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2024年春季学期高二年级校联体第二次联考
英语
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
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5．本卷主要考查内容：外研版选择性必修第二册U5～选择性必修第三册U2。
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。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 will the woman get to the stadium
A．By bus. B．By taxi. C．By subway.
2．How does the man feel now
A．Frightened. B．Relieved. C．Happy.
3．Why was the girl talking in class
A．She needed to know the page number.
B．She reminded the class to pay attention.
C．She wanted to move up closer to the front.
4．What are the speakers doing
A．Taking a photo. B．Looking at a picture. C．Having hair cut.
5．Where is the post office
A．On Star Street. B．Opposite a library. C．Beside a book store.
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．Why does the man talk to the woman
A．To make an invitation. B．To change their plan. C．To thank for information.
7．What does the woman intend to do this evening
A．See a performance. B．Buy tickets online. C．Chat with his parents.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．Booking a hotel. B．Renting a coach. C．Rescheduling a conference.
9．Why is the woman worried
A．The hotel is expensive.
B．They might go over budget.
C．They must get up early each day.
听第 8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Friends. B．Mother and child. C．Husband and wife.
11．How does the woman think of working for her aunt
A．Easy. B．Unimportant. C．Beneficial.
12．What does the man advise the woman to do with her decision
A．Study abroad. B．Talk to her teacher. C．Imagine how each choice feels.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What day is it today
A．Friday. B．Saturday. C．Sunday.
14．What does David think helped him get the letter from Harvard
A．Studying till midnight.
B．Attending courses on weekends.
C．Having good learning habits.
15．Why did David choose Harvard University
A．His uncle was studying there.
B．He hopes to be Andrew’s schoolmate.
C．He has won a scholarship to it this year.
16．What does David plan to do before September
A．Travel abroad. B．Visit his uncle. C．Work part-time in China.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Who is the target audience of the speaker
A．Local citizens. B．Tourists in Europe. C．Europeans living abroad.
18．What will the high temperature in London be today
A．2 degrees. B．7 degrees. C．10 degrees.
19．How will the weather be in Paris this afternoon
A．Snowy. B．Cloudy. C．Misty.
20．In which city will it be sunny tomorrow
A．London. B．Paris. C．Berlin.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Here are the best summer destinations to travel to for an amazing summer vacation with your folks! Read on, to know more about all these exciting places.
London—Gape at the Big Ben Tower
London is world-famous for its nice summer weather, strict British guards that stand outside the honourable Buckingham Palace, and the delicious fish and chips that will keep you coming back for more! Plus, it’s attractive festival s like St. Patrick’s Day, and Beer Week that take awesomeness to a new level altogether!
Suggested Duration: 4—7 days
New Zealand—Scenic Landscapes for Nature Lovers
New Zealand is surely one of the best summer destinations in the world owing to the fact that it enjoys summer y weather when it is winter in Asia, giving us a perfect excuse to go there to escape the colD．It’s also one of the most scenic and beautiful destinations in the world owing to the splendid landscapes that appear to be from another planet altogether!
Suggested Duration: 3-4 days
Iceland—Watch Colours Blend Beautifully
Iceland is where every traveller needs to go if nature and adventure is what they love. This place offers not only breathtaking views but also refreshing experiences that are enough to enjoy relaxation from the humidity（湿度） and heat.
Suggested Duration: 6-7 days
Bali—Honeymooner’s Paradise
Offering postcard-like views of the sunset, Bali is also famous for shopping and its yoga retreats. The attractive culture, the picturesque islands, and the awesome food are enough to make you believe that it’s one of the best summer holiday destinations in the world.
Suggested Duration: 2-3 days
21．Where will you go back if you like chips and fish
A．London. B．New Zealand. C．Iceland. D．Bali.
22．When will you probably go to New Zealand if you are an Asian
A．December. B．September. C．May. D．June.
23．What is the text probably taken from
A．A textbook. B．A report.
C．A travel brochure. D．An education paper.
B
I remembered an incident when I was a teenage girl clearly. Once, I was travelling by train with my mum and my elder sister to visit my grandparents in another city. It was a day journey and we entered the ladies compartment（车室） of the train. It was crowded but we got seats and settled down. We kept our luggage under the seats and waited for the train to start.
Ladies kept on coming inside. The seats were quickly taken. Only one seat was empty when a woman with a baby entered. She was about to go over to the empty place when a big and strong man entered and walked to the seat quickly, sitting down with a thump（重击声）. Therefore, the lady with the child held on to her bag and stood in the corner. I was watching all this angrily. I expected the woman standing there or any of the other ladies to speak out to ask the man to leave the ladies compartment.
However, no one spoke. My mum and my sister had their eyes shut to rest, unaware of anything wrong. I decided I could not disturb them. I could have offered my place but I was already squashed（挤扁） between my mum and my sister.
The train started. The woman standing beside the man was swaying to and fro with the train, with the screaming child in her arms. However, the manner-less man had no reaction. I was very angry with the man for his bad behaviour. I could no longer bear it, so I decided to help the woman in some way. I got up and walked calmly over to the man. I asked him if he could read. He made a bad face and said he could. Next, I asked him to read what was written on the back of his seat. He did so and saw “Ladies” on it. He got the point and left the compartment in a big hurry, almost falling.
24．Why did the author take the train journey
A．To visit her grandparents. B．To move to another city.
C．To survey an incident. D．To spend her summer holiday.
25．What made the woman with a baby have to stand in the corner
A．The last seat was broken. B．The baby was unwilling to be seated.
C．A strong man took the last empty seat. D．She was frightened by a thump.
26．What does the underlined word “swaying” mean in Paragraph 4
A．Swinging. B．Standing. C．Shouting. D．Walking.
27．How did the author make the man aware of his mistake
A．She asked him to leave at once.
B．She fought with the man bravely.
C．She blamed him for his mean behaviour.
D．She reminded him to read the word on the back of his seat.
C
For better or worse, we might be in the Age of the Group Chat. In a recent survey, most people said they felt stressed out by group messages, which can feel like a part-time job.
Connection is wonderful. Grexts, short for group texts, have the feature of imitating（模仿） the casual back-and-forth of a dialogue, and the result can be more dynamic and fun than a two-person thread. Having a chat going also means you have a space to share your updates throughout the day, a reminder that you’re part of something.
Some researchers call this “ambient（周围的） virtual presence”: Even when you’re alone, you’re not alone. One researcher compares this phenomenon to echolocation（回声定位）, the process that some animals, such as bats and dolphins, use to locate objects: They produce a continuous sound and use the resulting echo to sense their surroundings. Humans might use technologies such as group chats in a similar way—as a call-and-response, taking in information about their social networks and locating themselves within those webs.
But taking in too many signals can be overwhelming. Professor Bayer argued that group chats can create a “waterfall type of effect”, where messages keep flooding in and adding up. Eventually, you’re underwater. Another researcher suggested that different chat members all bring their own personalities, communication styles, and expectations for group norms. Without a standard etiquette（礼仪）, people have varied opinions about what degree of responsiveness is required—which can cause real tension.
Grext anxiety is hard to resolve because it isn’t just about the group-chat or even mobile technology in general; it’s about the tension between being our own person and being responsible to others. Ultimately, most of us do want connection, even if it involves some duties. A general advice is to give up greats that don’t really interest you.
28．What is the feature of Grexts
A．Being more wonderful than a dialogue.
B．Keeping as fun as a two-person thread.
C．Sharing your updates throughout the day.
D．Imitating the casual back-and-forth of communication.
29．How might humans use group chats like echolocation
A．By producing a continuous sound.
B．By detecting some bats and dolphins.
C．By using the resulting echo to sense their surroundings.
D．By taking in information about social networks and locating themselves.
30．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A．Problems caused by group chats. B．Importance of a standard etiquette.
C．Messages keeping flooding in and adding up. D．What degree of responsiveness is required.
31．What can we infer about group chat from the text
A．It is a part-time job. B．It is just a way to keep relationship.
C．It brings us more fright than pleasure. D．It helps us find true friends.
D
The first apes evolved 20 million years ago in the forests where they would go up a tree to get their food, and then come back down to move on to the next tree. Getting out of a tree presents all kinds of new challenges. Big apes can’t afford to fall because it could kill or badly injure them. Natural selection would have favoured those with body structures that allowed them to descend（下来） safely.
Dartmouth researchers report in the journal Royal Society Open Science that apes probably evolved free-moving shoulders and flexible elbows to slow their descent from trees as gravity pulled on their heavier bodies. These flexible body parts passed on from ancestral apes would have allowed early humans to climb trees at night for safety and comedown in the daylight unhurt. When early humans transitioned from forests to open savannas（热带稀树草原）, flexible shoulders and elbows were crucial for gathering food and using tools for hunting and defense.
The researchers used sports analysis and statistical software to study how primates（灵长目动物） like chimpanzees and small monkeys called mangabeys climbed in the wild. They found that chimps and mangabeys scaled（攀爬） trees similarly, with shoulders and elbows mostly bent close to the body. When descending, however, chimpanzees extended their arms above their heads to hold on to branches, much like a person using a ladder, to counteract（抵消） their heavier weight pulling them downward.
Luke Fannin, the lead author of the study, emphasized that their findings highlight the importance of “down climbing” in the evolution of apes and early humans. He explained, “Our research introduces the idea that down climbing played a significant role in shaping the structural differences between monkeys and apes, which eventually showed in humans.”
“Our field has thought about apes climbing up trees for a long time but we’ve been ignoring the second half of this behaviour,” said Professor Jeremy DeSilva. The findings are among the first to identify the significance of “down climbing” in the evolution of apes and early humans.
32．Why should big apes protect themselves from falling off a tree according to the text
A．To avoid being hurt or killed. B．To avoid being hunted by humans.
C．To avoid being caught by other animals. D．To avoid being laughed by other apes.
33．What do researchers use to study how primates climbed in the wild
A．A ladder. B．Sports software.
C．Statistical analysis. D．Sports analysis and statistical software.
34．What can be learned from Luke Fannin’s words
A．Apes became humans because of down climbing.
B．The second half of climbing up trees haven’t been ignored before.
C．Down climbing was essential in developing the differences between monkeys and apes.
D．Scientists has thought about apes climbing up trees for a short time.
35．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Monkeys and Chimpanzees: Studies in Nature
B．Mangabeys and Mankind: A Common Study of Climbing
C．Apes’ Climbing Methods: How to Descend Safely
D．Shoulders and Elbows: Evolved as Brakes（刹车） for Down Climbing Apes
第二节 （共5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Navigating（航行） the Transition to Adulthood
The teenage years are a transformative period of life, a time when you start the journey from childhood to adulthood. It’s a period filled with self-discovery, challenges, and personal growth.
36 : One of the initial challenges during adolescence is wrestling with your identity. Questions about who you are and what you stand for are common. These inquiries of self-discovery can lead to changes in friendships, interests, and even your goals.
Academic and Life Skills: As high school students, you’re dealing with academic pressures, extracurricular activities, and social relationships. 37 . But it’s an opportunity to develop essential life skills.
The Role of Friendships: Friendships play a significant role in your teenage years. 38 . It’s essential to recognize the value of healthy relationships. Surround yourself with friends who uplift and respect you, and be a supportive friend in return.
Decision-Making Challenges: Decision-making becomes more crucial during this period of life. From academic choices to personal values, your decisions shape your future. 39 .
Self-Care and Mental Health: Self-care and mental health are vital for teenage growth. During this period, adolescence brings significant pressure. Make time for activities that bring you joy and relaxation.
The path to adulthood is winding, with both successes and failures. Embrace each moment, savor the journey, and recognize that growth often comes from facing and overcoming challenges. As you navigate your teenage years, remember that you have the strength to thrive and discover your unique place in the world. 40 .
A．Your journey is just beginning, and it holds incredible potential
B．You’re struggling with anxiety or other challenges
C．Identity Exploration
D．Don’t be afraid to seek guidance from trusted adults when faced with tough choices
E．Balancing these aspects of life can be challenging
F．They can offer support and shared experiences
G．Get the chance to develop your interest
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I woke up with only one thing on my mind: what to wear. A billion 41 raced through my brain as wooden hangers moved back and forth. It was my first day of high school in a new state; first impression are everything, and it was necessary to 42 the people who I’d spend the next four years with.
It wasn’t insecurity that drove me to 43 but the fact that this was my third time being the 44 kid. Frequent moving does something to a child’s development. I struggled finding reliable 45 . But this time Dad’s company ensured my starting and finishing high school in the 46 place. This time mattered, which made me nervous.
I emerged 47 in a patterned dress after riding（扫荡） my closet. I felt just as confident as I 48 the bus. But my jaw dropped to the floor when I found Mrs. Hutfilz, my English teacher, 49 the exact same dress as I did. I kept my head down and tiptoed to my seat, but the first day 50 introductions in front of the class, and soon enough it was my 51 . I made it through my minute speech, until Hutfilz stood up, jokingly 52 she liked my style. All the anxiety that had accumulated （积累） throughout the morning surprisingly 53 . The students raised heads as I shared my story. My 54 grew as I giggled（咯咯地笑） with my classmates. After class, I stayed behind, sharing with Mrs. Hutfilz my previous understanding about coming into a new school and state. I was 55 to make a humorous and genuine connection with my first teacher in the coming days.
41．A．insights B．thoughts C．ambitions D．motivations
42．A．impress B．experience C．expect D．criticize
43．A．astonishment B．confusion C．amusement D．madness
44．A．uncomplicated B．occasional C．new D．regular
45．A．friends B．relatives C．celebrities D．roommates
46．A．precious B．same C．novel D．faraway
47．A．doubtfully B．nervously C．proudly D．sincerely
48．A．proceeded to B．participated in C．engaged in D．stepped off
49．A．designing B．restoring C．bringing D．wearing
50．A．performed B．meant C．debated D．dominated
51．A．turn B．fashion C．fact D．wonder
52．A．discussing B．remembering C．adding D．replying
53．A．exploded B．multiplied C．formed D．disappeared
54．A．virtue B．vision C．greed D．smile
55．A．disappointed B．relieved C．disheartened D．frightened
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。
The Palace Museum’s clock collection, more than 1,500 in number, is arguably one of 56 most breathtaking clock preservation worldwide. Between the 18th century and the20th century, some 57 （make） in Britain, France and Switzerland, some were from the Clock Worship of the Qing Palace, and the others were a mixture of both the East 58 the West.
The majority of British clocks feature bronze cases inlaid（镶嵌） with splendidly 59 （colour） jewels. They are diverse in form, recreating all kinds of architecture and natural sights, and often include automatic decorations such as fountains, moving 60 （figure）, boats and birds. These clocks represent the highest level of craftsmanship in Britain.
Most of the French clocks here are the products of the early 20th century. Whether 61 terms of theme or decorative style, the French clocks in the collection have a unique style, and deserve 62 （they） place in history.
The Swiss timepieces mostly comprise small, unconventionally shaped desk clocks and delicate pocket watches. They were 63 （special） crafted to suit the tastes of Chinese customers.
Clocks may turn back in time, but humans may never dream of 64 （do） so. Today, the Palace Museum aims 65 （carry） on this touching tale of “time” as guardians of this traditional craftsmanship.
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。上周六，你校的“爱心”社团（Love Club）组织了一场关爱流浪猫的志愿者活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1．活动目的；
2．具体行动；
3．活动收获。
参考词汇：流浪猫 stray cats
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。
Looking After Stray Cats.
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。
It’s eight o’clock on Christmas morning, and my dad says he wants to listen to the news. My 11-year-old self is wondering why on Earth grown-ups would be interested in the news when there are important things to be done, such as handing out presents. And then, while I am only half-listening, something strange happens: the newsreader begins talking about a Christmas message. Hadn’t we heard that report earlier
My older brother, Colin, figures out what’s happening. “Pete, Pete, it’s a tape recorder! We’ve got our tape recorder!”
It finally dawns on me: my dad recorded the news and is playing it back now.
Colin and I had both been blind from birth. At the special school that Colin and I attended, a recorder of your own was the height of desire. However, realistic about family finances, we had no real expectations of getting one.
The tape recorder my dad bought us would have cost more than four times his weekly wage. He could only afford it by borrowing the money. I know my mum and dad would have thought long and hard before being in the debt.
The new toy controlled the rest of the Christmas holidays. Once we had mastered the controls, we recorded anything and everything: each other, our parents, the milkman, the dog... and we very quickly learned how much fun we could have with it.
It wasn’t the first time I had been attracted by a tape recorder. I vividly remember walking into a room when I was four and hearing a child’s tuneless singing. I stopped dead. “It’s you,” Dad said.
It turned out that he had borrowed a tape recorder. So for the first time, in the same way that a sighted child might react to seeing themselves in a mirror, I got the sense of myself as a separate person who existed outside my head and was experienced by other people.
I took my first steps down the path to my career as a broadcaster when I returned to school.
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。
I was lucky to be in a class of imaginative, creative and radio-obsessed（对广播痴迷的）boys.After several years, I went into a radio station, hoping to become a broadcast journalist.
2024年春季学期高二年级校联体第二次联考·英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
1～5 BAABC 6～10 ABABA 11～15 CCBCB 16～20 ABABC
【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是几个夏季旅游目的地的相关情况。
21．A 细节理解题。根据London—Gape at the Big Ben Tower部分的第一句话可知，喜欢鱼和炸薯条的人可能会再去伦敦，故选A。
22．A 细节理解题。根据New Zealand-Scenic Landscapes for Nature Lovers部分的“New Zealand is surely one of the best summer destinations in the world owing to the fact that it enjoys summer y weather when it is winter in Asia, giving us a perfect excuse to go there to escape the cold.（新西兰无疑是世界上最好的避暑胜地之一，因为在亚洲是冬天的时候，它却享受着夏天的天气，这给了我们一个去那里躲避寒冷的完美借口。）”可知，亚洲人去新西兰最好是在冬天去，12月份算冬天，故选A。
23.C 推理判断题。根据本文的内容可知，本文可能来自一本旅行小册子。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和母亲以及姐姐坐火车去看祖父母，在火车上看到一个男人走进了女士车厢，并把最后一个空位占了，导致一个带着孩子的女士只能站着，作者很生气，最后她想办法提醒了那位男士这是女士车厢，让他羞愧离去。
24．A 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Once, I was travelling by train with my mum and my elder sister to visit my grandparents in another city.（有一次，我和妈妈、姐姐坐火车去另一个城市看望爷爷奶奶。）”可知，作者要去看望祖父母，所以才坐火车。
25．C 细节理解题。根据第二段中“She was about to go over to the empty place when a big and strong man entered and walked to the seat quickly, sitting down with a thump. Therefore, the lady with the child held on to her bag and stood in the corner.（她正要走到那个空位子上，这时一个高大强壮的男人走了进来，迅速走到座位前，砰的一声坐了下来。因此，带孩子的女士抓住她的包站在角落里。）”可知，一个男人坐了车厢里的最后一个空位，所以带着孩子的女士只能站在角落里。
26．A 词义猜测题。根据最后一段中“The woman standing beside the man was swaying to and fro with the train, with the screaming child in her arms.（这个站在男子旁边的妇女随着火车来回摇摆，小孩在她的手臂上尖叫。）”可推知，sway与swing的意思接近。
27．D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I got up and walked calmly over to the man. I asked him if he could read. He made a bad face and said he could. Next, I asked him to read what was written on the back of his seat. He did so and saw ‘Ladies’ on it. He got the point and left the compartment in a big hurry, almost falling.（我站起来，平静地向那个人走去。我问他是否识字。他做了个鬼脸，说他可以。接下来，我让他看写在椅背上的字。他照做了，看到上面写着‘女士们’。他明白了，匆忙地离开了车厢，差点摔倒。）”可知，作者要求男人看椅背上的字，让他意识到这是女士车厢。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了群聊文化已经失控。
28．D 细节理解题。根据第二段“Grexts, short for group texts, have the feature of imitating the casual back-and-forth of a dialogue, and the result can be more dynamic and fun than a two-person thread.（Grexts是群组文本的缩写，具有模仿随意的对话的特点，其结果可能比两个人的对话更有活力、更有趣。）”可知，Grexts的特点是可以模仿随意的对话。
29．D 细节理解题。根据第三段“Humans might use technologies such as group chats in a similar way—as a call-and-response, taking in information about their social networks and locating themselves within those webs.（人类可能以类似的方式使用群聊等技术——作为一种呼叫和回应，获取有关其社交网络的信息，并将自己定位在这些网络中。）”可知，人类可能会把群聊作为一种呼叫和回应，获取有关他们社交网络的信息，并在这些网络中定位自己。
30．A 主旨大意题。根据第四段的主要内容可知，该段主要介绍了群聊产生的问题。
31．B 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文中提到了群聊带来的好处，也讨论了它引发的一些问题。由此我们可以推断，对于群聊，我们虽然需要它，但是也不要过分依赖它，不要让它影响自己的生活，它只是维护关系的一种方式而已。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了有关猿类爬树和下树的实验研究，说明了肩膀和肘部在猿类下树过程中发挥的重要作用，强调了研究猿类下树过程的重要性。
32．A 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Big apes can’t afford to fall because it could kill or badly injure them. （大猿不能掉下来，因为这可能会杀死或严重伤害它们。）”可知，大猿避免从树上掉下来，是为了防止受伤或摔死。
33．D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The researchers used sports analysis and statistical software to study how primates like chimpanzees and small monkeys called mangabeys climbed in the wild.”可知，研究人员利用运动分析和统计软件来研究灵长类动物是如何在野外爬树的。
34．C 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Our research introduces the idea that down climbing played a significant role in shaping the structural differences between monkeys and apes, which eventually showed in humans.”可知，Luke Fannin认为从树上下来对于形成猴子和猿的区别十分的重要。
35．D 标题归纳题。根据第三段最后两句“They found that chimps and mangabeys scaled trees similarly, with shoulders and elbows mostly bent close to the body. When descending, however, chimpanzees extended their arms above their heads to hold on to branches, much like a person using a ladder, to counteract their heavier weight pulling them downward.（他们发现，黑猩猩和白眉猴爬上树的方式相似,肩膀和肘部大多弯曲，接近身体。然而，当黑猩猩下树时，它们会将手臂伸过头顶，抓住树枝，就像人类使用梯子一样，以抵消它们较重的体重对它们的向下拉力。）”及第四段第一句“Luke Fannin, the lead author of the study, emphasized thattheir findings highlight the importance of ‘down climbing’ in the evolution of apes and early humans.（该研究的主要作者Luke Fannin强调，他们的发现强调了‘向下攀登’在类人猿和早期人类进化中的重要性。）”并结合文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了有关猿类爬树和下树的实验研究，说明了肩膀和肘部在猿类下树过程中发挥的重要作用。所以短文的最佳标题为“肩膀和肘部：进化为猿下树的刹车”。
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了作为由童年到成年的过渡阶段的青春期面临的一些重要的挑战和改变。
36．C 考查小标题。根据下文“One of the initial challenges during adolescence is wrestling with your identity. Questions about who you are and what you stand for are common. These inquiries of self-discovery can lead to changes in friendships, interests, and even your goals.（青春期最初的挑战之一是与你的身份作斗争。关于你是谁，你代表什么是很常见的问题。这些自我发现的探索可以改变你的友谊、兴趣，甚至你的目标。）”可知，本段主要谈论的是Identity Exploration。
37．E 考查上下文逻辑推理。根据空格后一句“But it’s an opportunity to develop essential life skills.”可知，“Balancing these aspects of life can be challenging”在意义上与之可以形成转折关系。
38．F 考查上下文逻辑推理。根据标题“The Role of Friendship”和下文“Friendships play a significant role in your teenage years.（友谊在你的青少年的时光里起着重要的作用）”可知，“They can offer support and shared experiences.（他们可以提供支持和分享经验。）”符合语境。
39．D 考查上下文逻辑推理。根据上文“Decision-making becomes more crucial during this period of life. From academic choices to personal values, your decisions shape your future.（在这一时期，决策变得更加重要。从学术选择到个人价值观，你的决定塑造了你的未来。）”可知，“Don’t be afraid to seek guidance from trusted adults when faced with tough choices（在面对艰难的选择的时候，不要害怕向你所信任的成年人寻求指导）”符合语境。
40．A 考查上下文逻辑推理。根据段首句“The path to adulthood is winding, with both successes and failures. （通往成年的道路是曲折的，既有成功也有失败。）”可知，“Your journey is just beginning, and it holds incredible potential（你的旅途刚刚开始，它有着难以置信的潜力）”与之可以呼应。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了主人公是一位力图在转学第一天做到最好的学生，但开学第一天就与老师撞衫了。老师的幽默化解了她的尴尬。
41．B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一百万个想法像木制衣架一样在我脑子里来来回回的跑。thought意为“想法”。根据下文“through my brain as wooden hangers moved back and forth”可知，这里的短语race through my brain表示“在我的脑海里反复穿梭”，展现出作者纠结开学第一天应该穿什么，以给未来的同学留下良好的第一印象的情绪。
42．A 考查动词词义辨析。impress意为“使留下印象”。句意：第一印象就是一切。这对未来四年的同学关系相当重要。
43．D 考查名词词义辨析。drive sb. to madness意思是“把某人逼疯”。句意：让我抓狂的并不是一种不安全感，而是这是我第三次当新生。
44．C 考查形容词词义辨析。new kid意为“新来的孩子”。作者当了三次新生，这是经常搬家导致的。
45．A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很难找到可靠的朋友。friend意为“朋友”。根据上文“but the fact that this was my third time being the ______ kid”可知，作者频繁搬家，因此找到一些可靠稳定的朋友对她来说是很有难度的。
46．B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是这一次，爸爸的公司确保了我可以在同一个地方上中学从头上到尾。same意为“相同的”。根据上文可知，作者父亲公司的固定保证了她可以在同一个地方上完中学。
47．C 考查副词词义辨析。句意：翻遍了衣橱之后，我穿着有图案的衣服自豪地出现了。proudly意为“自豪的”。下文“I felt just as confident as”的“confident”和这里的“proudly”相互呼应，都表示一种骄傲、自信的状态。
48．D 考查动词短语辨析。step off意为“下（车）”。句意：我下车的时候感觉很自信。
49．D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，当我看到我的英语老师Hutfilz女士穿着和我一模一样的衣服的时候，我的下巴都掉到地上了。根据上文“But my jaw dropped to the floor”可知，让作者惊吓的应该是她努力搜索到的满意的衣服竟然和老师穿的一样。wear意为“穿着”。
50．B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我低着头并且挪到了我的座位上，但是第一天就意味着在全班面前做自我介绍,并且很快就轮到我了。mean意为“意味着”。根据下文“in front of the class”可知，因为新同学第一次入班，所以都需要在全班同学前做自我介绍。
51．A 考查名词词义辨析。turn意为“轮到的机会”。根据上文可知要做自我介绍，这里意思是没过一会就轮到“我”了。
52．C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我终于度过了那几分钟的演讲，直到Hutfilz站起来，开玩笑似的补充说她很喜欢我的风格。add意为“补充说”。根据上文可知，“我”的演讲结束了，老师补充说了几句话。
53．D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：整个早上积累起来的焦虑令人吃惊地消失了。disappear意为“消失”。根据下文“that had accumulated throughout the morning”可知，这里指因为作者在乎给同学留下的第一印象，因此和老师撞衫之后，她就害怕不能完美亮相而紧张，焦虑，而这些焦虑在此时都消失了。
54．D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我和同学们咯咯地笑时，我的笑容越来越浓。smile意为“微笑”。根据下文“as I giggled with my classmates”可知，这里表达作者心情放松下来后的愉悦之意。
55．B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的日子里，我感到很安慰，因为我与老师达成了一种幽默的、真正的联系。relieved意为“感到宽慰的”。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了故宫博物院的钟表收藏超过1500件，可以说是世界上保存钟表最令人惊叹的地方之一。
56．the 考查冠词。形容词的最高级前面应该用定冠词the。
57．were made 考查时态和语态。句意：制作于18世纪至20世纪之间，有的是英国、法国和瑞士的制作，有的是来自清宫的钟祭，还有的则是东西方的混合。分析句子结构可知，谓语动词make与逻辑主语some构成被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态。
58．and 考查连词。此处为both... and...的固定搭配。句意：制作于18世纪至20世纪之间,有的是英国、法国和瑞士的手工制作，有的是来自清宫的钟祭，还有的则是东西方的混合。
59．colourful 考查形容词。这里应该用colour的形容词形式。句意：大多数英国钟表的特点是青铜外壳上镶嵌着华美的珠宝。
60．figures 考查名词的复数。句意：它们的形式多种多样，再现了各种建筑和自然景观，通常还包括喷泉、活动人物、船只和鸟类等自动装饰。
61．in 考查介词。in terms of意为“在……方面”。句意：无论在主题还是装饰风格方面，藏品中的法国钟表都有独特的风格，在历史上占有一席之地。
62．their 考查代词。place为名词，故前面应该用形容词性物主代词。
63．specially 考查副词。这里用special的副词形式来作状语。句意：它们是专门为满足中国顾客的审美而制作的。
64．doing 考查非谓语动词。此处应该用动词-ing形式作宾语。
65．to carry 考查非谓语动词。aim to do sth.意为“旨在做某事”。句意：今天，故宫博物院的目标是将这个感人的“时间”故事作为这一传统工艺的守护者传承下去。
第一节
One possible version:
Looking After Stray Cats
Aiming to raise the students’ awareness of caring for animals, Love Club of my school visited stray cats in the local animal shelter last Saturday.
Some students helped refill the cats’ water bowls and gave out their DIY toys and treats. Some helped clean up the shelter. Others were just there to pet them to make them feel less lonely.
From this activity, we have realized that everyone can be a hero to animals that are waiting for love. What’s more, making kind choices to reduce their suffering can make us feel happy and peaceful.
第二节
One possible version:
I was lucky to be in a class of imaginative, creative and radio-obsessed（对广播痴迷的） boys. And it wasn’t long before we started to make our own radio programmes. I would wander round the school with my microphone, recording my thoughts in the style of the voices I heard on the radio. What’s more, we started our own radio club, where I got professional guidance from my coach and acted as one of the hosts. I made rapid progress in the process. That’s when a big dream took root in my heart.
After several years, I went into a radio station, hoping to become a broadcast journalist. My first attempt failed due to my nervousness. Sadness seized me. Luckily, a producer at the radio station who was putting together a weekly programme for blind people asked if I would have a second try the next day. I made it. Later, I presented a news programme for the radio that my dad had never missed. Although by then he’d been dead, he’d have realized that his inspired Christmas present had changed my life.
听力部分录音材料
（Text 1）
M: You have to take four buses to get to the stadium. Subway is more expensive but you just need to take two.
W: Buses take too long. Subway is fast but I am afraid of getting lost in the subway station. I will stick with taxi.
（Text 2）
M: I’ve never been in hospital before. Will the operation on my arm hurt me
W: Relax. There is absolutely nothing to worry about. When you wake up afterwards, you will be happy and relieved.
（Text 3）
M: What are you kids whispering about back there Anything you want to tell the class
W: No, sir. I’m sorry. We were trying to pay attention, but I didn’t know what page you were on.
M: Maybe you should move up closer to the front. I’ve written the page numbers on the board.
（Text 4）
W: Dad, how come your hair looks so different in this picture
M: Well, because I was a lot younger then. You see, when you get older, you start losing your hair. Don’t worry, though. It’s different with girls.
（Text 5）
W: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the post office
M: Certainly. Go straight for about one mile on Star Street, and then turn right at the traffic light. Walk a few more steps and you’ll see a book store. The post office is on its left.
（Text 6）
M: Hi, Mary. Do you have any plans for the weekend I have an extra ticket for the Dawson Trio’s live performance at Capital Stadium. Would you like to join me
W: I don’t know if I can. My parents are coming to town this weekend, so I need to spend time with them.
M: Well, if they like jazz, they might enjoy the show as well. Why don’t you go to the band’s website and see if there are more tickets available Their shows often sell out, but you might be lucky.
W: All right, I’ll do that this evening. Thanks for the information.
（Text 7）
W: Tom, I tried to book the rooms for the whole team for the conference, but all the hotels in town are full.
M: Well, I know a bigger hotel about 20 miles outside the city. Let me check online first. I’m sure they’ll have enough rooms available for the team.
W: Hmm. 20 miles We’ll have to rent a coach each day so we may end up going over our travel budget.
M: Actually, I think we’ll be fine. Hotels located outside the city tend to be less expensive. The money we’ll be saving on rooms can be used to rent a coach. But we have to get up earlier every day.
（Text 8）
W: Hey, Peter. What do you think I should do over summer holiday I have so many choices. I could work for my aunt, make a study tour to improve my Spanish, or practise the piano for hours a day.
M:I heard you playing the other day. You do need more practice. But how do you feel about each of those
W: I don’t know. They all have their good points and bad points. The work is boring, but helping family and gaining work experience are important. The study tour would take me to places I haven’t been. Maybe I’ll figure out if I want to study abroad later. As for the piano, well, you said it all already.
M: When I have many choices, I usually imagine what would happen if I said yes to each one. Start with one, and really imagine how you would feel if you did that. Then take a few deep breaths, and repeat that for the other choices.
W: OK, I’ll try that right after I play the piano tonight.
（Text 9）
W: David, I heard that you were admitted into Harvard University, right
M: Yes, I received the letter on Thursday, the day before yesterday.
W: Congratulations! You must have worked hard during your high school.
M: Well, I always got A’s on my tests. I took three separate courses for four months for the SAT.
W: What do you think is the most important during learning
M: In my opinion, it’s the learning habit that helped me earn the letter from Harvard. Believe it or not, I never burned the midnight oil.
W: Why didn’t you choose Princeton I remember your uncle graduated from Princeton years ago.
M: My best friend Andrew joined Harvard last year, I really wanted to go there because of him, although Princeton offered me a scholarship.
W: Oh, I got it. When will you go to Harvard
M: In September. Before that, I’ll fly to China and other Asian countries. I’ve been longing to taste food and meet people there. I’ve decided to work part-time to cover my expenses at college.
（Text 10）
M: Hello, and welcome to the European weather report for travellers. The unusual cold weather in Western Europe will be continuing for the next three days. Today in London, 10 centimetres of snow is expected to fall, causing major transportation problems. The high temperature in London today will be 2 degrees, and the low temperature will be -5 degrees. The snow will remain until Monday, when temperatures are set to rise to 7 degrees and sunshine is expected. Meanwhile, in Paris today, the high temperature will be 10 degrees and the low temperature will be 6. It will be mostly sunny, with heavy clouds moving in this afternoon. However, the same storm that brought snow to London will reach Paris tomorrow, with 7 centimetres of snow expected to fall. Finally, in Berlin, it is cold today, with a high of 5 degrees and a low of -2 degrees. But winds from the south will bring warm weather and clear skies to the city tomorrow. For information on other European travel destinations, please see our website!
英语
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
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5．本卷主要考查内容：外研版选择性必修第二册U5～选择性必修第三册U2。
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。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 will the woman get to the stadium
A．By bus. B．By taxi. C．By subway.
2．How does the man feel now
A．Frightened. B．Relieved. C．Happy.
3．Why was the girl talking in class
A．She needed to know the page number.
B．She reminded the class to pay attention.
C．She wanted to move up closer to the front.
4．What are the speakers doing
A．Taking a photo. B．Looking at a picture. C．Having hair cut.
5．Where is the post office
A．On Star Street. B．Opposite a library. C．Beside a book store.
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．Why does the man talk to the woman
A．To make an invitation. B．To change their plan. C．To thank for information.
7．What does the woman intend to do this evening
A．See a performance. B．Buy tickets online. C．Chat with his parents.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．Booking a hotel. B．Renting a coach. C．Rescheduling a conference.
9．Why is the woman worried
A．The hotel is expensive.
B．They might go over budget.
C．They must get up early each day.
听第 8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Friends. B．Mother and child. C．Husband and wife.
11．How does the woman think of working for her aunt
A．Easy. B．Unimportant. C．Beneficial.
12．What does the man advise the woman to do with her decision
A．Study abroad. B．Talk to her teacher. C．Imagine how each choice feels.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What day is it today
A．Friday. B．Saturday. C．Sunday.
14．What does David think helped him get the letter from Harvard
A．Studying till midnight.
B．Attending courses on weekends.
C．Having good learning habits.
15．Why did David choose Harvard University
A．His uncle was studying there.
B．He hopes to be Andrew’s schoolmate.
C．He has won a scholarship to it this year.
16．What does David plan to do before September
A．Travel abroad. B．Visit his uncle. C．Work part-time in China.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Who is the target audience of the speaker
A．Local citizens. B．Tourists in Europe. C．Europeans living abroad.
18．What will the high temperature in London be today
A．2 degrees. B．7 degrees. C．10 degrees.
19．How will the weather be in Paris this afternoon
A．Snowy. B．Cloudy. C．Misty.
20．In which city will it be sunny tomorrow
A．London. B．Paris. C．Berlin.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Here are the best summer destinations to travel to for an amazing summer vacation with your folks! Read on, to know more about all these exciting places.
London—Gape at the Big Ben Tower
London is world-famous for its nice summer weather, strict British guards that stand outside the honourable Buckingham Palace, and the delicious fish and chips that will keep you coming back for more! Plus, it’s attractive festival s like St. Patrick’s Day, and Beer Week that take awesomeness to a new level altogether!
Suggested Duration: 4—7 days
New Zealand—Scenic Landscapes for Nature Lovers
New Zealand is surely one of the best summer destinations in the world owing to the fact that it enjoys summer y weather when it is winter in Asia, giving us a perfect excuse to go there to escape the colD．It’s also one of the most scenic and beautiful destinations in the world owing to the splendid landscapes that appear to be from another planet altogether!
Suggested Duration: 3-4 days
Iceland—Watch Colours Blend Beautifully
Iceland is where every traveller needs to go if nature and adventure is what they love. This place offers not only breathtaking views but also refreshing experiences that are enough to enjoy relaxation from the humidity（湿度） and heat.
Suggested Duration: 6-7 days
Bali—Honeymooner’s Paradise
Offering postcard-like views of the sunset, Bali is also famous for shopping and its yoga retreats. The attractive culture, the picturesque islands, and the awesome food are enough to make you believe that it’s one of the best summer holiday destinations in the world.
Suggested Duration: 2-3 days
21．Where will you go back if you like chips and fish
A．London. B．New Zealand. C．Iceland. D．Bali.
22．When will you probably go to New Zealand if you are an Asian
A．December. B．September. C．May. D．June.
23．What is the text probably taken from
A．A textbook. B．A report.
C．A travel brochure. D．An education paper.
B
I remembered an incident when I was a teenage girl clearly. Once, I was travelling by train with my mum and my elder sister to visit my grandparents in another city. It was a day journey and we entered the ladies compartment（车室） of the train. It was crowded but we got seats and settled down. We kept our luggage under the seats and waited for the train to start.
Ladies kept on coming inside. The seats were quickly taken. Only one seat was empty when a woman with a baby entered. She was about to go over to the empty place when a big and strong man entered and walked to the seat quickly, sitting down with a thump（重击声）. Therefore, the lady with the child held on to her bag and stood in the corner. I was watching all this angrily. I expected the woman standing there or any of the other ladies to speak out to ask the man to leave the ladies compartment.
However, no one spoke. My mum and my sister had their eyes shut to rest, unaware of anything wrong. I decided I could not disturb them. I could have offered my place but I was already squashed（挤扁） between my mum and my sister.
The train started. The woman standing beside the man was swaying to and fro with the train, with the screaming child in her arms. However, the manner-less man had no reaction. I was very angry with the man for his bad behaviour. I could no longer bear it, so I decided to help the woman in some way. I got up and walked calmly over to the man. I asked him if he could read. He made a bad face and said he could. Next, I asked him to read what was written on the back of his seat. He did so and saw “Ladies” on it. He got the point and left the compartment in a big hurry, almost falling.
24．Why did the author take the train journey
A．To visit her grandparents. B．To move to another city.
C．To survey an incident. D．To spend her summer holiday.
25．What made the woman with a baby have to stand in the corner
A．The last seat was broken. B．The baby was unwilling to be seated.
C．A strong man took the last empty seat. D．She was frightened by a thump.
26．What does the underlined word “swaying” mean in Paragraph 4
A．Swinging. B．Standing. C．Shouting. D．Walking.
27．How did the author make the man aware of his mistake
A．She asked him to leave at once.
B．She fought with the man bravely.
C．She blamed him for his mean behaviour.
D．She reminded him to read the word on the back of his seat.
C
For better or worse, we might be in the Age of the Group Chat. In a recent survey, most people said they felt stressed out by group messages, which can feel like a part-time job.
Connection is wonderful. Grexts, short for group texts, have the feature of imitating（模仿） the casual back-and-forth of a dialogue, and the result can be more dynamic and fun than a two-person thread. Having a chat going also means you have a space to share your updates throughout the day, a reminder that you’re part of something.
Some researchers call this “ambient（周围的） virtual presence”: Even when you’re alone, you’re not alone. One researcher compares this phenomenon to echolocation（回声定位）, the process that some animals, such as bats and dolphins, use to locate objects: They produce a continuous sound and use the resulting echo to sense their surroundings. Humans might use technologies such as group chats in a similar way—as a call-and-response, taking in information about their social networks and locating themselves within those webs.
But taking in too many signals can be overwhelming. Professor Bayer argued that group chats can create a “waterfall type of effect”, where messages keep flooding in and adding up. Eventually, you’re underwater. Another researcher suggested that different chat members all bring their own personalities, communication styles, and expectations for group norms. Without a standard etiquette（礼仪）, people have varied opinions about what degree of responsiveness is required—which can cause real tension.
Grext anxiety is hard to resolve because it isn’t just about the group-chat or even mobile technology in general; it’s about the tension between being our own person and being responsible to others. Ultimately, most of us do want connection, even if it involves some duties. A general advice is to give up greats that don’t really interest you.
28．What is the feature of Grexts
A．Being more wonderful than a dialogue.
B．Keeping as fun as a two-person thread.
C．Sharing your updates throughout the day.
D．Imitating the casual back-and-forth of communication.
29．How might humans use group chats like echolocation
A．By producing a continuous sound.
B．By detecting some bats and dolphins.
C．By using the resulting echo to sense their surroundings.
D．By taking in information about social networks and locating themselves.
30．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A．Problems caused by group chats. B．Importance of a standard etiquette.
C．Messages keeping flooding in and adding up. D．What degree of responsiveness is required.
31．What can we infer about group chat from the text
A．It is a part-time job. B．It is just a way to keep relationship.
C．It brings us more fright than pleasure. D．It helps us find true friends.
D
The first apes evolved 20 million years ago in the forests where they would go up a tree to get their food, and then come back down to move on to the next tree. Getting out of a tree presents all kinds of new challenges. Big apes can’t afford to fall because it could kill or badly injure them. Natural selection would have favoured those with body structures that allowed them to descend（下来） safely.
Dartmouth researchers report in the journal Royal Society Open Science that apes probably evolved free-moving shoulders and flexible elbows to slow their descent from trees as gravity pulled on their heavier bodies. These flexible body parts passed on from ancestral apes would have allowed early humans to climb trees at night for safety and comedown in the daylight unhurt. When early humans transitioned from forests to open savannas（热带稀树草原）, flexible shoulders and elbows were crucial for gathering food and using tools for hunting and defense.
The researchers used sports analysis and statistical software to study how primates（灵长目动物） like chimpanzees and small monkeys called mangabeys climbed in the wild. They found that chimps and mangabeys scaled（攀爬） trees similarly, with shoulders and elbows mostly bent close to the body. When descending, however, chimpanzees extended their arms above their heads to hold on to branches, much like a person using a ladder, to counteract（抵消） their heavier weight pulling them downward.
Luke Fannin, the lead author of the study, emphasized that their findings highlight the importance of “down climbing” in the evolution of apes and early humans. He explained, “Our research introduces the idea that down climbing played a significant role in shaping the structural differences between monkeys and apes, which eventually showed in humans.”
“Our field has thought about apes climbing up trees for a long time but we’ve been ignoring the second half of this behaviour,” said Professor Jeremy DeSilva. The findings are among the first to identify the significance of “down climbing” in the evolution of apes and early humans.
32．Why should big apes protect themselves from falling off a tree according to the text
A．To avoid being hurt or killed. B．To avoid being hunted by humans.
C．To avoid being caught by other animals. D．To avoid being laughed by other apes.
33．What do researchers use to study how primates climbed in the wild
A．A ladder. B．Sports software.
C．Statistical analysis. D．Sports analysis and statistical software.
34．What can be learned from Luke Fannin’s words
A．Apes became humans because of down climbing.
B．The second half of climbing up trees haven’t been ignored before.
C．Down climbing was essential in developing the differences between monkeys and apes.
D．Scientists has thought about apes climbing up trees for a short time.
35．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Monkeys and Chimpanzees: Studies in Nature
B．Mangabeys and Mankind: A Common Study of Climbing
C．Apes’ Climbing Methods: How to Descend Safely
D．Shoulders and Elbows: Evolved as Brakes（刹车） for Down Climbing Apes
第二节 （共5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Navigating（航行） the Transition to Adulthood
The teenage years are a transformative period of life, a time when you start the journey from childhood to adulthood. It’s a period filled with self-discovery, challenges, and personal growth.
36 : One of the initial challenges during adolescence is wrestling with your identity. Questions about who you are and what you stand for are common. These inquiries of self-discovery can lead to changes in friendships, interests, and even your goals.
Academic and Life Skills: As high school students, you’re dealing with academic pressures, extracurricular activities, and social relationships. 37 . But it’s an opportunity to develop essential life skills.
The Role of Friendships: Friendships play a significant role in your teenage years. 38 . It’s essential to recognize the value of healthy relationships. Surround yourself with friends who uplift and respect you, and be a supportive friend in return.
Decision-Making Challenges: Decision-making becomes more crucial during this period of life. From academic choices to personal values, your decisions shape your future. 39 .
Self-Care and Mental Health: Self-care and mental health are vital for teenage growth. During this period, adolescence brings significant pressure. Make time for activities that bring you joy and relaxation.
The path to adulthood is winding, with both successes and failures. Embrace each moment, savor the journey, and recognize that growth often comes from facing and overcoming challenges. As you navigate your teenage years, remember that you have the strength to thrive and discover your unique place in the world. 40 .
A．Your journey is just beginning, and it holds incredible potential
B．You’re struggling with anxiety or other challenges
C．Identity Exploration
D．Don’t be afraid to seek guidance from trusted adults when faced with tough choices
E．Balancing these aspects of life can be challenging
F．They can offer support and shared experiences
G．Get the chance to develop your interest
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I woke up with only one thing on my mind: what to wear. A billion 41 raced through my brain as wooden hangers moved back and forth. It was my first day of high school in a new state; first impression are everything, and it was necessary to 42 the people who I’d spend the next four years with.
It wasn’t insecurity that drove me to 43 but the fact that this was my third time being the 44 kid. Frequent moving does something to a child’s development. I struggled finding reliable 45 . But this time Dad’s company ensured my starting and finishing high school in the 46 place. This time mattered, which made me nervous.
I emerged 47 in a patterned dress after riding（扫荡） my closet. I felt just as confident as I 48 the bus. But my jaw dropped to the floor when I found Mrs. Hutfilz, my English teacher, 49 the exact same dress as I did. I kept my head down and tiptoed to my seat, but the first day 50 introductions in front of the class, and soon enough it was my 51 . I made it through my minute speech, until Hutfilz stood up, jokingly 52 she liked my style. All the anxiety that had accumulated （积累） throughout the morning surprisingly 53 . The students raised heads as I shared my story. My 54 grew as I giggled（咯咯地笑） with my classmates. After class, I stayed behind, sharing with Mrs. Hutfilz my previous understanding about coming into a new school and state. I was 55 to make a humorous and genuine connection with my first teacher in the coming days.
41．A．insights B．thoughts C．ambitions D．motivations
42．A．impress B．experience C．expect D．criticize
43．A．astonishment B．confusion C．amusement D．madness
44．A．uncomplicated B．occasional C．new D．regular
45．A．friends B．relatives C．celebrities D．roommates
46．A．precious B．same C．novel D．faraway
47．A．doubtfully B．nervously C．proudly D．sincerely
48．A．proceeded to B．participated in C．engaged in D．stepped off
49．A．designing B．restoring C．bringing D．wearing
50．A．performed B．meant C．debated D．dominated
51．A．turn B．fashion C．fact D．wonder
52．A．discussing B．remembering C．adding D．replying
53．A．exploded B．multiplied C．formed D．disappeared
54．A．virtue B．vision C．greed D．smile
55．A．disappointed B．relieved C．disheartened D．frightened
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。
The Palace Museum’s clock collection, more than 1,500 in number, is arguably one of 56 most breathtaking clock preservation worldwide. Between the 18th century and the20th century, some 57 （make） in Britain, France and Switzerland, some were from the Clock Worship of the Qing Palace, and the others were a mixture of both the East 58 the West.
The majority of British clocks feature bronze cases inlaid（镶嵌） with splendidly 59 （colour） jewels. They are diverse in form, recreating all kinds of architecture and natural sights, and often include automatic decorations such as fountains, moving 60 （figure）, boats and birds. These clocks represent the highest level of craftsmanship in Britain.
Most of the French clocks here are the products of the early 20th century. Whether 61 terms of theme or decorative style, the French clocks in the collection have a unique style, and deserve 62 （they） place in history.
The Swiss timepieces mostly comprise small, unconventionally shaped desk clocks and delicate pocket watches. They were 63 （special） crafted to suit the tastes of Chinese customers.
Clocks may turn back in time, but humans may never dream of 64 （do） so. Today, the Palace Museum aims 65 （carry） on this touching tale of “time” as guardians of this traditional craftsmanship.
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。上周六，你校的“爱心”社团（Love Club）组织了一场关爱流浪猫的志愿者活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1．活动目的；
2．具体行动；
3．活动收获。
参考词汇：流浪猫 stray cats
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。
Looking After Stray Cats.
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。
It’s eight o’clock on Christmas morning, and my dad says he wants to listen to the news. My 11-year-old self is wondering why on Earth grown-ups would be interested in the news when there are important things to be done, such as handing out presents. And then, while I am only half-listening, something strange happens: the newsreader begins talking about a Christmas message. Hadn’t we heard that report earlier
My older brother, Colin, figures out what’s happening. “Pete, Pete, it’s a tape recorder! We’ve got our tape recorder!”
It finally dawns on me: my dad recorded the news and is playing it back now.
Colin and I had both been blind from birth. At the special school that Colin and I attended, a recorder of your own was the height of desire. However, realistic about family finances, we had no real expectations of getting one.
The tape recorder my dad bought us would have cost more than four times his weekly wage. He could only afford it by borrowing the money. I know my mum and dad would have thought long and hard before being in the debt.
The new toy controlled the rest of the Christmas holidays. Once we had mastered the controls, we recorded anything and everything: each other, our parents, the milkman, the dog... and we very quickly learned how much fun we could have with it.
It wasn’t the first time I had been attracted by a tape recorder. I vividly remember walking into a room when I was four and hearing a child’s tuneless singing. I stopped dead. “It’s you,” Dad said.
It turned out that he had borrowed a tape recorder. So for the first time, in the same way that a sighted child might react to seeing themselves in a mirror, I got the sense of myself as a separate person who existed outside my head and was experienced by other people.
I took my first steps down the path to my career as a broadcaster when I returned to school.
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。
I was lucky to be in a class of imaginative, creative and radio-obsessed（对广播痴迷的）boys.After several years, I went into a radio station, hoping to become a broadcast journalist.
2024年春季学期高二年级校联体第二次联考·英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
1～5 BAABC 6～10 ABABA 11～15 CCBCB 16～20 ABABC
【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是几个夏季旅游目的地的相关情况。
21．A 细节理解题。根据London—Gape at the Big Ben Tower部分的第一句话可知，喜欢鱼和炸薯条的人可能会再去伦敦，故选A。
22．A 细节理解题。根据New Zealand-Scenic Landscapes for Nature Lovers部分的“New Zealand is surely one of the best summer destinations in the world owing to the fact that it enjoys summer y weather when it is winter in Asia, giving us a perfect excuse to go there to escape the cold.（新西兰无疑是世界上最好的避暑胜地之一，因为在亚洲是冬天的时候，它却享受着夏天的天气，这给了我们一个去那里躲避寒冷的完美借口。）”可知，亚洲人去新西兰最好是在冬天去，12月份算冬天，故选A。
23.C 推理判断题。根据本文的内容可知，本文可能来自一本旅行小册子。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和母亲以及姐姐坐火车去看祖父母，在火车上看到一个男人走进了女士车厢，并把最后一个空位占了，导致一个带着孩子的女士只能站着，作者很生气，最后她想办法提醒了那位男士这是女士车厢，让他羞愧离去。
24．A 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Once, I was travelling by train with my mum and my elder sister to visit my grandparents in another city.（有一次，我和妈妈、姐姐坐火车去另一个城市看望爷爷奶奶。）”可知，作者要去看望祖父母，所以才坐火车。
25．C 细节理解题。根据第二段中“She was about to go over to the empty place when a big and strong man entered and walked to the seat quickly, sitting down with a thump. Therefore, the lady with the child held on to her bag and stood in the corner.（她正要走到那个空位子上，这时一个高大强壮的男人走了进来，迅速走到座位前，砰的一声坐了下来。因此，带孩子的女士抓住她的包站在角落里。）”可知，一个男人坐了车厢里的最后一个空位，所以带着孩子的女士只能站在角落里。
26．A 词义猜测题。根据最后一段中“The woman standing beside the man was swaying to and fro with the train, with the screaming child in her arms.（这个站在男子旁边的妇女随着火车来回摇摆，小孩在她的手臂上尖叫。）”可推知，sway与swing的意思接近。
27．D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I got up and walked calmly over to the man. I asked him if he could read. He made a bad face and said he could. Next, I asked him to read what was written on the back of his seat. He did so and saw ‘Ladies’ on it. He got the point and left the compartment in a big hurry, almost falling.（我站起来，平静地向那个人走去。我问他是否识字。他做了个鬼脸，说他可以。接下来，我让他看写在椅背上的字。他照做了，看到上面写着‘女士们’。他明白了，匆忙地离开了车厢，差点摔倒。）”可知，作者要求男人看椅背上的字，让他意识到这是女士车厢。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了群聊文化已经失控。
28．D 细节理解题。根据第二段“Grexts, short for group texts, have the feature of imitating the casual back-and-forth of a dialogue, and the result can be more dynamic and fun than a two-person thread.（Grexts是群组文本的缩写，具有模仿随意的对话的特点，其结果可能比两个人的对话更有活力、更有趣。）”可知，Grexts的特点是可以模仿随意的对话。
29．D 细节理解题。根据第三段“Humans might use technologies such as group chats in a similar way—as a call-and-response, taking in information about their social networks and locating themselves within those webs.（人类可能以类似的方式使用群聊等技术——作为一种呼叫和回应，获取有关其社交网络的信息，并将自己定位在这些网络中。）”可知，人类可能会把群聊作为一种呼叫和回应，获取有关他们社交网络的信息，并在这些网络中定位自己。
30．A 主旨大意题。根据第四段的主要内容可知，该段主要介绍了群聊产生的问题。
31．B 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文中提到了群聊带来的好处，也讨论了它引发的一些问题。由此我们可以推断，对于群聊，我们虽然需要它，但是也不要过分依赖它，不要让它影响自己的生活，它只是维护关系的一种方式而已。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了有关猿类爬树和下树的实验研究，说明了肩膀和肘部在猿类下树过程中发挥的重要作用，强调了研究猿类下树过程的重要性。
32．A 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Big apes can’t afford to fall because it could kill or badly injure them. （大猿不能掉下来，因为这可能会杀死或严重伤害它们。）”可知，大猿避免从树上掉下来，是为了防止受伤或摔死。
33．D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The researchers used sports analysis and statistical software to study how primates like chimpanzees and small monkeys called mangabeys climbed in the wild.”可知，研究人员利用运动分析和统计软件来研究灵长类动物是如何在野外爬树的。
34．C 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Our research introduces the idea that down climbing played a significant role in shaping the structural differences between monkeys and apes, which eventually showed in humans.”可知，Luke Fannin认为从树上下来对于形成猴子和猿的区别十分的重要。
35．D 标题归纳题。根据第三段最后两句“They found that chimps and mangabeys scaled trees similarly, with shoulders and elbows mostly bent close to the body. When descending, however, chimpanzees extended their arms above their heads to hold on to branches, much like a person using a ladder, to counteract their heavier weight pulling them downward.（他们发现，黑猩猩和白眉猴爬上树的方式相似,肩膀和肘部大多弯曲，接近身体。然而，当黑猩猩下树时，它们会将手臂伸过头顶，抓住树枝，就像人类使用梯子一样，以抵消它们较重的体重对它们的向下拉力。）”及第四段第一句“Luke Fannin, the lead author of the study, emphasized thattheir findings highlight the importance of ‘down climbing’ in the evolution of apes and early humans.（该研究的主要作者Luke Fannin强调，他们的发现强调了‘向下攀登’在类人猿和早期人类进化中的重要性。）”并结合文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了有关猿类爬树和下树的实验研究，说明了肩膀和肘部在猿类下树过程中发挥的重要作用。所以短文的最佳标题为“肩膀和肘部：进化为猿下树的刹车”。
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了作为由童年到成年的过渡阶段的青春期面临的一些重要的挑战和改变。
36．C 考查小标题。根据下文“One of the initial challenges during adolescence is wrestling with your identity. Questions about who you are and what you stand for are common. These inquiries of self-discovery can lead to changes in friendships, interests, and even your goals.（青春期最初的挑战之一是与你的身份作斗争。关于你是谁，你代表什么是很常见的问题。这些自我发现的探索可以改变你的友谊、兴趣，甚至你的目标。）”可知，本段主要谈论的是Identity Exploration。
37．E 考查上下文逻辑推理。根据空格后一句“But it’s an opportunity to develop essential life skills.”可知，“Balancing these aspects of life can be challenging”在意义上与之可以形成转折关系。
38．F 考查上下文逻辑推理。根据标题“The Role of Friendship”和下文“Friendships play a significant role in your teenage years.（友谊在你的青少年的时光里起着重要的作用）”可知，“They can offer support and shared experiences.（他们可以提供支持和分享经验。）”符合语境。
39．D 考查上下文逻辑推理。根据上文“Decision-making becomes more crucial during this period of life. From academic choices to personal values, your decisions shape your future.（在这一时期，决策变得更加重要。从学术选择到个人价值观，你的决定塑造了你的未来。）”可知，“Don’t be afraid to seek guidance from trusted adults when faced with tough choices（在面对艰难的选择的时候，不要害怕向你所信任的成年人寻求指导）”符合语境。
40．A 考查上下文逻辑推理。根据段首句“The path to adulthood is winding, with both successes and failures. （通往成年的道路是曲折的，既有成功也有失败。）”可知，“Your journey is just beginning, and it holds incredible potential（你的旅途刚刚开始，它有着难以置信的潜力）”与之可以呼应。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了主人公是一位力图在转学第一天做到最好的学生，但开学第一天就与老师撞衫了。老师的幽默化解了她的尴尬。
41．B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一百万个想法像木制衣架一样在我脑子里来来回回的跑。thought意为“想法”。根据下文“through my brain as wooden hangers moved back and forth”可知，这里的短语race through my brain表示“在我的脑海里反复穿梭”，展现出作者纠结开学第一天应该穿什么，以给未来的同学留下良好的第一印象的情绪。
42．A 考查动词词义辨析。impress意为“使留下印象”。句意：第一印象就是一切。这对未来四年的同学关系相当重要。
43．D 考查名词词义辨析。drive sb. to madness意思是“把某人逼疯”。句意：让我抓狂的并不是一种不安全感，而是这是我第三次当新生。
44．C 考查形容词词义辨析。new kid意为“新来的孩子”。作者当了三次新生，这是经常搬家导致的。
45．A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很难找到可靠的朋友。friend意为“朋友”。根据上文“but the fact that this was my third time being the ______ kid”可知，作者频繁搬家，因此找到一些可靠稳定的朋友对她来说是很有难度的。
46．B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是这一次，爸爸的公司确保了我可以在同一个地方上中学从头上到尾。same意为“相同的”。根据上文可知，作者父亲公司的固定保证了她可以在同一个地方上完中学。
47．C 考查副词词义辨析。句意：翻遍了衣橱之后，我穿着有图案的衣服自豪地出现了。proudly意为“自豪的”。下文“I felt just as confident as”的“confident”和这里的“proudly”相互呼应，都表示一种骄傲、自信的状态。
48．D 考查动词短语辨析。step off意为“下（车）”。句意：我下车的时候感觉很自信。
49．D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，当我看到我的英语老师Hutfilz女士穿着和我一模一样的衣服的时候，我的下巴都掉到地上了。根据上文“But my jaw dropped to the floor”可知，让作者惊吓的应该是她努力搜索到的满意的衣服竟然和老师穿的一样。wear意为“穿着”。
50．B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我低着头并且挪到了我的座位上，但是第一天就意味着在全班面前做自我介绍,并且很快就轮到我了。mean意为“意味着”。根据下文“in front of the class”可知，因为新同学第一次入班，所以都需要在全班同学前做自我介绍。
51．A 考查名词词义辨析。turn意为“轮到的机会”。根据上文可知要做自我介绍，这里意思是没过一会就轮到“我”了。
52．C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我终于度过了那几分钟的演讲，直到Hutfilz站起来，开玩笑似的补充说她很喜欢我的风格。add意为“补充说”。根据上文可知，“我”的演讲结束了，老师补充说了几句话。
53．D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：整个早上积累起来的焦虑令人吃惊地消失了。disappear意为“消失”。根据下文“that had accumulated throughout the morning”可知，这里指因为作者在乎给同学留下的第一印象，因此和老师撞衫之后，她就害怕不能完美亮相而紧张，焦虑，而这些焦虑在此时都消失了。
54．D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我和同学们咯咯地笑时，我的笑容越来越浓。smile意为“微笑”。根据下文“as I giggled with my classmates”可知，这里表达作者心情放松下来后的愉悦之意。
55．B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的日子里，我感到很安慰，因为我与老师达成了一种幽默的、真正的联系。relieved意为“感到宽慰的”。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了故宫博物院的钟表收藏超过1500件，可以说是世界上保存钟表最令人惊叹的地方之一。
56．the 考查冠词。形容词的最高级前面应该用定冠词the。
57．were made 考查时态和语态。句意：制作于18世纪至20世纪之间，有的是英国、法国和瑞士的制作，有的是来自清宫的钟祭，还有的则是东西方的混合。分析句子结构可知，谓语动词make与逻辑主语some构成被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态。
58．and 考查连词。此处为both... and...的固定搭配。句意：制作于18世纪至20世纪之间,有的是英国、法国和瑞士的手工制作，有的是来自清宫的钟祭，还有的则是东西方的混合。
59．colourful 考查形容词。这里应该用colour的形容词形式。句意：大多数英国钟表的特点是青铜外壳上镶嵌着华美的珠宝。
60．figures 考查名词的复数。句意：它们的形式多种多样，再现了各种建筑和自然景观，通常还包括喷泉、活动人物、船只和鸟类等自动装饰。
61．in 考查介词。in terms of意为“在……方面”。句意：无论在主题还是装饰风格方面，藏品中的法国钟表都有独特的风格，在历史上占有一席之地。
62．their 考查代词。place为名词，故前面应该用形容词性物主代词。
63．specially 考查副词。这里用special的副词形式来作状语。句意：它们是专门为满足中国顾客的审美而制作的。
64．doing 考查非谓语动词。此处应该用动词-ing形式作宾语。
65．to carry 考查非谓语动词。aim to do sth.意为“旨在做某事”。句意：今天，故宫博物院的目标是将这个感人的“时间”故事作为这一传统工艺的守护者传承下去。
第一节
One possible version:
Looking After Stray Cats
Aiming to raise the students’ awareness of caring for animals, Love Club of my school visited stray cats in the local animal shelter last Saturday.
Some students helped refill the cats’ water bowls and gave out their DIY toys and treats. Some helped clean up the shelter. Others were just there to pet them to make them feel less lonely.
From this activity, we have realized that everyone can be a hero to animals that are waiting for love. What’s more, making kind choices to reduce their suffering can make us feel happy and peaceful.
第二节
One possible version:
I was lucky to be in a class of imaginative, creative and radio-obsessed（对广播痴迷的） boys. And it wasn’t long before we started to make our own radio programmes. I would wander round the school with my microphone, recording my thoughts in the style of the voices I heard on the radio. What’s more, we started our own radio club, where I got professional guidance from my coach and acted as one of the hosts. I made rapid progress in the process. That’s when a big dream took root in my heart.
After several years, I went into a radio station, hoping to become a broadcast journalist. My first attempt failed due to my nervousness. Sadness seized me. Luckily, a producer at the radio station who was putting together a weekly programme for blind people asked if I would have a second try the next day. I made it. Later, I presented a news programme for the radio that my dad had never missed. Although by then he’d been dead, he’d have realized that his inspired Christmas present had changed my life.
听力部分录音材料
（Text 1）
M: You have to take four buses to get to the stadium. Subway is more expensive but you just need to take two.
W: Buses take too long. Subway is fast but I am afraid of getting lost in the subway station. I will stick with taxi.
（Text 2）
M: I’ve never been in hospital before. Will the operation on my arm hurt me
W: Relax. There is absolutely nothing to worry about. When you wake up afterwards, you will be happy and relieved.
（Text 3）
M: What are you kids whispering about back there Anything you want to tell the class
W: No, sir. I’m sorry. We were trying to pay attention, but I didn’t know what page you were on.
M: Maybe you should move up closer to the front. I’ve written the page numbers on the board.
（Text 4）
W: Dad, how come your hair looks so different in this picture
M: Well, because I was a lot younger then. You see, when you get older, you start losing your hair. Don’t worry, though. It’s different with girls.
（Text 5）
W: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the post office
M: Certainly. Go straight for about one mile on Star Street, and then turn right at the traffic light. Walk a few more steps and you’ll see a book store. The post office is on its left.
（Text 6）
M: Hi, Mary. Do you have any plans for the weekend I have an extra ticket for the Dawson Trio’s live performance at Capital Stadium. Would you like to join me
W: I don’t know if I can. My parents are coming to town this weekend, so I need to spend time with them.
M: Well, if they like jazz, they might enjoy the show as well. Why don’t you go to the band’s website and see if there are more tickets available Their shows often sell out, but you might be lucky.
W: All right, I’ll do that this evening. Thanks for the information.
（Text 7）
W: Tom, I tried to book the rooms for the whole team for the conference, but all the hotels in town are full.
M: Well, I know a bigger hotel about 20 miles outside the city. Let me check online first. I’m sure they’ll have enough rooms available for the team.
W: Hmm. 20 miles We’ll have to rent a coach each day so we may end up going over our travel budget.
M: Actually, I think we’ll be fine. Hotels located outside the city tend to be less expensive. The money we’ll be saving on rooms can be used to rent a coach. But we have to get up earlier every day.
（Text 8）
W: Hey, Peter. What do you think I should do over summer holiday I have so many choices. I could work for my aunt, make a study tour to improve my Spanish, or practise the piano for hours a day.
M:I heard you playing the other day. You do need more practice. But how do you feel about each of those
W: I don’t know. They all have their good points and bad points. The work is boring, but helping family and gaining work experience are important. The study tour would take me to places I haven’t been. Maybe I’ll figure out if I want to study abroad later. As for the piano, well, you said it all already.
M: When I have many choices, I usually imagine what would happen if I said yes to each one. Start with one, and really imagine how you would feel if you did that. Then take a few deep breaths, and repeat that for the other choices.
W: OK, I’ll try that right after I play the piano tonight.
（Text 9）
W: David, I heard that you were admitted into Harvard University, right
M: Yes, I received the letter on Thursday, the day before yesterday.
W: Congratulations! You must have worked hard during your high school.
M: Well, I always got A’s on my tests. I took three separate courses for four months for the SAT.
W: What do you think is the most important during learning
M: In my opinion, it’s the learning habit that helped me earn the letter from Harvard. Believe it or not, I never burned the midnight oil.
W: Why didn’t you choose Princeton I remember your uncle graduated from Princeton years ago.
M: My best friend Andrew joined Harvard last year, I really wanted to go there because of him, although Princeton offered me a scholarship.
W: Oh, I got it. When will you go to Harvard
M: In September. Before that, I’ll fly to China and other Asian countries. I’ve been longing to taste food and meet people there. I’ve decided to work part-time to cover my expenses at college.
（Text 10）
M: Hello, and welcome to the European weather report for travellers. The unusual cold weather in Western Europe will be continuing for the next three days. Today in London, 10 centimetres of snow is expected to fall, causing major transportation problems. The high temperature in London today will be 2 degrees, and the low temperature will be -5 degrees. The snow will remain until Monday, when temperatures are set to rise to 7 degrees and sunshine is expected. Meanwhile, in Paris today, the high temperature will be 10 degrees and the low temperature will be 6. It will be mostly sunny, with heavy clouds moving in this afternoon. However, the same storm that brought snow to London will reach Paris tomorrow, with 7 centimetres of snow expected to fall. Finally, in Berlin, it is cold today, with a high of 5 degrees and a low of -2 degrees. But winds from the south will bring warm weather and clear skies to the city tomorrow. For information on other European travel destinations, please see our website!
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