陕西省咸阳市实验中学2023-2024学年高二上学期段性检测（二）英语试题（含答案）

咸阳市实验中学2023-2024学年高二上学期段性检测（二）
英语试题
注意事项：
1. 本试题共10页，满分150分，时间120分钟。
2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级和准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4. 考试结束后，监考员将答题卡按顺序收回，装袋整理；试题不回收。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。
例：How much is the shirt A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是C。
1. How was the man’s trip to England last year
A. Interesting. B. Just so-so. C. Terrible.
2. Where does this conversation probably take place
A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. In an ambulance.
3. What may the woman do next
A. Learn to play the guitar. B. Sell her old guitar. C. Buy a child-size guitar.
4. What does the woman imply
A. She didn’t clean the apartment.
B. She’ll help the man clean his apartment.
C. She needs to clean the lab.
5. When does the lecture start
A. At 6 o’clock. B. At 7 o’clock. C. At 8 o’clock.
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。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 is the man going to do at 7:00 tonight
A. Have dinner with his parents.
B. Play basketball.
C. Have his teeth fixed.
7. How soon can the man eat the food he likes
A. In half an hour. B. In two hours. C. In four hours.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the man speak Chinese well
A. Because his colleagues are Chinese.
B. Because he likes reading Chinese books.
C. Because his company does business with Chinese firms.
9. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Check book reviews. B. Speak Chinese more often. C. Read the book herself.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. When will the man go to see the performance
A. On the 25th. B. On the 26th. C. On the 27th.
11. Where will the man go this Sunday
A. To a post office. B. To a theater. C. To his company.
12. How much will the man pay for the tickets
A. 15. B. 20. C. 25.
13. How will the man get his tickets
A. The woman will send them to him.
B. His daughters will collect them.
C. He will fetch them in person.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What did the man fail to get
A. The cake. B. Balloons. C. Tea.
15. How many chairs do they have now
A. 12. B. 20. C. 60.
16. What will the woman do next
A. Go to a cinema. B. Clean the floor. C. Ask her neighbor for help.
17. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Laura’s wedding. B. Greg’s 50th birthday. C. Mrs. Wilson’s dinner party.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where is the speaker working now
A. In Texas. B. In California. C. In Ohio.
19. What did the man think hardest during the training
A. Dealing with emergencies.
B. Estimating the required fuel.
C. Remembering the flight routes.
20. What does the speaker think of his job
A. Tiring. B. Interesting. C. Boring.
第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
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
Windy City Harvest Farm Tours
Visit one of the Windy City Harvest farm sites and learn more about our program. We offer different tours which include information about the program history, job-training mission, and growing practices. All profits from the tour fees help fund the education of the city.
SITE
North Lawndale Farm
This farm site is located on the west side of Chicago on a 1/5-acre (英亩) lot. It has been a training site since our programme was launched in 2003. Currently this space can serve up to 20 people at a time.
McCormick Place Farm
It is a 3/5-acre rooftop farm at McCormick Place West in cooperation with Savor Chicago, the food service team for McCormick Place. Produce grown on the rooftop farm is harvested and then delivered directly to Savor Chicago. This 12-year-old farm is a sought-after training site for WCH program participants.
Washington Park Farm
Established in 2012, Washington Park Farm is a major job-training center. Located on the east of Chicago Park District, this 3/4-acre site hosts up to 25 participants during the growing season.
PRICE
Tour Price
Nonprofit and School Group $5 per person (starting at $50)
Private Group $10 per person (starting at $100)
ADMISSION
Reservation is required. Provide payment in the form of check or money order payable to Windy City Harvest or in cash upon your arrival at the tour site except Washington Park Farm. For groups interested in visiting two or more farm sites during the tour, an additional fee will apply. It’s important to note that tour groups should arrange for their own transportation.
21. What is special about McCormick Place Farm
A. It is the smallest farm. B. It has the longest history.
C. It provides courses for job seekers. D. It is on the top of a building.
22. How much will a family of 7 as a group pay for a tour of a farm
A. $100. B. $70. C. $50. D. $35.
23. What do we know about the admission
A. Washington Park Farm is free.
B. Four kinds of payment are mentioned.
C. Booking in advance is a must.
D. A lower price is offered for the second site.
B
Just as with any other subject, people who learn sign language are learning a new skill and using their brains to do this, thus expanding their minds in a new field.
A research has been carried out which proves that deaf children who learn sign language at an early age are more likely to do well academically. This is partly due to their increased ability to communicate with those around them. However, it is also because sign language is not, as many people mistakenly think, a system of gestures representing words, but a complicated language system, just as the English which is used in this article. Thus, children who learn sign language have already learn about the way language works and is made up, which will help in future studies especially if they decide to learn to speak English, or any other spoken language.
A deaf child who can use sign language develops a sense of identity. This will lead to a happier and more confident child because they know their place in the world is secure.
Again, for non-deaf children and adults who learn sign language, the academic advantages spread into social and cultural ones. Learning a language gives rise to greater confidence for those people, as they are able to communicate with someone whose peers may struggle to do so. And the skills of language learning are easily transferable into learning other languages but also into other academic pursuits.
There can be no doubt that learning sigh languages is a useful attempt for anyone — whether they are deaf or non-deaf. The social and cultural advantages should not be taken lightly. And, especially with children, learning a language which helps people with a disadvantage may encourage them in the future to do more volunteering and other such work. They can be taught to hug all people regardless of their differences.
24. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. Academic advantages of deaf kids learning sign language.
B. Causes of deaf children learning sign language.
C. Approaches to helping deaf children recover.
D. Difficulties that deaf children meet in their language study.
25. Why does learning sign language make a deaf child happier
A. It makes a deaf child more humorous.
B. It provides a deaf child with a life without danger.
C. It helps a deaf child perform well in building up their body.
D. It gives a deaf child a sense of belonging.
26. What will a child learning sign language be like in the future
A. Extremely intelligent. B. Slightly imperfect.
C. Socially responsible. D. Financially successful.
27. What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To discuss the different purposes for people to learn sign language.
B. To show it is important for both deaf children and non-deaf children to learn sign language.
C. To call on non-deaf children to learn sign language.
D. To attract deaf children to communicate with non-deaf children.
C
Agriculture may feed the world, but it is also contributing to environmental problems. Agriculture production uses about 70% of the Earth’s fresh water and makes up about a third of greenhouse gas emissions. But it doesn’t have to. Farming is moving inside, and farmers aren’t exactly what they used to be.
Take for example Grover and Phil, two robots, or farmers of the future, working at Iron Ox, a farm tech company in Silicon Valley, planning to set up farms around the country in order to grow crops closer to consumers in a greener way. “We have different robots that are looking after the plants. They can check and scan them for issues, and change the amount of nutrients plants get and the amount of water they get, explained Brandon Alexander, CEO of Iron Ox.
Iron Ox’s method is very different from what Alexander calls the “spray (喷洒) and pray” applying to agriculture on a Texas farm, where he grew up and more chemicals create more quantity at the expense of quality. “Besides, a lot of the water in field farming gets just washed out and never actually reaches the plants. And when 70% of your fresh water is going into farming, only 10% of that actually reaches the plants. It’s just generating a lot of waste,” he said. However, the indoor farming allows farmers to grow any crop at any time, regardless of climate change. It also uses hydroponics (无土栽培), growing crops without soil so water goes directly to the roots.
“In the indoor farming industry today, even with all the investments into it, these investments are a drop in the bucket in spite of the great potential of this new industry,” he added.
Iron Ox is now magnifying its business in more states. Alexander says the company will produce about 100 times more produce over the next 18 months than it’s currently producing to satisfy greater needs.
28. Which of the following may be Grover and Phil’s work
A. Producing nutrients for crops. B. Watering plants scientifically.
C. Curing plants of their diseases. D. Delivering produce to consumers.
29. What can we infer from Paragraph 3
A. Chemicals contribute a lot to the quality of crops.
B. Hydroponics is impractical in growing crops now.
C. Indoor farming has advantages over traditional one.
D. It takes much more time for crops to grow indoors.
30. What does Alexander say about indoor farming in Paragraph 4
A. Its investments are far from enough. B. It causes a waste of more water.
C. It needs buckets to grow crops. D. It is unlikely to attract investments.
31. What does the underlined word “magnifying” in the last paragraph mean
A. Changing. B. Reducing. C. Quitting. D. Expanding.
D
Watching the behavior and body language of zoo animals could be the key to understanding and improving their welfare, new research suggests.
The new review, by the University of Exeter and the University of Winchester, says closer observation of animal behaviors — a method called Qualitative Behavioral Assessment, developed in farming — could show even more about animals’ state of mind.
An animal’s positioning of its body, facial movements and activity levels are among the things that might tell whether it is excited, calm, interested, nervous, relaxed, etc.
“Zookeepers are knowledgeable about their animals, and they will often recognise an animal’s state of mind by its behavior and body language,” said Dr. Paul Rose, of the University of Exeter.
“What we are suggesting is a more scientific method of this, carried out over time.”
“Certain behaviors will show certain moods in an animal, and we should build our knowledge of this for different animals that live in zoos. For example, lions have a lot of facial expressions, and research on these expressions could help zoos understand the animals’ state of mind. This information could then be used to improve welfare by changing diets, feeding times or any number of other aspects of the way animals are kept.”
Dr. Rose carries out much of his research at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, and is now examining how the swans there might show their state of mind through their behavioral expression.
“We’re looking at how much time they spend exploring their habitat, which could show what they’re feeling,” he said. “When they’re unsure, they appear to move less and be more careful, and draw their feathers close to their bodies.
The study suggests research opportunities for Qualitative Behavioral Assessment and practices that could be used by zoos. “Animal welfare in zoos has improved greatly in the last 10 or 20 years, and this method gives zoos another way to recognise and improve the welfare of animals,” Dr. Rose said.
32. What do the university researchers suggest
A. Closer observation of zoo animals’ behaviors.
B. More studies on the welfare of zoo animals.
C. More attention to farm animals’ body language.
D. Greater improvements of farm animals’ welfare.
33. Why does the author mention lions
A. Because he wants to show the uncertainty of animal body language.
B. Because he wants to show body language differs in different animals.
C. Because he wants to show lions change their expressions easily.
D. Because he wants to show lions are treated badly in zoos.
34. What has Dr. Rose found about the swans
A. They have more facial expressions than lions.
B. They appear confident most of the time.
C. They spend little time in their habitat.
D. They move little in fearful situations.
35. What does Dr. Rose express in the last paragraph
A. Animal welfare in zoos is worrying.
B. Farm animals enjoy greater welfare than zoo animals.
C. Qualitative Behavioral Assessment is purposeful.
D. Zoos do a good job in recognising animal body language.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
There are two kinds of garlic, a kind of vegetable — hardnecks and softnecks. Plant hardneck varieties in northern areas six to eight weeks before a hard frost (霜). 36 They do not last as long in storage. 37 Their heads contain several rows of smaller cloves (蒜瓣). They are usually the kind shoppers find in supermarkets.
Do not plant the garlic you find in the supermarket. 38 It also may not be the kind best for your growing conditions.
Separate the head into individual cloves. Do not remove the outer part of thin skin. Cover them with soil, press them down and water well. If the temperature falls below four degrees Celsius, add a thick cover of straw (稻草) to the garden bed. 39
It is fine for the garlic plants to send out green growth, during autumn and early winter, even in northern climates. Do not worry about possible damage to this growth in cold weather.
Remove the straw cover in spring. Put a little fertilizer between each row 5 to 10 centimeters from the stems. Keep the bed free of weeds.
40 Finally, remember to store garlic heads in a cool, dry spot. Do not wash them.
A. Carefully dig the hole and move off the soil. B. Water the straw to settle it into place. C. Softneck varieties are better for growing in warmer climates. D. Your garlic will be ready for harvest in mid-to-late summer when half of the plant has turned yellow. E. Their heads have a single row of large divisions, formed around an underground stem (茎). F. Growers may have made a chemical on it to stop it from growing while at the store or in your home. G. Plant only garlic seeds from the healthiest heads saved from last year’s harvest.
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，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。
Living with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) often leads people to doubt their abilities. Growing up, Dylan Keuhl was 41 frequently. He was told “no”more times than he could count. He felt 42 throughout his life, but with supportive family and friends by his side, he made great 43 . Now, Dylan has earned a bachelor’s degree from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He’s the first person with Down syndrome to ever 44 this goal in the college’s 55-year history.
In honor of his historic achievement, Dylan was one of just three graduates out of 900 students who were 45 to give a speech during the ceremony. He prerecorded his speech, and he hopes that it 46 not just his fellow graduates, but anyone who had ever been told their dreams were out of reach.
“I am the first person with Down syndrome to 47 with a bachelor’s degree in Washington. When I first started, many people told me it was 48 for me to be a college student. It discouraged me. Instead of 49 , I build “Yes Team”. “Yes Team” is composed of Evergreen faculty, friends I made in college, and my family. “This group 50 me and told me ‘yes’ when I was far too used to hearing ‘no’”, Dylan said in his speech.
“Evergreen is based on acceptance,” he said. “It creates a 51 and open environment for all students. I 52 more students, like me, can benefit from the 53 and inclusion of the college,” he concluded. “Celebrate your abilities and live your life with 54 and pride. You can achieve your goal 55 !”
41. A. doubted B. admitted C. educated D. approved
42. A. confident B. amused C. quiet D. frustrated
43. A. chemical B. progress C. misunderstanding D. assessment
44. A. attain B. beat C. remember D. achieve
45. A. implied B. taught C. selected D. warned
46. A. inspires B. embarrasses C. entertains D. protects
47. A. complete B. appear C. graduate D. work
48. A. conventional B. impossible C. rewarding D. necessary
49. A. calling on B. carrying on C. looking back D. giving up
50. A. followed B. alleviated C. supported D. blamed
51. A. patent B. friendly C. serious D. professional
52. A. clarify B. digest C. believe D. inquire
53. A. failure B. diversity C. conflict D. barrier
54. A. kindness B. patience C. intelligence D. ambition
55. A. successfully B. suddenly C. recently D. immediately
第二节 语法填空（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。
Around 160 experts attended the International Forum on Cave Temple Conservation in Chongqing from August 19 to 21 56 (explore) opportunities for cooperation and methods to protect rock carvings in cave temples around the world.
The carvings run the risk of damage as a result of weathering 57 climate change. Li Qun, director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said in the opening ceremony that Chinese cave temples displayed remarkable characteristics in terms of their subject matter, and artistic style, 58 reflected the peaceful nature of Chinese civilization.
The Chongqing forum 59 (hold) to improve the preservation of cave temples and uncover 60 (they) value and historical significance. It contributed to the preservation of humanity’s intellectual achievements.
Experts agreed to promote the 61 (protect) of cave temples in light of global climate change, develop new materials, build early warning systems, and create a global database of historical images, which they hope would help future 62 (generation) appreciate their beauty.
“Water and wind are the primary factors 63 (cause) damage to the cave temples and stone carvings globally, said an expert. He called for 64 (far) studies on core factors such as water-related damage and the geological environment than now. Moreover, efforts should be directed toward strengthening archaeological investigations and exploring the values 65 these sites, as well as managing tourism
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校校报的英语栏目正在进行以“肢体语言”为主题的征文比赛。请你发邮件邀请你班的交换生Jack参加。内容包括：
1. 发出邀请；
2. 介绍事宜；
3. 鼓励参加。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Ready to pick lychees (荔枝), Hannah ” Daddy asks as we pull into my grandmothers driveway.
“Ready.” I smile and get out of the car.
Daddy closes his car door. He walks to the lychee tree in my grandmother’s front yard. “Hello, Family Tree,” Daddy says.
There Daddy goes, treating that tree like it’s a person. I’m smiling at Daddy when the door opens and my grandmother shows up. Grandma used to live in China, in a province called Guangdong. That’s where she learned to grow lychees.
“Hungry for lychees. Hannah ” Grandma asks.
I shake my head. I don’t want them. Lychees look different from all the fruits I like.
I laugh happily as Daddy climbs up the tree. The lychees are many and most are up high. After Grandma passes Daddy the cutter, he cuts the end of a branch heavy with fruit.
“Daddy! Why are you cutting the tree you love ”
Daddy smiles. “Don’t worry. Cutting the ends of branches doesn’t hurt Family Tree. It makes her stronger.”
He cuts down more branches, and Grandma and I pick their fruit. Each lychee looks strange to me. Grandma eats a lychee. With a smile, I drop my lychees into the boxes we will take to relatives. Grandma shares with everyone in our family.
“Are you almost done ” I ask Daddy.
“Not yet,” Daddy says. The branch he stands on seems not to support him.
“Isn’t it dangerous up there ”
“Nonsense.” Daddy picks a lychee. “You won’t hurt me, will you, Family Tree ”
There Daddy goes again.
“Plunk (扑通一声)!” say the lychees when they hit the bottom of a box. Then I hear a loud sound of a branch breaking into pieces. Grandma starts shouting, and I walk around to face the tree. There’s Daddy on the ground again. Near his feet is a broken branch!
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Daddy says, “The branch broke so slowly and lowered me softly down.” ________________________________
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Daddy leans against the tree and asks, “Do you like it now that you’ve tasted it ” _________________________
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咸阳市实验中学2023-2024学年高二上学期段性检测（二）
英语试题参考答案及评分标准
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）
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A
16. C 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. B
第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A) 21. D 22. A 23. C
B) 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B
C) 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D
D) 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36. E 37. C 38. F 39. B 40. D
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题 ，每小题1分，满分15分）
41. A 42. D 43. B 44. D 45. C 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. C
51. B 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. A
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. to explore 57. and 58. which 59. was held 60. their
61. protection 62. generations 63. causing 64. further 65. of
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
参考范文：
Dear Jack,
I’m writing to invite you to take part in a writing competition organized by our school newspaper, whose theme is “Body Language”.
Learning about body language in a different culture is extremely important to you. If you will participate, please sign u online and send your article before next Saturday. You can talk about the significance of learning about body language and your personal experience in your communication with others. I’m sure you can benefit a lot from it.
Looking forward to your participating.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
参考范文：
Daddy says, “The branch broke so slowly and lowered me softly down.” He points to where the low-hanging branch used to connect to the tree and laughs uneasily. Grandma is worried. Daddy gives a thumbs-up. “I’m good.” He hands me a lychee. “A special gift from Family Tree.” I’m nervous to taste the lychee, but I don’t want to make Daddy sad. I take the lychee’s ugly skin off and look at the soft fruit before I eat. Then I try it. The lychee sure tastes sweet.
Daddy leans against the tree and asks, “Do you like it now that you’ve tasted it ” Instead of answering, I take another lychee from a box. This time, Daddy laughs at me. “Family Tree’s got a few surprises up in her branches, but she always grows good lychees.” I smile as I eat my second lychee. Then I touch our tree sofly like Daddy does as if I finally understand the meaning of family. “Delicious lychees, Family Tree.”
听力材料
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。
(Text 1)
W: Are you looking forward to your trip to England, Mike
M: Not so much. My trip to England last year couldn’t have been any worse.
(Text 2)
W: How are you doing
M: A lot better. My doctor said I would be able to go home tomorrow. Thanks for coming to visit me.
(Text 3)
W: I want my daughter to learn to play music, but her hands are too small for my old guitar.
M: You will have to buy her a child-size instrument, then. When she doesn’t need it any more, you can sell it later.
W: Good idea.
(Text 4)
M: Your apartment always looks so good, so spotless and mine is such a mess.
W: I’ve been at the lab all the week. It is my roommate’s doing.
(Text 5)
M: I’m looking forward to your lecture this Saturday night. It starts at 8 o’clock, doesn’t it
W: Actually, it starts one hour early.
M: Well, then I’ll leave home at 6 o’clock.
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。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、7题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 6)
M: 1 got hit in the mouth when I was playing basketball.
W: Oh, that’s too bad! Let me see. Now, open your mouth, please. Well, you’re lucky. I need to work on only two teeth. I’ll fix them first and then give you some medicine to take after meals. Is that OK with you
M: Much more than OK! I thought that they would have to be taken out. But can I eat something after you do it I will have dinner with my parents at seven o’clock tonight.
W: Don’t worry. You can have soft food after 30 minutes, and then anything you like after four hours.
M: Thank you so much, Dr. Swan.
W: No problem! Be careful next time you are playing sports!
听下面一段对话, 回答第8、9题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 7)
W: Thomas, your Chinese is so good.
M: Thanks. Everyone in my company can speak Chinese.
W: Why Your company does business with Chinese firms
M: No, you might not believe this. We love Chinese books. My colleagues and 1 read a Chinese book every week. We check the book reviews online and choose one to read.
W: Good. I haven’t read any Chinese books. Can you recommend one
M: Of course. You can try to read about To Live.
W: I heard of it before. Can you tell me something about it
M: Well, if you want to know, read it yourself.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至13题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 8)
W: Hello, Theatre Royal Plymouth.
M: Hello. I’d like to make a booking, The Summer Rain this Friday the 25th.
W: Oh, sorry, we’re fully booked for that performance.
M: W hat about the following day then
W: Yes, that’s OK, but there’s only one at 9:30 in the morning on that day. We’ve got two on the 27th in the afternoon.
M: Well, I’d choose the 27th if I didn’t have a sales meeting in the company that day.
W: I see. So the one in the morning. OK. How many people
M: Well, three of us, me and my two daughters.
W: 10 for adults and 5 for children. How old are your daughters
M: One is 15 and the other is 12. Do they get a price reduction
W: Only the 12-year-old I’m afraid. So that’s one child and two adults. OK, how do you want to collect your tickets Shall I put them in the post Or do you want to get them from the box office yourself
M: Could you post them please
W: No problem.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 9)
W: Did you get the balloons from the store
M: No, there was none left. It must be everyone’s 50th birthday this week.
W: Well, at least we have the cake. It’s going to be here by 3:00 p.m. When is Greg getting here
M: Laura is taking him to the cinema. I think it finishes at 5:00 p.m., so I can’t imagine they’ll be back any earlier than 6:00 p.m..
W: I’ve just realized we have 20 people coming but there are only 12 chairs.
M: People can stand.
W: Dad, most of them are over 60.
M: We didn’t have this much trouble when Laura was getting married. Fine, I’ll go borrow some from the neighbors.
W: You can ask Mrs. Wilson. She had those garden chairs for her son’s 12th birthday. Hopefully, she kept them.
M: If not, some of us will just have to sit on the floor. Honestly, I don’t remember this ever being so stressful.
W: Why don’t you sit down and relax for five minutes with a cup of tea I’ll go and speak to Mrs. Wilson.
M: OK, I’m glad you are here. Tell Mrs. Wilson thanks. We’ll send her some cakes later.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text 10)
Hello, I’m Harry. I’m here to talk about my work as a pilot for Emperor Airlines. Its headquarters are here in Texas and I moved here from California to take up the role last year. My love of flying started in childhood. My dad was a pilot so I traveled on planes from an early age. Later, I studied aeronautics at college in Ohio. I also joined a flying club to get a feel of flying a plane, which confirmed my flying career. After graduation, I got an opportunity with Emperor Airlines in California. It was a lengthy process with lots of training for trainee pilots. We learnt to tell the flight routes, work out the required fuel and so on. We were also trained to deal with emergencies. For example, we needed to make an emergency landing because of the sudden breakdown of an engine. That was the most difficult part of the training for me. Then I started at the bottom as a First Officer. Now I rank as a Senior First officer. I like the view — my office window changes every day! And with the variety of passengers and crew I get to meet. Although I don’t come into as much contact with passengers as the flight crew, there’s never a boring moment.
第二节到此结束。
现在，你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
听力部分到此结束。