试卷 命题人：于云姣 审题人：谭建安 冯俐 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 第I卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)‎ ‎ 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1.How long will it take the woman to get to DuPont Station?‎ A. About 60 minutes. B. About 40 minutes. C. About 30 minutes.‎ ‎2.Where will the speakers sit?‎ A. In a corner. B. By the window. C. At the door.‎ ‎3.How will the woman go to the party?‎ A. By train. B. By taxi. C. By bus.‎ ‎4.What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A cake. B. A fruit. C. A drink.‎ ‎5.Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a hotel.‎ 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.How many art classes does the man have each week?‎ A. One. B. Two. C. Four.‎ ‎7.How is Mrs. Boyd different from Mr. Jones?‎ A. She asks students to do things her way. ‎ B. She is much stricter than Mr. Jones.‎ C. She gives students more freedom.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8.What does the man advise the woman to do?‎ A. Apply for a position. ‎ B. Refer to Susan’s files.‎ C. Talk to David about the meeting.‎ ‎9.What does the man want to know in the end?‎ A. When the meeting begins. ‎ B. Who will attend the meeting.‎ C. What will be talked about at the meeting.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How does the man want to deal with the rice cooker?‎ A. Have it repaired. B. Exchange it. C. Return it.‎ ‎11.What day is it today?‎ A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Wednesday.‎ ‎12. What does the woman ask the man to do?‎ A. Tell her his credit card number. ‎ B. Make a phone call to her wife.‎ C. Wait for her phone call.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. How long has Corey been doing ice diving?‎ A. 2 years. B. 7 years. C. 9 years.‎ ‎14. What is the woman’s favorite hobby now?‎ A. Skiing. B. Swimming. C. Acting.‎ ‎15. What does the woman think of playing computer games?‎ A. It’s relaxing. B. It’s a waste of time. C. It helps her make friends.‎ ‎16. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Classmates. B. Neighbors. C. Relatives.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What does the speaker do in his job himself?‎ A. He thinks of good stories. B. He develops the program.C. He writes all the dialogue.‎ ‎18. What did the speaker plan to be?‎ A. A violinist. B. A journalist. C. A basketball player.‎ ‎19. When did the speaker start to think about working in the video game industry?‎ A. When he hurt his hand. B. When he left university. C. When he studied in a film school.‎ ‎20. What does the speaker love most about his job?‎ A. His workmates. B. The salary. C. The prizes.‎ 第二部分:阅读理解 （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和 D的四个选项中 ，选出最佳选项 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Leaders shape history and here is a selection of the most remarkable views into these public figures plus first-hand accounts by those with access to them.‎ Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore (2013)‎ Before Moore published the first volume of his biography, there had already been a mountain of books on Thatcher. Moore’s account is different. He shows that far from being fearless, she could often be fearful without cause. The final volume will include her fall from power.‎ Harold Wilson by Ben Pimlott (1992)‎ Harold Wilson had become a ghostly figure when this book was published in 1992. The absence heightened a sense of mystery. Who was he? How to explain his seemingly contradictory characteristics? Pimlott solves some of the mysteries; the book is detailed until Wilson’s final phase（任期）as prime minister in 1974.‎ Churchill by Roy Jenkins (2001)‎ Jenkins writes a politician as well as a historian, analyzing Churchill’s historic moves from the opinions of one who had also spoken in the Commons. Jenkins had resigned from high positions in battles over policy, and as one that changed parties, though not as frequently as Churchill did.‎ Roy Jenkins by John Campbell (2014)‎ Campbell calmly describes the many political and personal dramas, including Jenkins’ intense relationship with Anthony Crosland when they were both students at Oxford. Campbell also addresses Jenkins’ various affairs with women. Like Jenkins’s political heroes, he led many lives. Campbell is sharp in describing each of them.‎ Diaries, Volumes One to Six by Alastair Campbell (2017)‎ Love or hate him, Campbell remains the master of the inside story, and not just because of his unusual ideas on the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. ‎ This is an incredibly detailed book on what it’s like to live inside No. 10: the cruel space of events; and the constant conflict with the media. ‎ ‎21. Which of the following leaders has the largest number of books written about them? ‎ A. Harold Wilson. B. Churchill. C. Margaret Thatcher. D. Tony Blair.‎ ‎22. Which writer was once a politician? ‎ A. Ben Pimlott. B. Charles Moore. ‎ C. John Campbell. D. Roy Jenkins. ‎ ‎23. What’s purpose of the author’s writing the passage? ‎ A. To introduce some histories on selections. B. To recommend some books on leaders. ‎ C. To tell some mysteries about historians. D. To think highly of some famous leaders. ‎ B It was a normal school day for senior Solymar Solis until an unexpected visitor arrived. Her dad, Sgt. Carlos Solis Melendez, surprised her by coming home early from Kuwait and visiting her unannounced at Spring Valley High School in South Carolina.‎ After serving in Kuwait for nine months, Melendez returned home a week earlier than his daughter expected. He held balloons and flowers in a classroom as he sat at a student’s desk to blend in with the crowd. “It came across my mind like, ‘How is she going to react?’”he recalled the heartwarming moment. “Is she going to be happy and run to me and hug me, or cry? That was all going on through my mind.”‎ As unsuspecting Solymar entered the classroom, she was soon overcome with emotion, immediately bursting into tears and covering her mouth. She didn’t talk. She was just crying. She was overwhelmed with everything. She thought it was a dream.‎ Melendez was a single parent so while he was deployed（调动）, he got his sister to live with his daughter. When he was coming back and talking to his sister, both of them came to the conclusion that they should do something special for his daughter. Melendez and his sister got in touch with the school, and they planned this whole being-in-the-classroom thing, and it turned out perfect.‎ The two are very much looking forward to some good daddy-daughter time now that he’s home. “It means everything,” Melendez said of being able to surprise his ‎ daughter this way. “After all the sacrifices she’s made, she deserves all the special arrangements and special occasions and celebrations. I’ll do anything for my daughter. I believe I’m doing good parenting.”‎ ‎24. How did Solymar feel at first when entering the classroom?‎ A. She was eager to hug her father. B. She was surprised by what she saw.‎ C. She got excited at seeing her father. D. She felt everything was as usual.‎ ‎25. What was Melendez’s attitude to the surprise?‎ A. Content. B. Astonished. C. Touched. D. Upset.‎ ‎26. Why did Melendez plan the surprise for Solymar?‎ A. To get involved in her school life. B. To show his concern for her in a special way.‎ C. To build a strong emotional bond with her. D. To make up for what she lost in her growth.‎ ‎27. What can be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Father’s Selfless Love for His Daughter. B. Girl Expecting the Returning of Her Dad C. Girl Surprised at School by Her Dad’s Return.D. Father and Daughter’s Expected Reunion C Cities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.‎ The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5°F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.‎ As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt ‎（沥青）. It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust（废气）into smog, which can make life miserable for people with asthma（哮喘）and other breathing problems.‎ Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops — at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.‎ ‎“This is an urgent challenge, and it’s much bigger than one person,” said Mayor Garcetti in a recent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life that people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.” ‎ ‎28. Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?‎ ‎ A. Planting more trees in the streets. B. Covering the streets with white paint. ‎ ‎ C. Applying reflective paint to rooftops.D. Furnishing every house with air conditioners. ‎ ‎29. What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer?‎ ‎ A. How to make the city cooler. B. Where to wear a white shirt.‎ ‎ C. Why to coat the roads with black paint. D. When to cut off the electricity supply. ‎ ‎30. What benefit can people gain from the use of CoolSeal?‎ ‎ A. Increasing the indoor activities.B. Promoting the sale of air conditioners.‎ ‎ C. Making life easier and more comfortable.D. Reducing the number of cold days. ‎ ‎31. What’s the main idea of the passage? ‎ ‎ A. L.A. adopted many approaches to fight against the heat. ‎ ‎ B. L.A. calls on people to fight against global warming.‎ ‎ C. More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets. ‎ ‎ D. L.A. is painting its streets white to keep the city cool. ‎ D Robots will have taken over most jobs within 30 years leaving humanity facing its “biggest challenge ever” to find meaning in life when work is no longer ‎ necessary, according to experts. Professor Moshe Vardi, who works in Rice University, says that many middle-class professionals will be assisting the work of machines within the next few decades leaving workers with more leisure time than they have ever experienced and as a result, the rise of robots could lead to unemployment rates greater than 50 percent.‎ ‎“We are approaching a time when machines will be able to do better than humans at almost any task,” said Vardi, “Robots are doing more and more jobs that people used to do. I believe that society needs to face this question before it’s upon us. If machines can do almost any work humans can do, what will humans do? The question I want to put forward is, ‘Does the technology we are developing finally benefit mankind?’ ”‎ Prof. Vardi said existing robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies were already getting rid of a growing number of middle-class jobs and that pace of advancement in the field is increasing. ‎ But Prof. Vardi is not sure that a workforce of human like robots will be good for mankind. “A typical answer is that if machines will do all our work, we will be free to pursue leisure activities,” he said. I do not find this a promising future, as I do not find the idea of leisure-only life appealing. I believe that work is essential to human well-being.” He added, “ Humanity is about to face perhaps its greatest challenge ever, which is finding meaning in life. If machines can do all the work or even 50 percent of the jobs that we used to do, what will people do?”‎ ‎32.What seems likely to happen when there is a widespread use of robots?‎ A. There will be more workers out of work. B. People will live a meaningless life C. It’s unnecessary for everyone to work. D. Machine will replace humans in all ways．‎ ‎33. What caused middle---class jobs to be removed?‎ A. Workers’ free time． B. AI technologies．‎ C. Society needs． D. Working efficiency．‎ ‎34. What’s Prof. Vardi's attitude to the widely use of robots?‎ A. Opposed． B. Uncaring． C. Concerned． D. Supportive．‎ ‎35.What will people’s future life be like according to Prof. Vardi?‎ A. Busy． B. Challenging． C. Appealing． D. Unattractive．‎ 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)‎ 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。‎ It’s nice being nice to others; it’s also great to give people a hand. However, if you start to hurt yourself by doing so, then this is not so healthy. 36 If you fear that you might fall into this category, the following tips will help you to stand up for yourself and regain your self-confidence.‎ ‎ 37 ‎ Although you may often stay silent if something is wrong or bothers you, it is better to speak your mind right away. You don’t have to be rude, but you do have to be firm and direct. Don’t do things for others if you don’t really want to. Speak up, and soon others will be seeing you in a whole new light.‎ Start small.‎ ‎ 38 This will allow you to practice being brave and self-confident. Tell a person who has cut in line in front of you to move to the back of the line, or tell a salesperson to do that. Before long, you will be confident enough to stand up to your friends and family member.‎ Judge well.‎ When dealing with others, you have to exercise good judgment. 39 If a colleague isn’t doing his part, you should rightfully demand that he start doing so. However, if a taxi cuts you off in traffic, just let it go.‎ ‎ 40 Rome wasn’t built in a day. If you want to get back again after having been a pushover（耳软心活的人）, it’s best to take one step at a time.‎ ‎ A. Express yourself.‎ ‎ B. Regain your confidence.‎ ‎ C. Start by speaking up for yourself with strangers.‎ ‎ D. Everyone has the right to live without being judged.‎ ‎ E. If you slip back into the pushover mode every once in a while, don’t blame yourself.‎ ‎ F. Sadly, some people are so easily pushed around that they come to be seen as pushovers.‎ G. It’s one thing to be confident, but quite another to forcefully say no to an unreasonable request.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ I was born in Texas and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make 41 meet, my parents told me and my four brothers and sisters how 42 we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They 43 us with the concepts of family, faith and 44 . ‎ I got my first real 45 when I was ten. My dad, Benjamin, 46 his back working in a cardboard-box factory. Later, he 47 space in a little mall and the owner of the shopping center gave Dad a 48 on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, 49 meant getting up at 3 a.m.. To 50 trash, Dad used a little machine, while Mom and I emptied 51 cans and picked up litter by hand. It 52 two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d sleep in the car on the 53 home. ‎ I did this for two years, but the lessons I 54 have lasted a lifetime. I acquired 55 discipline and a strong work responsibilities, and learned at an 56 age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests---school, homework and a job. ‎ The hard work 57 . I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate 58 in law and business from Harvard. Later, I was 59 to the California State Assembly (州议会). In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have 60 forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience taught me that we should honor all work.‎ ‎41. A. ends B. beginnings C. children D. life ‎42. A. miserable B. fortunate C. difficult D. uneasy ‎43. A. supplied B. filled C. decorated D. impressed ‎44. A. struggle B. competition C. honesty D. battle ‎45. A. chance B. job C. degree D. friend ‎46. A. injured B. destroyed C. damaged D.‎ ‎ ruined ‎47. A. made B. left C. rented D. occupied ‎48. A. conversation B. right C. rest D. discount ‎49. A. which B. what C. that D. when ‎50. A. build up B. pick up C. set up D. pile up ‎51. A. plastic B. dirt C. garbage D. water ‎52. A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took ‎53. A. route B. method C. way D. trail ‎54. A. taught B. learned C. lost D. remembered ‎55. A. wide B. high C. powerful D. strict ‎56. A. early B. late C. senior D. perfect ‎57. A. mattered B. paid off C. pay back D. recovered ‎58. A. tuition B. rewards C. treatment D. degrees ‎59. A. elected B. considered C. accepted D. agreed ‎60. A. always B. ever C. never D. still 第II卷 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)‎ 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ In Canada, volunteering is extremely common among people of all ages. They believe that being helpful is one of the most important 61 (quality) to have. And they are devoted to ___62__(help) the people in need.‎ I’m volunteering in a school, 63 I work as an assistant to one teacher. When I first started, I was quite nervous as I’d never worked with little kids before. As time went on, I 64 (become) more familiar with them. One day, the teacher asked me to help the youngest girl in the class draw a picture 65 (base) on the word ‎ ‎“beautiful”. Looking at the beautiful picture, the girl was grateful 66 me and I 67 (gradual) felt warm and peaceful. Then I realized 68 was not that difficult to work with children. When the class was over, I felt really excited and even a bit proud of _69 I had done.‎ Volunteering in the school is 70 useful experience for it gives me a chance to change someone’s life .‎ 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线( )划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ It is essential to take an useful summer vacation after the exam. There are many kinds of activity for us to take part. First, we can visit our relatives and friends or spend a happily time with our family. Second, seeing a film, listening to music or hang out with our friends will also be excited. Third, we should take more exercise to keep healthy. What’s more, we’d better to review what we had learned at school. Finally, it is necessary of us to do some housework, that can help our parents a lot. Above all, I hope all of us can have a pleasant vacation.‎ 第二节书面表达(满分25分) ‎ 最近，董卿主持的《朗读者》掀起一股全民读书热潮。你校决定也借此机会鼓励同学们开展读书周（Reading Week）活动。假如你是某学校学生会主席李华，为配合学校的这次活动，你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书。根据以下提示给同学们写封倡议信。‎ ‎1. 读书周活动的目的； 2. 读书的好处； 3. 你的建议 注意：1.词数120左右；2.可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出 Dear friends,‎ ‎ I’m Li Hua, president of the Students’‎ ‎ Union._________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 远安一高2017-2018第一学期高二元月月考英语试卷答案 听力答案 ‎1-5 CABCB 6-10 BCBAC 11-15 AA BCB 16-20 ACACA 阅读理解 ‎ ‎21-23 CDB 24-27 BADC 28-31DACD 32-35 ABCD 36-40 FACGE 完形填空 ‎41-45 ABDCB 46-50 ACDAB 51-55 CDCBD 56-60 ABDAC 语法填空 ‎61.qualities 62.helping 63.where 64.became 65.based ‎ ‎66.to 67.gradually 68.it 69.what 70. a 短文改错 ‎1. an改为a ‎2. activity改为activities ‎3. take part后加in ‎4. happily改为happy ‎5. hang改为hanging ‎6. excited改为exciting ‎7. 删掉we’d better后的to ‎8. had改为have ‎9. of改为for ‎10. that改为which 第二节书面表达 Dear friends,‎ I’m Li Hua, president of the Students’ Union. I’m writing to appeal to you to do some reading.‎ ‎ Reading Week is launched to promote more reading from us students. As is known to all, reading is of much benefit to us in many ways. Above all, reading is a perfect way to spend our spare time. Meanwhile, reading broadens our horizons and enriches our life as well. Apart from these, reading allows us to learn from great minds and ‎ live a better life.‎ ‎ Here are some tips on how to do some reading. First, it is advised that we form a good habit of reading. Second, we can change books with our friends, which can adds more pleasure to both. Besides, we can exchange our opinions about books we read with others, making it easier to start a conversation while chatting.‎ ‎ Make reading part of our life, and it will definitely return your favor. Let’s do it!‎ 附听力原文 ‎(Text 1) ‎ W: Could you tell me how I get to DuPont Station from here?‎ M: Certainly. Take the Beltway and get off at exit 40B. Half an hour is enough.‎ W: It’s closer than I thought. I thought it would take an hour. Thanks.‎ ‎(Text 2) ‎ W: Shall we sit here? It’s nice to look out of the window.‎ M: It might be a bit cold by the door. Let’s find a table in that corner.‎ W: OK.At least it’s quiet there.‎ ‎(Text 3) ‎ M: Where are you?‎ W: I’m still at the train station. I’ve just arrived.‎ M: Well, I can’t go to pick you up because people are arriving at the party. You’d better take a taxi instead of a bus. It takes less time.‎ W: OK.‎ ‎(Text 4) ‎ W: This is delicious. Did you make it yourself? It is better than any juice I can have in a café.‎ M: Yes, I did. It’s very simple. It tastes much nicer with a cake. The most important thing is to use really fresh fruits.‎ ‎(Text 5) ‎ M: Can I still check outthese books?‎ W: Sorry, you can’t check out after 5:00 p.m. But you can read them here and check them out tomorrow.‎ M: Thank you very much. ‎ 第一节到此结束。‎ 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，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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。‎ ‎(Text 6) ‎ W: Have you started your art classes yet?‎ M: Yeah, we’ve had four now with the new teacher. Every week we have 2 classes. ‎ W: How’s that going?‎ M: Good actually. She’s very different from Mr. Jones. He always wanted us to do things his way, you know, use the same techniques, work in a particular range of colours. Mrs. Boyd is very different. She lets us do things our way, and then comes and helps us improve. It’s a good way of doing things. Then she shows us what well-known artists have done after we’ve done our own work … so we can compare ideas I suppose.‎ W: Great.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。‎ ‎(Text 7) ‎ W: Can you tell me which one of these files contains the sales figures? I need them for the meeting tomorrow afternoon.‎ M: Susan and David have them, but I recommend looking at Susan’s files. I heard she always comes out with a very good analysis of the figures.‎ W: Great, I’ll go with Susan’s then. Thanks for the help.‎ M: No problem. By the way, what time does the meeting start? I guess I’ll have to attend, too.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。‎ ‎(Text 8) ‎ W: Good afternoon. What can I do for you?‎ M: I am afraid that the rice cooker I have bought in your store doesn’t work well. I bought it two days ago. When I used it to cook this morning, lots of steam escaped from it, and the hot steam nearly burnt me. ‎ W: Would you like to exchange it?‎ M: No, I would like to return it.‎ W: Let me check the sales record. Oh, you bought it on Wednesday. Well, do you have a credit card? We will take down your number and return the money to you.‎ M:I’ve actually got one, but I don’t take it with me. Well, I’ll phone my wife and ask her about that.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。‎ ‎(Text 9) ‎ W: Where are you from, Corey?‎ M: I’m from Canada. I’ve just moved here.‎ W: Canada! Are you good at winter sports then?‎ M: Yeah, I love winter sports very much, such as skiing and snowboarding. I also like ice diving.‎ W: Wow! That sounds quite exciting! ‎ M: Yeah. I’ve been doing that for 7 years, since I was 9. What do you do in your free time?‎ W: Well, swimming used to be my favorite hobby. But now I spend most of my spare time in the acting club I joined last year and I really love the theater — I really want to be an actress one day. Have you got any other hobbies?‎ M: Um, I guess I enjoy playing online computer games. I feel quite relaxed when playing the games and it helps me make new friends. How about you? Do you spend much time online?‎ W: Well, I’m not interested in computer games. I think it makes no sense spending time playing something with strangers. I prefer chatting face to face with my friends. ‎ M: I like chatting with friends too. ‎ W: Oh, it’s time for class. Our English teacher is coming.After class I’ll introduce you to some of my friends.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。‎ ‎(Text 10) ‎ M: Hello everyone. My name’s Sandy Duffy and I’m here to tell you about my job as a video game writer. I work with game developers and designers to think of good stories, and I write all the dialogue in the game by myself. When I was in secondary school, I never imagined that I would do this job! I played the violin and that was what I planned to do as my job. But I had an accident when I was playing basketball and hurt my hand, so I had to think of doing something else. My mother wanted me to be a journalist, but I didn’t think it was for me. ‎ ‎ I didn’t know what to study at university. I was good at lots of science subjects, including Physics and Maths, but I also loved entertaining people and I was good at Art. In the end I went to a film school where I studied lighting, special effects, how to use a camera ... all that! It was there that I started to think about working in the video game industry.‎ ‎ People also ask me what I like best about being a video game writer. Well, the money is good and it’s quite exciting. Just last night, for example, I was at a big dinner where they were giving prizes for new games. But what I love most is the fact that I get on so well with everyone in the company. That’s what makes my job so much fun. ‎ ‎36.C 根据前文的Here's a look at several potential traps.可知即使明智的购物者也会陷入这些陷阱中，引出下文的常见的购物陷阱与误区。‎ ‎37. E 结合标题Failing to comparison shop可知本段主要讲购物时消费者若能货比三家，便会得到更低的价格。‎ ‎38. G 根据小标题Getting tempted by a "deal." 与后文If not, buy only what you came for and put the rest back.可知，在结账之前思考自己真的需要那些”deal”。‎ ‎39. F 结合标题和Sure, you might be lucky and find a last-minute deal, but it's also possible that in the last-minute holiday rush, you might not find what you're looking ‎ for. 可知本段主要讲不要在最后一刻购物，应该在圣诞节前购物。‎ ‎ 40. B 结合But what happens when an acquaintance drops off a gift and you feel obliged to return?并注意标题内容都是常见的购物陷阱和错误做法，所以选B。‎